Key News 2021-2023

December 2023, beta-testing of the first of the IMO model courses.

September 2023, the appointment of two additional marine industry professionals to the Society's Advisory Panel, that now consists of 6 multi-national advisers who give guidance to the Society's Board of Directors through an annual formal consultation process.

August 2023, the appointment of a qualified ISO 9001:2015 internal auditor.

July 2022, our Society was approved and officially registered at the Central Register Kort Beroepsonderwijs (CRKBO) as a Dutch Educational Society. The CRKBO is the Central Register for Short Vocational Education. Admittance into this register is exclusive to educational institutions that operate within the quality code and regulations set forth by the Dutch government within the European Union guidelines for quality vocational education.

December 2021, the Members section of the new Extranet platform (iymcs.net) was launched for our Member Schools & Colleges, as well as for our instructors/teachers. We spent nine months developing it and a further three months beta testing. The Extranet platform has been designed to work from 3G 512 KBps up out at sea (it even features a night instrumentation mode); it is fast, logically laid out and user-friendly from a Course and Administration point of view. The key features include Course Documentation and materials, Safety Notices, Marketing Materials, Student/Candidate Documentation etc.

October 2021, we appointed the Society's Advisory Panel consisting of four well-qualified maritime professionals, each having a different training skill set and sea-time experience. Their principal job is to advise and guide the Society's Board of Directors.

March 2021, we passed the British Standards Institute ISO audit. Our QMS has been certified ISO 9001:2015. The all-important ‘Scope of Certification’ states ‘Provision of approved training courses to members including individual certification services’. The Scope and its definition are important aspects of recognition and acceptance.