Marine Surface Finishing Apprenticeship Level 2

Summary

“A Certificate in Boat Building, Maintenance and Support is for anyone who wants a career building, fitting out, finishing or maintaining boats. You will gain a thorough knowledge of yacht and boat construction - including assembly and subassembly, hull construction, installation and fitting out, and marine propulsion systems. You might well build a complete boat during the qualification.” – City and Guilds, the awarding body of this apprenticeship

The Marine Surface Finishing Apprenticeship is for people who want a career in painting, vanishing and sculpting the inside and outside of world class super yachts.

An apprenticeship is a great way to gain a qualification and earn real money. At the end of the course, you will have a nationally recognised qualification and no debts to pay!

Upon successful completion, you are semi skilled and qualified to work as a junior marine crafts person. Thereafter you can start working towards the Level 3 Certificate by completing the advanced apprenticeship.

With a Level 3 Certificate, you are a qualified marine craftsperson and could work as a boat builder, marine surface finisher or a marine maintenance technician. In the future, you could progress to the level of a supervisor, technical manager, programme manager or programme director within the boatbuilding industry.

You may be interested in studying further and enrol in the team leading, people management, carpentry and joinery or engineering apprenticeship through Cornwall College Business. Alternatively you may be interested in the full time FdSc Boat Design and Production course, which is offered at Cornwall College.

Course Title	Location	Hrs/Wk	Start	Duration	Fee
Marine Surface Finishing Apprenticeship Level 2	Cornwall College Camborne (map)	TBC	TBA	PLEASE CALL*
Additional Information - You will attend lectures 1 day a week for 2 years.

Who is this course for?

This apprenticeship is designed for people who want a career in boatbuilding; painting, varnishing and sculpting the inside and outside of world class super yachts.

You must have good practical skills, be able to follow technical drawings and work carefully and methodically. This course supports those working in a trainee boatbuilding position.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this apprenticeship, you need to be aged 16 and over, ideally have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C (preferably English, Maths and IT) and be employed within a suitable position.  

If you are interested in this apprenticeship and do not have the required GCSEs or an employer, speak to one of our Cornwall College Business Liaison Officers on 0800 731 7594.

Course overview

You will attend lectures at the Camborne campus 1 day per week for 2 years, while the remainder of the week is spent in the workplace.

During this apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to select a pathway to suit your job e.g. electrical installation and maintenance, mechanical installation and maintenance, sheet metalwork, manual welding, rigging, surface preparation and yacht painting. You will gain background knowledge

You may prepare and finish a variety of tasks within the project from hand grips and marine engines to repairing hulls of boats and carbon fibre masts; you will develop thorough knowledge in boatbuilding and gain valuable experience.

You will put together a portfolio of evidence to show that you are competent at the tasks you do every day, while receiving support from experienced Cornwall College tutors.

Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the following qualifications:

• Level 2 NVQ Marine Engineering
• Level 2 Certificate in Boatbuilding, Maintenance and Support

What's next?

With a Level 2 Certificate, you are semi skilled and qualified to work as a junior marine crafts person. Thereafter you can start working towards the Level 3 Certificate by enrolling in the advanced apprenticeship.

Upon successful completion of the advanced apprenticeship, you are a fully qualified marine craftsperson and could work as a boat builder, marine surface finisher or a marine maintenance technician. In the future, you could progress to the level of a supervisor, technical manager, programme manager or programme director within the boatbuilding industry.

You may be interested in studying further and enrol in the team leading, people management, carpentry and joinery or engineering apprenticeship through Cornwall College Business. Alternatively you may be interested in the full time FdSc Boat Design and Production course, which is offered at Cornwall College.

Progression Routes

• Marine Surface Finishing Apprenticeship Level 3

Why choose us?

• We are the leading provider of professional business training in the South West
• Our trainers have recent and relevant industry experience
• CCB provides learning for companies who want to train their staff as well as individuals who are seeking their own personal development
• With over 1000 courses including business skills, qualifications, bespoke training as well as a range of apprenticeship programmes, we help you add new skills to your organisation
• CCB offers flexible course delivery
• We can tailor any course to suit your business needs
• We have funding available to make your training budget go further
• An independent research study has shown that companies that have trained with CCB have seen 17% more growth than companies that have not

Additional Information

If you are interested in this apprenticeship, contact Cornwall College Business and complete an online apprenticeship form. If you meet the requirements, you will be invited for an interview and be given advice and guidance on how to proceed.

There are no apprenticeship course fees charged for anyone between the ages of 16 and 18.  For those aged 19 and over, fees do apply.

Contact us for more information.

* All prices shown on this website are accurate to the best of our knowledge, however, we reserve the right to amend the price of a course without prior notice. Prices may be subject to additional charges for registration, books or examinations. Please call our course booking team to find out the latest prices for this course - 0800 731 7594.