South Tyneside College

South Shields Marine School and South Tyneside College offers Certificates of Competency courses for deck officers, engine officers and ETOs. In addition to training Merchant Navy Officers and Crew for over 150 years the centre has worked with companies in the Marine and Ports sectors to develop Cadetships. The Cadetship will mean that most if … Read more

National Maritime College of Ireland

The NMCI is the first third level college in the country to be built under the Government’s Public-Private Partnership scheme.  The public partners are the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Irish Naval Service (INS) and the private partner is Focus Education. NMCI is a 14,000m2 facility built on 10 acres of waterside campus. It was … Read more

NAFC Marine Centre

NAFC Marine Centre offers a range of training courses relevant to the maritime industries. Maritime courses range from the three-year Merchant Navy Cadet Programme to short courses and cover both deck and marine engineering topics, as well as other subjects required by seafarers. Located in Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the NAFC Marine Centre … Read more

East Coast Maritime College

East Coast Maritime College (Lowestoft Campus) offers their Deck Cadet Programme with the opportunity to get a Diploma in Maritime Studies: Shipping and Maritime Operations (Deck). They are a renowned maritime teaching establishment catering to local and international students – delivering portfolio of maritime qualifications ranging from HNC to HND and other short courses. Current … Read more

Liverpool John Moores University

Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Liverpool John Moores University is home to LJMU Maritime Centre (formerly the Lairdside Maritime Centre). Their maritime centre in Liverpool is home to an array of cutting-edge training facilities, including a five bridge full mission ship-handling simulator and an engine room simulator. Through the delivery of their courses, they … Read more

Lews Castle College

Lews Castle College in Stornoway offers the Access to Merchant Navy Cadetships course. On successful completion of the Access to Merchant Navy Cadetships course and, after a successful introductory interview with a sponsoring Company, you will have the opportunity to start a full Cadetship, specialising either as a Deck Officer, or Engineering Officer. Stornoway, Isle … Read more

Fleetwood Nautical Campus

Fleetwood Nautical Campus (Blackpool and the Fylde College) is one of the UK’s top nautical establishments with links to major shipping companies and attracting students from around the world. Their outstanding facilities, expert tutors and an exceptional graduate to employment rate have secured the Fleetwood Nautical Campus an international reputation for excellence. This is underpinned … Read more