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What You Should Know

Clothing Requirements

Most courses offered at SERT involve practical exercises. Although protective clothing for firefighting survival exercises is provided by SERT, course participants should wear clothing that is appropriate for practical work. In addition, the following special requirements apply:

For pool or sea exercises: extra trousers, shirt, socks and a towel.

For outdoor fire field or marine base exercises: clothing suitable for prevailing weather conditions, including safety boots or shoes.

Payment Terms

Full payment in advance is a requirement for registration in all short courses offered at the SERT. Sponsored students must have written verification from the sponsoring authority of their percentage of sponsorship prior to being assigned a seat in a course. If less than 100% sponsored, students are required to pay all non-sponsored fees at the time of booking a course seat. Note that $150 of fees paid at SERTrepresent the confirmation fee. This fee is non refundable, non transferable and will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Accommodations & Housing

Stephenville Region

Holiday Inn http://www.holiday-inn.com/stephenville 1-800-465-4329 643-6666
Hotel Stephenville http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/hotel.stephenville 643-5176
Dreamcatcher Lodge 1-888-373-2668 643-6655
Keyano Motel 1-877-709-4600 643-4600
Wood’n Bed & Breakfast 643-6060

Bay St. George & Surrounding Region (within a 1 hour radius)

Spruce Pine Acres Country Inn http://www.spa.nf.ca 1-877-239-7117 648-9600
Cape St. George B&B http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/peterfenwick 1-888-484-4740 644-2273
Dhoon Lodge http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/o.pike 646-5177
Addventure X Lodge http://www.addxweb.com 1-877-647-2339 647-3580
Midway Motel http://www.spiderweb.stephenville.nf.ca/midway 645-2650

***College of the North Atlantic has a residence that can be used in the off-season, please contact peter.Gabriel@northatlantic.nf.ca or phone (709) 643-7764, fax (709) 643-5407, or visit http://www.cna.nl.ca/campuses and select the Bay St. George Campus for more housing information

Transportation

Please contact the administration office.

Town of Stephenville

Please consult the Town of Stephenville website for more information on Stephenville http://www.town.stephenville.nf.ca