Technical Certificate (Marine Diesel Mechanics) at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada is a certificate in Mechanical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition is CAD 15,630 per total for local students.
This one-year technical certificate, offered through the School of Maritime Studies at the Marine Institute in St. John's, prepares students for engine room careers by building the technical and practical knowledge needed to run, maintain, and repair marine engines and auxiliary machinery. Sample courses include marine engine room knowledge, machine shop practice, welding practice, and ship construction and stability. Training blends classroom instruction, workshop practice, and work-based learning. The practical component comprises one technical session and sixty sea days. Intakes begin in September. Applicants are expected to hold a high school diploma or equivalent, such as a Level III Adult Basic Education certificate, and must pass a medical fitness certification and a criminal records check. The certificate suits students starting out in shipboard engineering, with graduates typically working as engine room ratings aboard cargo ships and other vessels or as rig mechanics, and it can lead into the Diploma of Technology in Marine Engineering.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Candidates for admission require a Grade 12 high school diploma, a Grade 11 Public Examination Matriculation Certificate, a Level III Adult Basic Education (ABE) Certificate, or other qualifications judged by the Marine Institute to be high-school equivalent; the page states no numeric grade average. Beyond academic credentials, applicants must provide proof of physical fitness through a valid medical certificate and undergo a criminal records check. Applicants whose first language is not English must present one of: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0 in Reading/Writing); TOEFL iBT 83 overall with at least 20 in Reading and Writing (for tests completed up to January 2026); CAEL 60 overall; PTE Academic 60 overall; Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176; Duolingo English Test 115 overall; or Michigan English Test (MET) 59.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Memorial University's undergraduate application system opens one year ahead of each semester for the 2027 cycle: for Fall 2027 entry the portal opens 10 September 2026, the priority deadline (also the early-entrance-scholarship deadline) is 1 March 2027, the document deadline is 20 August 2027, and applications finally close 9 September 2027; Winter 2027 entry has a priority deadline of 1 October 2026 and closes 6 January 2027; Spring 2027 entry closes 11 May 2027 with a priority date of 1 February 2027. International applicants use the same direct application to Memorial and are only advised to apply at least 12 weeks before their intended semester starts; no fixed international closing date is published. Late domestic applications are still considered as time, resources and space permit, so admission is effectively rolling past the priority date up to the final close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
