Skill development for marine, aerospace and defence
Eight unique credit courses for students, grads and employees growing their careers in the marine, aerospace and defence sector.
Overview
Learn essential skills that will help propel you into exciting and in-demand marine, aerospace and defence careers. These courses have been developed to strengthen and sustain the marine, aerospace and defence sector across Canada. Each credit course is based on specialized topics highly relevant to careers in the sector.
While these courses are credited, they are not yet offered as electives, meaning full-time students take on an extra course in addition to their program.
Duration
45 to 60 hours (varies per course)
Delivery options
All courses are offered in-person and asynchronous online - choose which of these 2 delivery options works best for you.
Cost
These courses are free to qualified participants.
Participant requirements
- You're an NSCC student entering (or in) the final year of a qualified program (see course schedule below).
- You're a Canadian college student in an applicable program, or a graduate of an applicable program (see programs above).
- You're an employee working in the marine, aerospace and defence sector.
- You're an Irving Shipbuilding Incorporated employee.
This course provides an in-depth examination of the steps necessary in complex programs to connect the design incarnation to the setup attributes of the manufacturing line, ensuring the most important requirements are prioritized.
Gain skills to manage the logistics involved in the design and production of a ship. This course covers the management and technical process through which supportability and logistic support considerations are integrated into the design and production of a ship.
This course provides an examination of the set of processes used to understand and influence the amount of time or money spent on a project, such as budget forecasting, project schedule, project scope and risk management.
Develop your knowledge of marine concepts and technologies. This course covers general concepts about shipbuilding, including history and trends in shipbuilding in Nova Scotia, elements of ship construction, safety and quality concepts, organizational structure, and an introduction to some of the unique methods, technologies, tools and techniques used in this dynamic workplace.
An immersion in marine and shipbuilding concepts for welders, pipefitters, metal fabricators and millwrights entering shipbuilding, ship repair and in-service support in shipbuilding. This course also focuses on safe working practices, interpreting marine drawings, marine terminology, and ship structure and design.
Gain skills in levelling methodologies, software applications and data analytics, as well as an introduction to accuracy controls in marine applications. Course contents will cover levelling methodologies, equipment handling, software applications, operations and data analytics.
This course explores efficient processes for on-time delivery production to minimize production time and costs. Course contents include estimating and forecasting, resource planning, monitoring production and accessing inventory.
Study risk management, contract management, RFI, RFP, RFQ (competition, awarding) as well as logistics and transportation.
Course schedule
See when courses are being offered, and the NSCC programs that qualify you to take them.
| Course | Dates | Qualified NSCC programs |
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| Marine Essentials - Shipbuilding Trades | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Quality Assurance for Marine Manufacturing | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Configuration and Information Management | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Introduction to Integrated Logistical Support | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Introduction to Project Controls | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Supply Chain Management | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Production Planning and Scheduling for Shipbuilding | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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| Marine Essentials - Shipbuilding Technologies | Sept 23 to Dec 20, 2024 |
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Other info
- This investment in Canadian skills development is being made pursuant to Irving Shipbuilding’s Value Proposition commitments under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Questions and registration
Contact Lorie Mitchell, Project Coordinator of Marine and Defence Initiatives at for more information on scheduling and how to register.