Register Today for Fall/Winter Online Boating Courses

Online Courses

Aug 23, 2018

Sign up now for our new listing of online courses! Enhance on your boating skills this fall and winter from the convenience of your own home!

This fall CPS-ECP is offering courses ONLINE courses as well as in the classroom courses across Canada.

No matter where you are located across the country, you can register for an online course to be completed in your own available time. Go to www.boatingcourses.ca  to see which courses are being offered in this method of delivery or contact Carolyn Reid, reidcar@rogers.com for further information.

 

 

 

 

Here is our current offering of online courses

Boating 2 – Beyond Boating Basics

Non-member price:   $190       

Member price $175

Course Duration:  Tuesday October 16 to November 27, 2018

Course Convener:     Tom Beaver    613-795-4366      tombeaver@rogers.com

The optional weekly instructor-led sessions for this course, use GoToMeeting online, and will be held on Tuesdays at 1900 Eastern Time

To register online for this course:

https://www.cps-ecp.ca/public_home.asp?WCE=C=56|K=245841|CAL=225480

 

Boating 2 – Beyond Boating Basics

Member price:   $175

Non-member price:  $190      

Course Duration:  Thursday November 1 to December 13, 2018

Course Convener:    Brian Reis    519-534-4090    earlycanflight@gmail.com

The optional weekly instructor-led sessions for this course, use GoToMeeting online, and will be held on Thursdays at 1900 Eastern Time

To register online for this course:   

https://www.cps-ecp.ca/public_home.asp?WCE=C=56|K=245842|CAL=225480

 

Boating 3 – Intro to Marine Navigation

Member price $175

Non-member price:  $190

Course Duration:  Tuesday January 22, 2019 to March 5

Course Convener:    Tom Beaver    613-795-4366         tombeaver@rogers.com

The optional weekly instructor-led sessions for this course, use GoToMeeting online, and will be held on Tuesdays at 1900 Eastern Time.

To register online for this course:  

 https://www.cps-ecp.ca/public_home.asp?WCE=C=56|K=245847|CAL=225480

 

There are more online courses to come!   Keep checking www.boatingcourses.ca to see which courses have been added over the next few weeks!

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