UKSA

UKSA

Maritime Transportation

Cowes, Isle of Wight 4,452 followers

Enhancing lives through education and adventure.

About us

Hello, we’re UKSA! Our Mission: To widen access to maritime training enhancing the life skills and employment within the sector. We are a youth education and maritime training charity based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. Our charitable status enables us to deliver so much more than training and certification alone. We provide a unique environment and exceptional opportunities for everyone, focusing on both practical and life skills. Our careers students also benefit from our unrivalled mentoring service, realistic advice about the incredible opportunities available within the maritime industry, and access to our job placement website. Our work is focused in four key areas: training for maritime employment, non-standard education for school-age children, building essential life and work skills, and adventure and personal challenge. For more information on what we do visit our website, uksa.org. Also don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @uksasailing

Industry
Maritime Transportation
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Cowes, Isle of Wight
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1987
Specialties
Youth Education, Maritime Training, Enrichment Opportunities, MCA Training, Life Skills, Career Training, RYA Training, Yachting, and Watersports

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Employees at UKSA

Updates

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    Looking back on an amazing 2024 filled with smiles, sea and superyacht training, we can't wait to kickstart 2025 🎉 A massive thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past 12 months, wishing you all a happy and healthy new year!

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    “Many have never been away from home, never travelled by water and never had the opportunity to float around in the sea. It has been life changing.” Since 2017 Beacon View Primary have been regular visitors to UKSA. In March of 2024, 32 of their Year 6 students visited for a 3 day, 2 night stay filled with adventure. Read more about their trip here: https://lnkd.in/eEbeaGxQ

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    It's nearly time for the Christmas break at UKSA, and if you're marking off the last days on your calendar before some well earned time off with your loved ones, we want to wish you a very happy festive season 🎉 Our last operating day will be tomorrow, reopening on the 2nd of January.

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    This Saturday was our last Open Day of 2024 ⚓ Once a month we welcome prospective students and their families to take a look around the campus, speak to our expert team and ask any questions that they may have. If you want to see UKSA first hand, book on to an Open Day in the new year here: https://lnkd.in/eG23fUbH

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    UKSA's latest cohort of STCW Basic Safety Training students took on the Sea Survival part of their course in our brand new Immersion Suits yesterday 🔴 Designed to protect the wearer from hypothermia and cold shock, a brisk day in December was the perfect debut for this important bit of kit 🥶 The STCW Basic Safety Training is the minimum qualification required to work on vessels over 24, to find out more about the course visit: https://lnkd.in/eJ3dhayg

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    It's a training day at UKSA today for out Watersports Instructor Training students and Senior Instructors as they work on their Paddlesports Instructor Training 🌊 Not only just great fun on the water, but also qualifications that you can take all over the world 🌍 If you want to gain hands on experience, make lifelong friendships and earn qualifications that take you places find out more here: https://lnkd.in/exjqx2-u

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