The National Maritime Training Centre is based on the River Thames at Gravesend and is part of North West Kent College. Formerly the Gravesend National Sea Training College, the Centre has a long heritage in the training of seafarers and shore-side personnel and remains a major provider of education and training services to the maritime industry. The Centre is approved by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency to issue STCW certificates of competency.
The College is at the forefront of the provision of further and higher education in the south east of England. It caters for more than 4,500 full-time students across two main campuses, with a wide variety of academic and vocational courses, as well as professional education and training via short courses, part-time study or distance learning. Full-time and part-time higher education programmes and foundation degrees are delivered via a partnership with the University of Greenwich.
The College is committed to helping students to achieve their ambition – whether they wish to gain their first job, achieve high-level professional qualifications, change career or prepare for their next promotion. The College takes pride in working in partnership with industry to provide the correct mix of knowledge and practical skills that are required to sustain the workforce.
The North West Kent College is a partner of IBC Academy in delivering this course and manages assessment, quality assurance and the award of the professional development Diploma.
www.nwkcollege.ac.uk/nmtc
"The course is very informative and helps a lot to build up a profound knowledge of shipping business"
"The course is really interesting, I learned a lot of things and it has helped me to improve in my professional life"
"The present course is really useful and interesting for all people who are in the sea business, as well as forwarders, shippers etc"
"I believe it is a very good approach to the ship management business, a lot of interesting and different points of view"
"All subjects are interesting, the course is a good summary of ship management issues"
"I gained so much knowledge in only a year, I think it is a must for anyone who starts working in the shipping field"
"It is an enjoyable, interesting and useful course for everybody in contact with the shipping and maritime business"