TMTA Education Listings Currently Listed Education Classes Intermediate Marina Management School 11/16/2008 West Palm Beach, Florida Marina Management Topics include: marine-law contracts, risk and liabilities, fire- and emergency-response planning, environmental management, health and safety compliance, and personal self-improvement skills. By attending this course you will be exposed to new ways of dealing with the issues and challenges common throughout the industry. Municipal port managers can and will learn a great deal from private marina operators, and vice versa. Learn about policies and practices that have been successful in other regions of the country and in different nations. Discover new solutions to traditional management challenges. Establish a long-lasting network of contacts in the industry a major benefit for years to come. Those who take this course return to their ports and marinas with a new perspectives and fresh approaches to management. Sending a fast track manager to this course acts as an excellent incentive and reward. Marine Service Manager Certification 09/19/2008 West Palm Beach, Florida Marina Management Offered jointly with the American Boat Builder and Repairers Association (ABBRA), the Marina Service Managers (MSM) course offers marine-service centers and boatyards up-to-date service- and repair-related material. IMIs expert instructors provide participants with pointers in such non-technical topics as human-resource development, financial controls, customer relations, project management, job estimating, warranty insurance work, marketing and sales, and more. The program is designed specifically for marina-service and repair managers. The MSM course partially fulfills the educational requirements leading to ABBRA's Marine Service Manager Certification. Advanced Marina Management School 03/31/2008 Newport, RI Marina Management Marina profit-center management Strategic Planning Marina-operations techniques Marina law, contracts, and liabilities Human-resources management Facility design & retrofits Networking with industry leaders and peers Improving the quality and value of marina services Best profit ideas Business strategies and financial management Capital budgeting Marina marketing, promotion, and pricing Learning from other facilities and their managers Team lead case study with presentation to local facility managers and owners.