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Training at IOI-Canada

NEW! COURSE VIDEO prepared by IOI intern, Emily Stewart
(60 MB m4v file - open with e.g. VLC media player)

Training is a key activity of the IOI global network. The Institute's flagship interdisciplinary training programme has been conducted at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia each summer since the course was initiated by Elisabeth Mann Borgese in 1981. This two-month training programme on Ocean Governance: Policy, Law and Management is offered through the IOI network's OceanLearn suite of courses.

The training programme emphasises the importance of viewing the ocean as a system with varied users and multiple, often competing and conflicting, uses. It also aims to increase awareness of the fact that ocean management requires broad interdisciplinary skills, new institutional and legal infrastructures, and new forms of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisation and cooperation at the local, national and international levels. Training consists of over 200 hours in the classroom. While the course is primarily lecture-based, it also includes interactive discussions, exercises, field trips, and an international round table.

Upcoming Training Programme

The 2012 training programme will take place from 16th May to 13th July. Information can be found in the following links, with updates to follow:

  • Syllabus (with brief lecture summaries to follow when available)
  • Background Reading & Reference Materials
  • Participant List
  • Lecturer List
  • Sponsors
    Participants are also welcome to e-mail IOI-Canada if they have any questions about this course.

    Potential candidates for the 2013 course, provisionally scheduled for 15th May to 12th July, should check back later in the year for information on the programme. For now, the course video (top of page) may be of interest, as well as the
  • 2012 Course Announcement and,
  • details of What to Expect.
    It may also be helpful to look at the 2011 Course Report and other links below for a better sense of the format and content of the programme.
  • The application form can then be downloaded and returned. Completed forms must be received by 1st January 2013.

    2011 Training Programme

    The 2011 programme on Ocean Governance: Policy, Law and Management was held from 18th May to 15th July. 



    Download the detailed 2011 COURSE REPORT for an official summary of the programme, with full syllabus and lists of participants, lecturers and funders. For a more informal and humorous take on the course, see the speech by 2011 participant Parinda Ranasinghe, delivered at the Closing Ceremony on behalf of the class.

    Previous Training Programmes

    The 2010 Training Programme marked the 30th anniversary of this annual course, held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.    



    Presentation of 30th Anniversary plaque to Mike Butler, Director,
    by participants of the 2010 course

    For a detailed summary, including the syllabus and Course Director's report, as well as lists of participants, lecturers and funders, see the 2010 Course Report (1.2 MB pdf). The 2009 Course Report (842 KB pdf) is also available, as is an informal course summary (1.8 MB pdf) from one of the 2009 participants.   Some information on the previous programmes, dating back to the first course in 1981, can be found in the Alumni section of this website.  For further details on any of our past courses, please contact IOI-Canada.

     

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    Last updated: 6th May 2012