Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada
On Friday January 16th we were pleased to present BCIT Engineering Cadet Dillon Plouffe with is scholarship cheque on behalf of the Vancouver Transporation Foundation (VTF).
The VTF was formed in 1994 as a British Columbia non-profit society.
Part of their mandate is to provide scholarships and bursaries for the benefit of students in pursuit of post-secondary education, with emphasis upon areas of studies relative to transportation.
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On behalf of the International Sailors’ Society of Canada, we are pleased to announce the succesfull recipients of their 2025 Sue Hanby Maritime Education Bursaries.
William Lea-Smith and Sebastian Slack.
William is a Nautical Sciences cadet currently in his first sea phase and will be going into his second year at BCIT Marine Campus for the Nautical Sciences Cadet Program come November, He is very passionate about the career path that he has chosen and will be attending this program until he graduates in 2027. His current plan is to return to school for an additional year to advance his education and turn his Advanced Diploma into a Degree.
Sebastian is also attending BCIT Marine Campus and is enrolled in the Marine Engineering Diploma program. Having worked as an Engine Room Apprentice with BC Ferries for several years Sebastian has made the difficult decision to leave his watch and regular paying position to pursue path that would allow him to progress his career quicker and in a structured classroom setting within the BCIT Marine Engineering Cadet program.
His immediate goal is to graduate the program with a fourth-class motor ticket and eventually work at sea as an exemplary fourth engineer set on the right path to Chief Engineer.
We wish William and Sebastian all the very best in their efforts to achieve these worthy goals and are pleased to have been able to provide some financial assistance to them.
We encourage all students enrolled in marine related studies to keep checking the ISSC web site for news regarding our bursary awards for 2026.
NPESC is pleased to announce that, on behalf of the Vancouver Transportation Foundation (VTF), the following BCIT Marine Campus Students were awarded educational bursaries for 2025
Congratulations to all recipients. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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17th of September 2025 at 17:00 hours
H.M.C.S. Discovery Stanley Park – No Host Bar opens at 17:00 with dinner and speaker to follow.
Speaker: Robert G. Allan, P.Eng. FEC, FRINA, FSNAME
Subject: Naval Architecture:
Robert Allan Ltd. is Canada’s oldest privately owned consulting Naval Architectural firm, established in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1930. Their experience includes designs for vessels of almost all types, from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries. The firm is best known for its work in the fields of tug and bargetransportation, ship-assist and escort tugs, fast patrol craft, fireboats and shallow-draft vessels. They provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base.
Cost: $50.00 per person.
Please R.S.V.P. by the noon on 15th of September 2025:
By voice or text to below:
Capt. Wade Bauck at 604 649 3463 wadebauck@yahoo.ca
Capt. Don Rose at 604312 4074 captdonrose@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you
BCIT Nautical Science Cadets, Tyus Barfoot and Bhupinder Singh Dhesi were both recipients of their 2025 Bursary Certificates from Captain Joachim Ruether (NPESC – secretary)
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