WMO Marine Services Course

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The WMO Marine Services Course has been developed as a result of several decisions at the World Meteorological Congress-18 (2019) to strengthen the capacity of Members to deliver services, and in particular marine services.

The Course:

  • Is in 2 Phases, the first Online, and the second Phase is blended (Online and Face to Face);
  • Is designed to specifically address the need to develop the capacity of meteorological services to deliver better marine services and know their customers;
  • Contributes to the marine weather competency standards;
  • Is coordinated by the WMO Secretariat, through the Education and Training Programme and Marine Services Section; and
  • Will initially be rolled out in regional settings, over a 5-year period, starting in 2020 (See Implementation Plan here).

 So far, the status of implementation is as follows:  

Phase I 
Course name TimeLink to the Report 
RA III and IV Spanish speaking NationsMar-June2020  Final report
RA V Pacific Islands Aug~Dec2021  Final report
RA III and IV English Speaking Caribbean NationsMar~Jun2022Final report
RA I English speaking AfricaAug~Nov  Final report
RA I French speaking Africa Sep~Oct2023  Final report
RA I Arabic speaking AfricaOct-Feb2024 Final report
Phase II
Course nameTimeLink to the Report
RA V Pacific IslandsSep~Oct2022  Final report
RA I English speaking AfricaOct~Nov2023 Final report
RA III and IV Spanish speaking Member StatesSep-Nov2024Final Report
RA III and IV Caribbean English-speakingOct-Dec2024Final Report

For further information about marine services and WMO competencies, see below:

The On-line Survey Assessment of National Marine and Coastal Services (2018)

Compendium of WMO Competency Frameworks (WMO No. 1209) (2019)

Poster for the SYMET Conference (2021) 

Infographics for WMO Marine Services Course (May 2023)