Overview

OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) is building a collaborative network of instructors, partners and content to provide training to individuals and organizations seeking to manage and preserve their coastal and ocean data and information, at the national, regional and international levels. This will be achieved by (i) promoting the establishment of Regional Training Centres as well as their close collaboration through advanced information technology; and (ii) further developing the OceanTeacher Learning System. The OceanTeacher Global Academy Project builds upon the achievements of the OceanTeacher Academy project which, between 2009-2013, developing a Learning Management System and teaching programme that has successfully organized 42 courses on ocean data and information management, involving over 1800 participants, at the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium.