The Foundation was conceived and founded by the late Commodore JAIME C. JIMENEZ, Sr., a retired officer of the Philippine Navy, Chief Marine Officer, and a serious campaigner for quality education. He was the former President of the Philippine Maritime Institutions (PAMI), a conglomeration of maritime education in the Philippines and Chairman of Philippine Commission on Government Reorganization (PCGR). Commodore Jimenez, believed that the youth must be given the best education so they will become effective leaders of tomorrow
See below list of courses accredited by MARINA: