Courses

We offer a wide range of training courses. Our emphasis is on the practical and students spend less than 10% of their time in the classroom. Students are provided with the skills and knowledge that only hands-on experience can bring.

See below for details on the flagship 38 week 'long' boat building course, 8 week woodworking skills course, 1-5 day short courses and our new 10 day West Greenland Kayak Building course. 

Please click on course titles for more details


Long Course

 

 

38 week course in Boat Building, Maintenance and Support, City & Guilds Level III.  Teaching students to build boats to professional standards and offering some students the opportunity to build their own boats as part of the course.

If you would like details of the Long Course fees please contact Gemma Blathwayt on 01297 445545 or email office@boatbuildingacademy.com


Short Courses

 

 

1 - 5 day courses in specific aspects of boat building, woodworking and related skills, run twice a year from January to March and June to September.  Suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced boat builders wishing to add or hone a particular skill. If you have a personal project in mind let us know in advance and, as we work with a high Instructor to Student ratio, we will see whether we can adapt the training to suit. We are always happy to discuss which short course would best meet your needs.


Woodworking Skills Course

 

 

An intensive and highly practical 8 week course suitable for complete beginners, the course has nothing to do with boats but is based on our tried and tested boat building training philosophy. 

Students can take a City & Guilds 6218 Level 1 Certificate in Basic Construction Skills, but the syllabus is much wider than City & Guilds requirements, reflected by award of a Boat Building Academy certificate. 

As part of the course students also design and make their own personal project piece of furniture.  If there is something specific you would like to work on we are happy to discuss how to tailor the course to meet your requirements.


West Greenland Kayak Building    

Build a 'made-to-measure' kayak in ballistic nylon, and a paddle, to take away with you.  The course is residential, fully catered (unless participants wish to make other arrangements) and is based in the heart of the Devon countryside at Trill Farm, a sustainable living centre, near Lyme Regis.

Training tomorrow's craftsmen
 
Printable Documents
PDF icon Prospectus 2012
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PDF icon 2012 Short Course Programme
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PDF icon Short Course Application Form
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PDF icon West Greenland Kayak Application Form
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