About METI

ABOUT METI

Locally owned and operated, we provide occupational, environmental, health, and safety, as well as driver training through our accredited and industry-approved courses and Career Training Programs.

Since our incorporation in 1991, we have undergone incredible growth and have become a pillar of environmental, occupational health, & safety, and driver training in the local community.

We are proud to say that we are working with over 500 businesses and organizations, providing instructor-led occupational safety training coast to coast, while we continue to deliver instructor-led training in international locales such as Scotland and Bangladesh.

Along with being a registered Private Career College with Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education and a licensed Driver Training School under the Motor Vehicle Act, our registrations, associations, & memberships include:

  • Accredited training institute for the Scaffold and Access Industry Association (SAIA), being the sole facility offering scaffolding training in Atlantic Canada
  • Associated member of the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA)
  • Authorized Training Provider for Energy Safety Canada, the training provider for Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry
  • Designated Learning Institute (DLI), accepting international students
  • Distributor for Build Force Canada (formerly known as the Construction Sector Council)
  • Member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors
  • Member of the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC)
  • Member of the Private Career Colleges Association of Nova Scotia (PCANS)
  • Recognized Service and Training Provider for the Energy Safety Canada (ESC)
  • Third-Party Trainer with the Canada Safety Council
  • Trucking Human Resources Sector Council

Along with providing our community with Safety Courses, in-demand Online Training, and Safety Services, we provide career-enhancing training programs in Occupational Health & Safety Diploma Program, Class 1 Driver – Tractor Trailer, Class 3 Driver Training, Class 5 Driver TrainingSAIA Scaffold Erector Program, and Earthmoving Operator.

Along with having acquired Breton Commercial Truck Training, offering “Miles To Go“ Class 2B (BUS), “Miles To Go” Class 1 (Tractor Trailer), and “Miles To Go“ Class 3 Program, we are a franchisee for YOUNG DRIVERS of Canada.

At METI, we make a strong effort to continue working with our students after graduation so they can secure employment.  

A Timeline of our History

Maritime Environmental Training Institute (METI):

1991

  • Was incorporated

1998

  • Was registered with the Nova Scotia Department of Education as a Private Career College

2003

  • Launched new Career Training Program – Environmental Technician Diploma

2006

  • Teamed with Enform, the safety association for Canada’s upstream Oil & Gas Industry

2007

  • Became a third-party trainer for Alberta Construction Safety Association and a Recognized  Service Provider for the Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA); the first of its kind outside of Alberta
  • Updated our Environmental Technician to become the Environmental Health & Safety Technician Diploma Program

2009

  • Launched new Career Training Program – Oil & Gas Skilled Labourer
  • Purchased Hatscan Online, offering Online Training to over 500 businesses, and since then, over 30,000 new trainees

2010

  • Became a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors
  • Became the training provider for the Labourers’ Union, Local 1115, Sydney, and for Local 92, Alberta (allowing their Cape Breton members to train at home)

2012

  • Moved into our new facility on Alexandra Street in Sydney and purchased the adjacent property to open Campus B (The Former CBC Building) – complete with two building units with over 22,000 square feet and a fully developed training yard

2013

  • Became an Accredited Training Institute for the Scaffold Access Industry Association (SAIA), which is recognized internationally with 99 providers; the first, and remains, the only college to be accredited with SAIA offering their 240-Hour Scaffold Erector Program. We now offer apprenticeships from first year to journey-person

2014

  • Became an approved trainer for NL Fall Protection and Confined Space

2015

  • Became a Registered Driving School
  • Added a new full-time program: Construction & Oilfield Driver – Class 3
  • Updated the Oil & Gas Skilled Labourer to become the Oilfield & Construction Skilled Labourer Program to include additional Nova Scotia construction courses

2016

  • Launched new Career Training Program – Class 1 Driver – Tractor Trailer

2017

  • Partnered with NSP to provide Fall Protection and Confined Space Training to NSP workers across the province
  • Became a trainer for Working at Heights  through the Ontario Ministry of Labour

2018

  • Acquired the Young Drivers franchises for Sydney and Port Hawkesbury
  • Launched new Career Training Program – Operator Training

2024

  • Acquired Breton Commercial Driving School
  • Revised Construction & Oilfield Driver – Class 3 to become Class 3 Driver Training

2025

  • Launched new Career Training Program – OH&S Diploma Program
  • Our Occupational Health & Safety Diploma Program met the education requirements of the CRSP® Certification Eligibility for certification as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP®) by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) by closely following the nine domains outlined in the CRSP® certification exam outline.

Our Mission Statement

At METI, we maintain a friendly, fair, and creative learning environment that respects diversity, new ideas, and hard work, distinguishing us as a private career college. Growth and development are imperative to METI’s vision, and we strive to accomplish this by providing our students with quality, in-demand, cost-effective safety training and career training programs.

Maritime Environmental Training Institute

Our Training Assets

We facilitate our safety training by using equipment that includes late model Class 1, Class 3 and Class 5 Vehicles, Forklift, Scissor Lift, Backhoe, Excavator, Mini Excavator, Rough Terrain Telehandler – Zoom-Boom, Aerial Work Platform, Confined Space Training simulator, Tower Rescue Training and Fall Protection Training Simulators, Respiratory Protective Equipment and Gas Detection Training equipment, a Fire Safety Simulator, a Hazardous Waste Supervisor Training simulator and Hazardous Waster Worker Training simulator, Asbestos Abatement Training simulator and Mold Remediation Training simulation areas, Underground Storage Tank Removal Training – UST Training Area, along with Frame Scaffold Training, Systems Scaffolds Training and Tube and Coupler (clamp) Scaffolds Training and much more.

  • Dynamic in-house program design and development
  • Trained, accredited, and industry-engaged instructors
  • Digital Fire Simulator
  • Cutting-edge Confined Space Simulated learning experience
  • Innovative Hazardous Material Simulation Facility
  • Multi-Station Computer Lab
  • State-of-the-art technology integrated within each classroom

How Does METI Ensure Qualified And Endorsed Training?

METI ensures our training is current, in demand, and meets the ever-changing needs of the labour market by maintaining associations with:

  • Training providers
  • Organizations
  • Trade Unions
  • Companies
  • Industries and Industry Associations
  • Legislative and Regulatory Bodies
  • Partners from Coast to Coast to Coast

Community Involvement

Joe Pembroke of Maritime Environmental Training Institute cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the Family Room in the Pediatric Unit at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. It is with the support of the community that made this possible, and we are proud to be able to give back. Thank you from the METI team.

November 2016 – METI staff welcomes Traci Curry, Suncor Turnaround, to a tour of our Sydney, NS facility.  METI is very proud to be work have been recognized and to be partnered with Suncor Energy as a training provider for future turn-arounds.

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT METI

2 weeks after taking the program, I had employment. I highly recommend the class 3 course.” – Michael Reilly

“METI helped me score jobs all over Canada with my tickets “  –  Jason MacDonald

 “It just took me a few weeks after graduation from METI’s Class 1 Program to get a great job here at home!”  – Dawson Morrison

 “I’m on my way this week to work with MAD Oilfield Solutions in Fort Hills, Suncor Site, as a Class 1 commercial driver.”  – Marc Read

 “I have been so busy working in the oil patch in Grand Prairie, I haven’t had a chance to express my gratitude to all the amazing staff at METI in Sydney.” – Tom Budden

 “I took the SAIA Scaffold Erector course. Once finished the teachers were helping people find jobs; me included. METI helped me obtain a scaffolding position in New Zealand. I was there for two years. (Year-round work).” – Sam Reid

 “I took the scaffolding course and got work in Fort Mac 5 weeks later. Very worth it and it is given by a great teacher who knows his stuff.”  – Renald Godin

 “I am just about to finish my first week as an HSE Supervisor with TR Canada, and I have to say that I wouldn’t be in this position today if it weren’t for the top-notch training, facilities, and staff at METI.” – Rob Grant

 “Just want to give a big thank you to METI and all the staff for the help and support. I am currently flying out with Sulzer Chemtech Inc. next week for full-time employment.  Thanks again, METI, for everything, and I highly suggest METI to anyone!!! – Brenn Matheson

 “When I graduated from Maritime Environmental Training Institute, I was hired almost immediately as an EHS Supervisor in the seismic exploration industry.  I worked throughout 3 provinces and within upstream oil & gas, industrial construction, and commercial construction.” – Paul Krasowski 

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Call us at (902) 539-9766, or send us an email: training@metiatlantic.com
Or Stop by our Sydney Campus at 301 Alexandra Street, Sydney.

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