2 students in white protective suits and gloves lay a sheet of material inside a white boat hull

Marine

The marine industry is global and highly competitive with a large number of marine companies based in and around Southampton.

There’s a huge range of exciting careers in the leisure, small commercial and superyacht industry – both locally and worldwide.

Not only do you get to work on the repair, maintenance, design or build of boats, ships, ferries or cruise liners, there’s also plenty of opportunity to travel.

Work In

Leisure marine industry

Super yachts

Royal or Merchant Navy

Cruise industry

Our Courses

Student wearing overalls and safety glasses, in a workshop, cutting wood on a band saw

Level 2 Marine Technologies (Part 1)

Student programes shapes into a machine’s computer. In the background you can see a router with the cutting arm and extractor over a piece of wood

Level 2 Marine Technolgoes (Part 2)

Students in overalls fix a section of a wooden boat

Level 3 Boatbuilding

Student in overalls and gloves uses a spanner on the top of a large green boat engine

Level 3 Marine Engineering

Other Areas of Interest

Student uses a torch to cut a sheet of metal. You can see orange sparks falling below

Engineering

Student with protective eye wear, gloves and overalls. He stands underneath a car, in a workshop, using a torch to inspect the underside

Motor Vehicle

Student in high-vis and gloves uses an adjustable spanner on copper pipes to attach them to a hand basin that is upside down on the floor

Construction