When and how will the programme be delivered?


How to deliver the course content has been a big challenge for several reasons. Although IIMS has extensive experience in delivering distance learning education, this has historically been over a two-year period. The plan is to deliver the 10 module marine corrosion professional qualification lectures over a one month period. The first course will be delivered from mid-June 2021 and the second one in November 2021.


The Covid pandemic has meant IIMS has had to translate a number of face-to-face training and education situations into the online space, and we have mastered it well. And this one is no different.


We have settled on 10 online live tutorials, one for each module, with each lasting about three hours spread over a four-week period. Because there are students all over the world signed up to study, we have flexed the times and days of the week to give delegates the best chance of attending a good number of the lectures live. But it is not mandatory to take each lecture live as delegates will be sent a video recording made of each module lecture, meaning it can be studied at a time of their choosing. Similarly, there is no pressure to sit the online test for each module through the ClassMarker software in a month. The links to the module tests will remain open until a delegate is ready to take them. The pass mark for each module is 70% based on 25 multiple-choice questions. Resits are allowed if required. If the pass mark is achieved, a certificate to show a pass will be available to download by the delegate.


Delegates are required to pass 7 of the 10 modules to gain formal qualification. Four are core modules to be studied by all. There is an additional mandatory module for yacht and small craft surveyors and one for commercial ship surveyors too.


How will the qualification be awarded and recognised?


The course programme will be managed by the Institute’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the Marine Surveying Academy. The professional qualification will be awarded and certificated by the IIMS and will be recognised by organisations internationally just as the existing diploma is.


What about the cost?


There are other existing marine corrosion-related courses on the market, but from what I have personally seen, they are not specific to marine surveyors. Many of those I have found whilst researching are considerably more expensive and seem to offer less. IIMS has priced the course favourably to represent excellent value for money. Members and IIMS students benefit from a discount, meaning a cost of £895. For non-members the cost is £950.


What should I do next?


Bookings for the June and November courses are open now. Those wishing to join the first course are advised all fees must be paid up in full by 17 June. To review the Prospectus with detailed descriptions about each module go to https://bit.ly/3az430w. For dates and times of the live lectures go to https://bit.ly/3sHFNAI. And if you would like to book your place on the course go to https://bit.ly/3raWxQu.


If you have questions about any aspect of the course and its delivery, please email Sharon Holland or call her on +44 23 9238 5223.


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