UKSA
Address:
UKSA
Arctic Road
West Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO31 7PQ
Based In:
UK
Specialising in:
Training in watersports and yachting to the highest level.
Work and travel the world by water.
UKSA offers a wide and diverse range of yachting and watersports courses ideal if you are looking for the ultimate gap year afloat or a future career option anywhere in the world.
Our in-house industry guidance team work closely with recruitment agencies around the world and will be able to guide you into employment.
After gaining your qualifications, gap year option could include:
- Yacht skipper or crew, including working on superyachts
- Flotilla
- Yacht Delivery
- Yacht Engineering
- Marine Hospitality
- Watersports Instructor
- Teaching and Instruction
Training in: Cowes, Isle of Wight or Dahab, Egypt
UKSA is the charity dedicated to changing lives through personal development and maritime education. We aspire to provide the very best quality maritime education and the widest range of opportunities to develop self-esteem, confidence and motivation.
Our work is focused in four areas:
Career Training
Comprehensive career training programs leading to maritime certificates of competence, academic qualifications and employment.
Primary SchoolSecondary SchoolYouth GroupsAdult Groups
Our aim is to encourage personal growth and fulfilment by providing maritime education and safety training in order to open access to employment.
Whether you're a career change professional transferring your skills from another industry, or a young person embarking on your first career, marine employers are looking to recruit the skills, energy and dedication to excellence that you have to offer.
Schools and Groups
Helping children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to develop key personal and social skills through watersports activities.
Our aim is to support, empower and educate young people by introducing them to the challenge, fun and rewards of residential watersports.
Disability
Providing opportunities for people with disabilities to develop skills and confidence through yachting and watersports.
We aim to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities through watersports and yachting experiences. The sense of achievement this instils makes a significant contribution to increasing confidence and self-esteem
Yacht Racing
Giving young people the chance to develop confidence, self belief, team skills and expertise through the intense challenge of high performance yacht racing.
The British Keelboat Academy (BKA) is a new partnership between UKSA and RYA. The BKA has been designed to support young people aged between 18 and 24 in developing the skills needed to take their keelboat racing to a professional level.
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