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June 2, 2022 | Local, Naval

Irving Shipbuilding and Acadia University Announce Certificate in Maritime Security at CANSEC Canada's Global Defence and Security Trade Show

Acadia University Acadia University OTTAWA, June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acadia University and Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI), in partnership with the International Association of Maritime Security Professionals (IAMSP), are pleased to announce the creation of a new Professional Certificate in Maritime Security (PCMS) to be offered through Open Acadia starting in the fall of 2022. Announced at CANSEC, Canada's Global Defence and Security Trade show on June 1, the PCMS consists of two compon

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