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Q:
I HAVE A NEW TRAINING CENTER, HOW CAN I APPLY FOR ACCREDITATION OF ANY COURSE?
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A:
Step
1.
Training Center shall submit a Letter of Intent, which shall state
the course/s to be accredited
and other information that may be considered relevant.
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Step
2.
Upon acknowledgement of the letter of intent by MTC, the training
center shall file its letter
of application, which shall be accomplished in prescribed forms.
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Step
3.
After requirements are fully complied, the training center shall be
notified of the date of
inspection to verify and confirm
conformance.
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WHAT
ARE THE PRE-REQUISITES FOR ACCREDITATION?
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Before
the application for accreditation of a course program shall be considered
for evaluation, the following shall be established in accordance with the
existing government regulations:
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Legal
authority to conduct training.
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Safe
occupancy of all buildings and structures used or occupied for training and
related services.
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Compliance
with safety regulations required by the government as prescribed under MTC
Memorandum Circular No. 04, Series of 1996.
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Measures
to ensure the personal safety of trainees enrolled in hazardous training,
including provision of a “group insurance scheme”.
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Accessibility
to medical services at the training sites and classrooms as prescribed under
MTC Memorandum Circular No. 04, Series of 1996.
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Library
facilities.
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Plan
of training site.
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Certification
of ownership of building or lease contract.
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Payment
of the required filing fee.
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Administrative
requirements as prescribed under MTC Memorandum Circular No. 18, Series of
1996.
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WHAT
ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN INSTRUCTOR?
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The
Training Center’s instructor must be qualified to teach the course.
Instructors should have undergone training in IMO Model Course 6.09.
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WHAT
ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ASSESSOR?
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The
Training Center’s Assessor must be qualified to teach the course. Aside
from training in IMO Model Course 6.09, he must have undergone training in
IMO Model Course 3.12.
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WHEN
WILL AN ACCREDITED COURSE EXPIRE?
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The
expiration of the accredited course depends on the type of accreditation
that is conferred to you.
There are two types of accreditation:
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Full
Accreditation which is valid for three (3) years
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Provisional
Authority which is only valid for one (1) year and is non-renewable
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IF
THE TRAINING PERMIT EXPIRES, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR RENEWING IT?
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Filing
an application for renewal of accreditation shall be done at least six (6) months
before the expiry date of the certificate.
In case of non-filing of application for renewal before the
prescribed period, the training conducted after the validity of
accreditation and the training certificates issued in connection thereof
shall not be recognized.
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The
application for renewal of accreditation of a course program shall only be
considered if:
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(1)
the
quality system is maintained in accordance with Section 14.0 of Resolution
03 Series of 1998;
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(2)
all
deficiencies or non-conformities found during re-inspection or monitoring on
the training program by the MTC inspectorate are corrected.
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DO
WE HAVE COURSE FRAMEWORKS OR MODEL COURSES?
WHERE CAN WE GET IT?
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Yes.
The Course Frameworks and Model Courses can be borrowed at the
Maritime Training Council (MTC) or you can purchase it from the following
suppliers:
