Shellfish Aquaculture Technician Certificate

NIC’s Shellfish Aquaculture Technician certificate provides you with in-demand skills to support aquatic food production for marine, freshwater and land-based systems. This includes the production of various species of oyster, mussel, clam, cockles, geoduck, abalone, seaweeds, microalgae, as well as upcoming species such as sea cucumbers, urchins, prawn/shrimp, crab, and crayfish. Curriculum includes technical aspects of production, with a primary focus on hatchery and juvenile rearing, culture in on-growing systems, biosecurity, post-harvest processing and marketing.

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Admission Requirements

Or successful completion of FSK 030 if the above requirements are not met.

High School graduation is preferred provided the applicant meets or exceeds the stated prerequisites.

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Course Requirements

SFQ - 100 Shellfish Aquaculture Business Development
SFQ - 101 Shellfish Diseases and Biosecurity
SFQ - 102 Shellfish Post-Harvest Processing and Marketing
SFQ - 103 Innovations in Shellfish Aquaculture Production
SFQ - 104 Shellfish Aquaculture Health and Safety
SFQ - 105 Strategies for Success in Shellfish Aquaculture
SFQ - 106 Shellfish Aquaculture Field School
SFQ - 107 Shellfish Aquaculture Practicum
Note: Students not having current, valid Occupational First Aid, WHMIS, Small Vessel Operator Proficiency Training, Small Non-Pleasure Domestic Vessel Basic Safety (SDV-BS), Restricted Operator Certificate - Maritime, Forklift Operator, Marine Basic First Aid & CPR C, Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Confined Space Awareness are required to take these courses to meet program requirements. Separate fees will be charged for these courses.
MED - 003 Small Non-Pleasure Domestic Vessel Basic Safety (SDV-BS)
NAU - 005 Small Vessel Operator Proficiency Training Course
NAU - 016 Restricted Operator Certificate-Maritime
OFA - 001 WHMIS 2015
OFA - 010 Occupational First Aid Level 1
FLO - 010 Forklift Operator
FAC - 082 Marine Basic First Aid & CPR C
MVO - 070 Transportation of Dangerous Goods
WSF - 016 Confined Space Awareness

Completion

Students will be required to achieve a minimum C (Letter Grade Scale 2) in each of SFQ 100 , SFQ 101 , SFQ 102 , SFQ 103 , SFQ 104 , SFQ 105 , SFQ 106 , and SFQ 107 and a pass in all industry certificates to achieve program completion.
Students have up to three years to complete the program.
50% of the course credits must be completed at North Island College.