Honorary Consul Training Program - Revision history

Westarctica: added section explaining the program's history

2025-07-31T16:12:29Z

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	Graduates of the program are entitled to apply for entry into the [[Honorary Consular Corps\|Diplomatic Corps]] and may be selected as Honorary Consuls for Westarctica.		Graduates of the program are entitled to apply for entry into the [[Honorary Consular Corps\|Diplomatic Corps]] and may be selected as Honorary Consuls for Westarctica.

			==History==
			The Honorary Consul Training Program was created using the online education platform OpenLearning in April 2016. The primary materials used to write the instruction modules included:

			* 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (United Nations)
			* Protocol for the Modern Diplomat (Foreign Service Institute U.S. Department of State)
			* ''[[The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica]]'' (Westarctica)

			Graduates were presented with an auto-generated certificate. Once they could show proof of successfully completing the course, they became eligible to serve as Honorary Consuls of Westarctica.

			===2022 shut down===
			In 2022, OpenLearning increased their fee for hosting platform content from $90 per year to over $5,000 per year. It was decided at this time that this increased expense was not justifiable, and the program was shuttered. Shannon Sullivan, then serving as Chancellor of the Westarctica Leadership Institute, was instructed by [[Grand Duke Travis]] to copy and paste all content from the course so it could be reconstituted on another platform. She failed in this endeavor and the content was lost forever on 28 February 2022 when Westarctica's OpenLearning account was shut down.

			After this, the training program for new consuls was abandoned.

			===New program===
			In 2025, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Captain Chris Watson, took responsibility for administering the Honorary Consul Program. In this capacity, he created new training materials which would be shared with candidates who had been vetted and selected for diplomatic service. This marked a dramatic change from the way the training program was previously administered: before, the training and testing process was open to anyone who desired to complete it; now, it is available only to candidates who have been deemed eligible Honorary Consuls.

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://www.openlearning.com/courses/honoraryconsultrainingcourse Online training course]		* [https://www.openlearning.com/courses/honoraryconsultrainingcourse Online training course] (dead link)

	[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: updated text

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	[[File:Honorary Consul-Logo.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Logo of the Honorary Consular Corps]]		[[File:Honorary Consul-Logo.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Logo of the Honorary Consular Corps]]
	The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is an online course of instruction created to train and educate [[Westarctica]]'s diplomats.		The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is an online course of instruction created to train and educate [[Westarctica]]'s diplomats. It is part of the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]].

	Graduates of the program are entitled to apply for entry into the Diplomatic Corps and may be selected as Honorary Consuls for Westarctica.		Graduates of the program are entitled to apply for entry into the [[Honorary Consular Corps\|Diplomatic Corps]] and may be selected as Honorary Consuls for Westarctica.

	From 2016 - 2018, the program was administered by [[Grand Duke Travis]], until it was handed over to the [[Count of Goldstream]], who managed the graduates as part of his duties as [[Foreign Minister]].

	~~It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] at a later date~~.

	==External links==		==External links==

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2018-08-22T20:03:17Z

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	From 2016 - 2018, the program was administered by [[Grand Duke Travis]], until it was handed over to the [[Count of Goldstream]], who managed the graduates as part of his duties as [[Foreign Minister]].		From 2016 - 2018, the program was administered by [[Grand Duke Travis]], until it was handed over to the [[Count of Goldstream]], who managed the graduates as part of his duties as [[Foreign Minister]].

	It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] ~~during the summer of 2018~~.		It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] at a later date.

	==External links==		==External links==

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2018-05-17T16:29:42Z

External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://www.openlearning.com/courses/honoraryconsultrainingcourse Online training course]]		* [https://www.openlearning.com/courses/honoraryconsultrainingcourse Online training course]

	[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 16:29, 17 May 2018

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	It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] during the summer of 2018.		It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] during the summer of 2018.

			==External links==
			* [https://www.openlearning.com/courses/honoraryconsultrainingcourse Online training course]]

	[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]

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2018-05-11T07:02:05Z

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			[[File:Honorary Consul-Logo.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Logo of the Honorary Consular Corps]]
	The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is an online course of instruction created to train and educate [[Westarctica]]'s diplomats.		The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is an online course of instruction created to train and educate [[Westarctica]]'s diplomats.

Westarctica at 07:01, 11 May 2018

2018-05-11T07:01:05Z

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	The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is a program ~~soon~~ to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]].		The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is an online course of instruction created to train and educate [[Westarctica]]'s diplomats.

			Graduates of the program are entitled to apply for entry into the Diplomatic Corps and may be selected as Honorary Consuls for Westarctica.

			From 2016 - 2018, the program was administered by [[Grand Duke Travis]], until it was handed over to the [[Count of Goldstream]], who managed the graduates as part of his duties as [[Foreign Minister]].

			It is scheduled to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]] during the summer of 2018.

	[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 07:49, 23 April 2018

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	[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Culture in Westarctica]]		[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]]

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2018-04-23T07:48:35Z

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	The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is a program soon to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]].		The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is a program soon to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]].

			[[Category:Education in Westarctica]]
			[[Category:Culture in Westarctica]]

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The '''Honorary Consul Training Program''' is a program soon to be folded into the [[Westarctica Leadership Institute]].