Training
The Association of Marina Industries Training Institute (formerly the International Marina Institute) was founded in 1986 by Neil Ross, Paul Dodson, and Dennis Nixon out of a deeply rooted concern over the lack of professional training opportunities in the marina industry. The Training Institute was created because of the recognition of the need to promote professional education, training, and certification in the marina industry. In its 30 plus year history, AMI has successfully created and delivered many professional marina management schools, including the Advanced Marina Management (AMM) and Intermediate Marina Management (IMM). Through its timely educational seminars and classes, the training association relentlessly prepared the industry to meet the complex technical and topical challenges of the day. The curricula of these courses have been tweaked over the years to stay current with the changing times, but they continue to be the training standard by which marina management courses are delivered globally.
The natural progression for any professional training organization is the creation of a professional certification to recognize those who meet a set of professional standards. In 1992, a group of marina managers, who had completed AMI's rigorous training courses, met to develop a marina management professional recognition, the Certification Marina Manager (CMM) certificate. Today over 420 marina managers have been awarded this highly coveted certificate and the numbers keep growing, as does the training and certification programs themselves.
As the industry has evolved over the last 30 years, so has AMI. In 2009, AMI created a new certification program, the Certified Marina Operator (CMO) certificate. This is an exciting time for AMI as it heads into the next 25 years, with a renewed vision and strategic direction for growing its reach to the industry, with a concerted focus on delivering its training and certification programs to the US, Latin American, Canadian and Caribbean regions. The ever-changing world of technology has provided AMI the opportunity to deliver training in a whole new way. The next generation AMI will deliver webinars, online training programs, and partner with regional Marine trade associations to grow the reach of its valuable training offerings, with the ultimate goal of providing professional marina training to all who seek it.
AMI has created an advisory committee to assist AMI staff with successfully completing its strategic mission. This committee oversees such areas as the certification programs, new training opportunities, marketing, and most importantly seeing that the AMI Training Institute continues to be relevant and serve the training and professional needs of marina industry.
Training Advisory Committee Members
The natural progression for any professional training organization is the creation of a professional certification to recognize those who meet a set of professional standards. In 1992, a group of marina managers, who had completed AMI's rigorous training courses, met to develop a marina management professional recognition, the Certification Marina Manager (CMM) certificate. Today over 420 marina managers have been awarded this highly coveted certificate and the numbers keep growing, as does the training and certification programs themselves.
As the industry has evolved over the last 30 years, so has AMI. In 2009, AMI created a new certification program, the Certified Marina Operator (CMO) certificate. This is an exciting time for AMI as it heads into the next 25 years, with a renewed vision and strategic direction for growing its reach to the industry, with a concerted focus on delivering its training and certification programs to the US, Latin American, Canadian and Caribbean regions. The ever-changing world of technology has provided AMI the opportunity to deliver training in a whole new way. The next generation AMI will deliver webinars, online training programs, and partner with regional Marine trade associations to grow the reach of its valuable training offerings, with the ultimate goal of providing professional marina training to all who seek it.
AMI has created an advisory committee to assist AMI staff with successfully completing its strategic mission. This committee oversees such areas as the certification programs, new training opportunities, marketing, and most importantly seeing that the AMI Training Institute continues to be relevant and serve the training and professional needs of marina industry.
Training Advisory Committee Members
- Kathy Haley CMM, Miami Dade Parks & Rec, Miami, FL
- Bill Gauspohl, CMM, VIP Marina, Volente, TX
- Bill Young, Morningstar Properties, Matthews, NC
- Marieke van Peer, CMM, van Peer Consulting
- Steve Linton, CMM, Wisconsin Marine Associaton, WI
- Kat Ross, CMM, Suntex Marinas, FL