Offshore Approved Training Providers
If you want to book a course you need to contact an ATP – they will also be able to provide you with information on dates of courses and course fees.
England
Anglo-Scottish Seafish Industry Group Training Association
Based in Amble, mainly covering the north east of England
Contact: Dennis Osborne
Tel: 01665 713 823 or 07702 042 551
Email: assta.amble@gmail.com
Eastern Seafish Training Association
Based in Norfolk, covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and South Lincolnshire
Contact: Simon Bywater
Tel: 07788 104127
Email: info@eastern-seafish.org.uk
Website: https://eastern-seafish.org.uk/
NEAT Training Fishermen’s College
Based in Lyme Regis, but covers the south coast of England.
Contact: Steve Postles and Alan Sandham
Tel: 01297 445 097 or 07717 752 544, for bookings 07802 647 531
Email: steve.jurassic@yahoo.co.uk, training@sfita.co.uk
Website: thefishingcollege.co.uk and sfita.co.uk
Seafood Cornwall Training
Based in Newlyn, covering Cornwall
Contact: Clare Leverton and Helena Worthington
Tel: 01736 364 324
Email: info@seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk
Website: seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk
South Devon College
Based in Noss Marine Academy, Kingswear, mainly covering the South West of England. They are also the only ATP in the UK offering the Fishers Apprenticeship Level 2 standard.
Tel: 08000 380 123
Email: enquiries@southdevon.ac.uk, Markday@Southdevon.ac.uk
Website: Fisher Apprenticeship - Apply now at South Devon College
Western Maritime Training
Based in Plymouth Mainly Covering South West England
Contact: Hazel Bennett and Shaun Cummins
Tel: 01752 770589
Email: h.bennett@wm.training or s.cummins@wm.training
Website: www.westernmaritimetraining.co.uk/
Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School
Based in Whitby, mainly covering the North East and Central East coast of England. They are also the only ATP in the UK offering the Diploma in Sea Fishing.
Contact: Stephanie Locker
Tel: 01947 825 871
Email: info@whitbyfishingschool.co.uk
Website: 54northmaritime.co.uk
Scotland
Fish Industry Training Association
Based in Carradale, covering the Highlands and West of Scotland
Contact: Lachie Paterson
Tel: 01583 431 570 or 07771 681 428
Email: lachie.paterson@btinternet.com
Website: fita.info
UHI Shetland
Based in Shetland
Contact: Anthony McLeod
Tel: 01595 771464
Email: training.shetland@uhi.ac.uk
Website: https://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/
North East Fishermen's Training Association
Based in Fraserburgh, covering north east Scotland
Contact: James Buchan
Tel: 01346 513 074 or 07958 110 879
Website: www.nefta.info
North East Scotland College (Scottish Maritime Academy)
Based in Peterhead
Contact: Christopher Bell
Tel: 01779 476 204 or 07540 715 856
Email: ch.bell@nescol.ac.uk
Website: smaritime.co.uk
Orkney College UHI - Maritime Studies Department
Contact: Mark Shiner or Samantha Phillips
Tel: 01856 569 406 or 01856 569 401
Email: ocmaritime@uhi.ac.uk
Website: orkney.uhi.ac.uk/studying-at-oc/departments/maritime-studies
South of Scotland Seafish Training Association
Based in Eyemouth, covering the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway
Contact: David Gilchrist
Tel: 07856 023 172
Email: sosstatraining@aol.com
Western Isles Sea Fisheries Training Association
Based in Isle of Lewis, covering the Western Isles of Scotland
Contact: Duncan MacInnes
Tel: 01851 702 385 or 07748 332 595
Email: info@wifa.co.uk
Northern Ireland
Sea Fish Industry Training Association
Based in Portavogie
Contact: Juanita Emerson
Tel: 02842 771 556 or 07484 019 496
Email: training@sfitaportavogie.co.uk
Wales
Sea Sense Surveying Ltd
Mainly covering the South West Coast of Wales
Contact: Bethan Spice
Tel: 07720 268 810 or 07969 119 689
Email: training@seasensesurveying.co.uk
Website: www.seasensesurveying.co.uk
Contacts
Contact one of our training advisors by emailing training@seafish.co.uk or call 0131 380 4505 and select option 1 for the Training team.