Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme manager visits Bournemouth & Poole College

The Shipwrights’ Apprenticeship Scheme manager enjoyed a very valuable visit to Bournemouth & Poole College’s new Boatbuilding Centre yesterday. The Fulcrum Centre in Poole has very well-equipped workshops and facilities. The two lead tutors Dan Lovett and Steve Lunn kindly gave the tour. The Shipwrights’ Scheme manager had a good chat with Ben Hodder – […]

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New Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme grant – Woods’ River Cruises, London.

We are delighted to award a grant to Thames based Woods’ River Cruises to support apprentice Casey Holloran for academic year 2021-22! We sponsor maritime apprentices helping to develop vital shipwright skills – both traditional and modern.    

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Historic maritime organisations join forces to boost 21st century skills

TWO historic marine organisations have joined forces to help ensure that the North East’s seafaring skills continue well into the 21st century. Tyneside-based shipping and marine insurer, North P&I Club, which was founded in 1860, and the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, which can trace its origins back over 800 years, are sponsoring the marine apprenticeship of […]

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New maritime apprentice case studies

Check out these fabulous videos created by Royal Museums Greenwich, featuring four young maritime apprentices in London/south east region learning their trade. There are 4 excellent case studies – Marine Engineer, Boat builder, Boatmaster and Chartering Manager. See here: https://rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark/cutty-sark-maritime-careers    

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Will Tewson, apprentice Marine Engineer, proudly wears his new Worshipful Company of Shipwrights overalls!

Will Tewson, apprentice engineer at Rob Perry Marine, in Axminister Devon seen below wearing his new Worshipful Company of Shipwrights overalls. Will was our Stelios Philanthropic Foundation funded apprentice for 2020-21. The Stelios Foundation sponsorship is only awarded to apprentices that demonstrate great potential and promise for the future. Will has developed in leaps and […]

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Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme grant awarded to Servowatch Systems, Essex.

We are delighted to award a grant to Servowatch Systems Ltd in Essex, to support apprentice Theo Aers for academic year 2021-22! We sponsor maritime apprentices, helping to develop vital shipwright skills – both traditional and modern.

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Shipwrights Apprenticeship grant to Zenith Marine, Plymouth.

  We are delighted to award a Shipwrights apprenticeship scheme grant to Zenith Marine, Plymouth in support of apprentice Jack Pearce for academic year 2021-22! We sponsor marine apprentices, helping to develop vital shipwright skills – both traditional and modern.  

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Shipwrights’ Apprentice Lectures – 20 October 2021. Press Release 03

The 2021 Annual Shipwrights’ Apprentice Lectures will take place at 2pm on Wednesday 20 October 2021 and at an exciting new venue – the MAST Studios in Southampton City Centre.  The latest Press Release can be found here.

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Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy Boat Launch – 6 October 2021

On Wednesday 6 October 2021 Court Assistant Mr Andreas Bisbas represented the Company at the annual boat launch at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy.  The Shipwrights’ Company regularly supports LRBBA students through its Billmeir Award scheme which Andreas chairs and in 2020 awarded LRBBA a grant towards its rebuilding project.  Andreas provided the following report […]

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