Vancouver Islanders pursue a degree programme for surfers

Special to The Canadian

A college in this Vancouver Island town is working with an Australian university to develop a program for surfers. Surfers are often better known for skipping class than hitting the books. The objective of the degree programme would be for students to learn the business aspect of the sport.

Barbie Mayor, a North Island College nursing instructor and surfing mom who is coordinating the program development, said the first class of about 20 students could be heading for classes in September 2009. "There is no other program like it available in the Americas," says Ms. Mayor, an accredited judge with the International Surfing Association. "The time is right," she said. "Surfing is a multimillion-dollar business. I believe it would bring more experienced people into the industry." Under the program being developed with Southern Cross University in Tweed Heads, Australia, the programme will be run out of Port Alberni and nearby Tofino. The programme would focus, in part, on the global surfing industry with classroom studies and internships as well as time in the water. Read more about this topic: LINK

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