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Southampton Solent University has launched Warsash Superyacht Academy (WSA), one of the world‘s first superyacht academies to cater for the rise in the multi-million-pound luxury vessels, at the Monaco Yacht Show last month.
Students will be able to undertake maritime education and training programmes especially targeted at superyacht officers and crew to give them the edge in this increasingly- attractive industry. (Superyachts have no real home port as such, but are usually found in the Mediterranean in the summer and the Caribbean in the winter, and chartering a superyacht can cost up to £1 million a week.)
A range of courses will qualify students for a career in this lucrative industry which contributed €24 billion to the world economy in 2010 and creates €5.99b worth of jobs annually (according to The Superyacht Group, 2012, Economic Impact Analysis of the Superyacht Industry).
The academy‘s specialist courses and business support services are directed at sophisticated,
privately-owned and charter yachts of 24 metres and above.
WSA will draw upon Warsash Maritime Academy‘s expertise and heritage as a global leader in maritime education and training to offer entry and progression training for interior, deck and engineering crew and officers, professional certification for officers and captains, and personal development up to masters degree level.
Based on WMA‘s 17-acre waterside campus, students will learn to operate and command sophisticated superyachts using modern navigational, engineering and interior practices, with the latest legal and technical knowledge.
They will benefit from WMA‘s state-of-the- art facilities, including a new engine room simulator, full mission bridge simulator, pier head survival craft facilities, fire fighting school and dedicated workshops and centres for engineering, seamanship and radio communications.
Portsmouth to train RAF leaders
A £5.3 million contract to help train the Royal Air Force‘s leaders of tomorrow has been won by Portsmouth Business School, in partnership with Cranfield University.
During the next five to seven years, leadership and management experts from both universities with specialist knowledge of the military will develop the abilities of 3,700 RAF personnel a year as part of both initial officer training and senior officer development.
Training will focus on international security and defence leadership, in collaboration with
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The training programme has been co-ordinated by Nick Capon of University of Portsmouth Business School supported by Sylvie Jackson of Cranfield School of Defence and Security. The University of Portsmouth has 20 years‘ respected track record providing research
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WMA‘s world-leading Ship Handling Centre at Timsbury will provide specialised training and assessment for captains and senior officers in ship handling, including port entry scenarios, berthing manoeuvres, canal transits, narrow channels and turning basins.
Warsash Superyacht Academy director Andrew Hair said: “Our capability to deliver an exclusive, all-encompassing range of high-quality courses for interior, deck and engineering personnel draws upon nearly 70 years as a world-class and innovative provider of maritime education, training, research and consultancy.“
and leadership education for the MoD, while Cranfield has a similar track record in management and technology for the Defence Academy, UK.
Business School dean Gioia Pescetto said: “The RAF is looking for people who can think flexibly and laterally and is prepared to invest in developing those qualities.“
Air commodore David Stubbs, commandant of the Royal Airforce College Cranwell and RAF director, continued: “Portsmouth Business School and Cranfield Defence and Security were worthy winners in the face of some stiff competition.“
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