Seafaring courses

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  25 March 2011     19:3998667
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  k college in dover have at present 250 individuals doing courses on the above subject, this figure is expected to double over the next year.
  
  they have campuses in dover, folkestone and ashford and are tailoring courses to matters of local importance.
  
  folkestone will focus on the creative arts and ashford will concentrate on sustainable engineering.
  
  i seem to remember our council fuhrer pressing for emphasis on maritime skills about a year ago.
  
  all sounds very positive.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  25 March 2011     20:4798669
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  It does, Howard - nice to see not only locally focussed education and development but alternative but properly useful courses being offered. Good outcome.
• Guest 658

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  25 March 2011     23:4498680
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  Just remembered that i gained an O level in seamanship at school, i wonder if that course is still available to local pupils.
  beer the food of the gods
• Guest 698

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  26 March 2011     00:1098682
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  You can still navigate yourself to the bar, Tom.
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