The Professional Certificate in Maritime Security

The International Association of Maritime Security Professionals (the Association) is pleased to announce that it has passed the critical gateway for the Professional Certificate in Maritime Security, a joint offering with Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. This online university-level certificate offers candidates a unique opportunity to blend advanced-level education and more practical instruction.

The Association’s offerings consist of three eight-week courses, each offered online using a hybrid model (i.e., both online but with interaction with the instructor). Candidates begin with the Maritime Infrastructure and Operations course that introduces them to various aspects of ports and commercial shipping. The second course, Security Design, focuses on ensuring that the systems being designed and the environment in which it is being designed are protected appropriately. This process can be used in physical and logical environments using a structure derived from Systems Engineering processes (and intended to link into those same processes). This course also sets the stage for Monitoring and Compliance. Building on the Security Design course, this guides candidates on how to use the design process to build rational, quantitative systems to measure and evaluate performance.

Acadia University’s offerings consist of a series of eight week courses that cover a range of maritime security topics. These courses, led by academics and capable industry members help build the context from geopolitical, economic, socio-cultural, and environmental perspectives. Linking these perspectives through operational considerations allows those people completing the program to have a broader grasp of maritime security.

You can learn more about this program at https://maritimesecurity.acadiau.ca.