{"id":10,"date":"2020-06-08T00:53:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T00:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:40:55","slug":"protection-conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/protection-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"WIO-COMPAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a1bc90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a1bc90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637db90\" data-id=\"637db90\" 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class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Building Capacity<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Leveraging on improving knowledge skills and best practices.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/online-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-md\">Click Here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c1a4624 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Protecting the Future<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Conservation of Marine Ecosystems through building partnerships<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/member-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-md\">Click Here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is WIO-COMPAS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d2232b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d2232b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c1a71f9\" data-id=\"6c1a71f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28730056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28730056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1708 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WIO-COMPAS-Logo-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WIO-COMPAS-Logo-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WIO-COMPAS-Logo-1024x185.png 1024w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WIO-COMPAS-Logo-768x139.png 768w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WIO-COMPAS-Logo.png 1107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Indian Ocean Certification of Marine Protected Area Professionals (WIO-COMPAS)\u00a0<\/a>Programme is a certification programme that evaluates MPA practitioners and ensures that they meet the highest standards in the MPA management speciality. WIO-COMPAS is a joint initiative of the\u00a0<strong>Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association<\/strong>\u00a0(WIOMSA) and the\u00a0<strong>Coastal Resources Center (CRC) at the University of Rhode Island<\/strong>\u00a0(URI).\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIO-COMPAS<\/a>\u00a0is a comprehensive and independent evaluation system of MPA practitioners\u2019 experience, knowledge and skills. It ensures that MPA practitioners in the WIO are meeting the highest standards in the MPA management speciality. Certification is a voluntary process that demonstrates an MPA practitioner\u2019s commitment to meeting a higher standard. Certified MPA professionals (MPA PROs) have worked in MPAs for more than three years, completed different professional training and have demonstrated competencies (skills, knowledge and abilities) required for MPA management.<\/p><p>To maintain their certification,\u00a0the MPA PROs continue to update their knowledge, participate in ongoing professional development, demonstrate that they are improving their MPAs, and consistently meet standards of professionalism. By meeting the requirements of continuing certification, MPA PROs are making a concerted effort to stay up to date and to sustain and improve the quality of \u00a0the MPAs where they work.<\/p><p>For more, please visit the WIO-COMPAS website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\/\">https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e1cc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e1cc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2b7c62\" data-id=\"d2b7c62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5b1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a5b1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The certification process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3e69bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3e69bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c51ce5\" data-id=\"3c51ce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082dd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"082dd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wio-compas.org\/certification\/certification-process\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-chart-of-the-certification-process-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-chart-of-the-certification-process-1.jpg 928w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-chart-of-the-certification-process-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Flow-chart-of-the-certification-process-1-768x625.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">It takes approximately three to four months from the time you are accepted into the WIO-COMPAS Programme to the time you receive your certification. The certification process varies slightly between the three Levels so that they can be tailored to the unique needs of the candidates<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf73b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf73b92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd044e0\" data-id=\"bd044e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d6a80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Levels of Certification <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff5031\" data-id=\"eff5031\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7565ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7565ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why a Certification Program?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f95b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18f95b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a0f911\" data-id=\"2a0f911\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f523af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f523af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#gage_chart_1 #g1_1, #gage_chart_1 #g2_1, #gage_chart_1 #g3_1{ width:200px; 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height:10px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91afe1\" data-id=\"e91afe1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82f288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e82f288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In contrast to stand-alone training courses, the WIO-COMPAS Programme signals that an individual has reached a standard level of performance and skills related to a specific set of competences based on not only a course of study\/training, but practical experience, application and testing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Certified individuals have also agreed to adhere to a set of professional standards of conduct or code of ethics. WIO-COMPAS is not a training course. It does support other training programmes by establishing internationally recognized standards of performance for the WIO Region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06f6e7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06f6e7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3608a23\" data-id=\"3608a23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28674db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28674db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us in this exciting new approach to building capacity for effective management of our region's MPA's &amp; OECM's.<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c925d5\" data-id=\"3c925d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766b959 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"766b959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/certification-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting Our OceanManagement of Marine Protected AreasClick HereBuilding CapacityLeveraging on improving knowledge skills and best practices.Click HereProtecting the FutureConservation of Marine Ecosystems through building partnershipsClick HereEffective MPA ManagementJoin us in this exciting new approach to building capacity for effective management of our region\u2019s MPAs. 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