News about Isle of Wight-based maritime education and training charity, UKSA (United Kingdom Sailing Academy). Latest news includes promoting maritime careers, women in superyacht sector, oyster regeneration, engineering training for superyachts and more.
The United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has reported a 108 per cent increase in the number of students choosing its Superyacht Hospitality training course in 2021 compared to 2019, with the average age of students reducing by nine years since 2015. The Isle of Wight-based charity, which provides life-enhancing water-based adventures, education, and maritime training, […]
UKSA has reported a 150 per cent increase in the number of women undertaking its superyacht cadetship from 2020 to 2021 in a trend that sees a positive shift towards increased diversity in the superyacht sector. The Isle of Wight-based charity, which provides water-based adventures, education, and maritime training, saw an increase in the number […]
UKSA, maritime education and training charity, has opened applications for its Watersports Academy with two fully-funded places available thanks to the Edmiston Foundation. UKSA’s Watersports Academy is designed for young people, aged 18-25, who are looking to enter the industry and gain valuable experience working alongside UKSA’s team of instructors. During eleven weeks of training, […]
UKSA, the maritime education and training charity, has announced a new collaboration with the team behind Isle of Wight restaurant and hotel The Little Gloster, run by Ben and Holly Cooke. As a result of the new partnership, UKSA has launched two new facilities in its training centre – a fully equipped cabin/dining room alongside […]
Cowes-based maritime charity UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) has launched a new video that highlights the rich and varied experiences it has for children and young people at its campus on the Isle of Wight. The charity is also improving its facility with a new 136-bed accommodation centre, which work will start on in 2022. The […]
Maritime training and education charity, UKSA has appointed Amy Sweeting as director of development & fundraising. Sweeting has 10 years’ experience in charity fundraising and is tasked with delivering innovative, sustainable fundraising programmes for the UKSA. Previously head of fundraising for Missing People, a charity which offers support to those affected by people who run […]
UKSA is partnering with Williams Shipping for a new government-funded Workboat Crew Member apprenticeship programme. The two year programme is designed to give the apprentice all the skills, knowledge and behaviours to work on a wide variety of specialist vessels ranging from tugs and multi-purpose workboats to fast pilot boats and crew transfer vessels, taking […]
UKSA says it is set to welcome a record number of primary school children from the Isle of Wight for a half-day free watersports session. The aim of the Test the Water programme is to support young people to gain water-confidence alongside introducing them to sailing. Unlike Test the Water in previous years, UKSA is […]
Offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has launched its third apprenticeship programme, in conjunction with UKSA and the Isle of Wight College, to provide training for a career in the offshore renewable energy sector. The two-year, government funded programme is designed to give twelve apprentices all the bespoke skills, knowledge and behaviours required […]
UKSA, a non-profit maritime charity, has announced that plans for a new 136-bed accommodation centre have been approved. Work will commence on site from the beginning of February. UKSA expects that the new, modular accommodation centre on its waterfront site in Cowes, Isle of Wight, will enable an additional 3,000 children and young people to […]