Foundation degrees and the Scottish professional diploma are unique work related qualifications which are distinctive from purely academic degrees
- They involve employers and educational institutions
in both design and operation of the course.
- They integrate academic and practical “on the job“ training.
- They provide an avenue to proceed to the third year
of an Honours Degree.
You will need to be sponsored by a shipping company or
training organisation to fund your course fees and provide
ships for your training periods at sea.
Click here for a list of sponsoring companies.
The training programmes shown below are typical course structures.
They may vary according to the requirements of individual sponsoring companies involved.
Typical Training programmes
To find out the structure of a typical training programme, and the colleges/universities where you will do the course, select an option below:
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