Apprenticeships
North East Scotland College is approved by Skills Development Scotland to deliver Foundation Apprenticeships and Modern Apprenticeships.
A selection of apprenticeships courses available at NESCol:
Distance Learning
A selection of distance learning courses available at NESCol:
- Data Protection and the UK GDPR
- Administration & Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 Exam
- Communication: Business Communication
- Performance Management
- Change and Resilience
- IT Applications Software 1
- Excel (Introduction to)
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Awareness of Mental Health Problems
- Organising & Delegating
- Business: Graded Unit 1 (Exam)
- Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 2
- Preparing for Interviews
- Food Safety Awareness
- Supporting People with Learning Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
- Principles of Internet Safety
- Mathematics for Business
- Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace
- Understanding the Care & Management of Diabetes
- Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 1 (Exam)
Full-time
A selection of full-time courses available at NESCol:
- International Travel & Tourism
- Mechanical Engineering: Fabrication & Welding Route
- Sport Coaching, Fitness & Exercise
- Performing Engineering Operations: Mechanical Manufacture Route
- Science
- Fashion Business
- Get Ready for College
- Applied Science
- Creative Media
- Professional Cookery
- Complementary Therapies
- Performing Engineering Operations: Renewables
- Visual Communication (Graphic Design and/or Illustration)
- Performing Arts: Drama
- Sound Production
- Television (NextGen)
- Social Sciences
- Construction: Built Environment
- Health & Social Care
- Computer Games Design (including introduction to Esports)
Part-time
A selection of part-time courses available at NESCol:
- Flavours of the World: The Far East (Japan)
- Can’t Cook, Need to Cook!
- Conversational French
- Oxy-Acetylene Brazing
- Conflict Management in the Workplace
- Creative Cupcakes: Halloween
- Manicure
- STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
- MCA 70 HR Workshop Skills Training
- Power BI
- ESOL: Full-time Applicant ESOL Testing
- Report Writing
- IT User Skills
- Mechanical Engineering
- British Sign Language
- Basic Barbering Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Cake Decoration
- Christmas Cake Decoration
- Skills for the Interviewer
Schools-College
A selection of schools-college courses available at NESCol:
- Creative Textiles & Garment Manufacture
- Computing Science
- Early Education & Childcare
- Hairdressing
- Psychology
- Laboratory Science
- Travel & Tourism
- Mechanical Engineering
- Exercise & Fitness Leadership
- Hospitality
- Engineering
- Social Sciences & Criminology
- Fashion Business
- Automation & Renewables
- Business Skills
- Scientific Technologies (Lab Skills)
- Construction
- Construction
- Social Services (Children & Young People)
- Hospitality
SMA
A selection of sma courses available at NESCol:
- Deck Officer Class 1 (Fishing)
- Seafish Basic Health and Safety
- Small Vessel Engineering- Conversion for Certificates of Competency (4 Modules)
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) IMO Model Course 1.27
- GMDSS Restricted Operator Certificate (ROC)
- RYA Short Range Certificate (Radio)
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) type specific – Furuno
- MCA 70 HR Workshop Skills Training
- Seafish Fire Fighting (including refresher training)
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques & Seafish Sea Survival
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 2
- STCW Proficiency in Security Awareness
- Deck Officer Cadet programme
- MCA Oral Exam Preparation
- Marine Cargo Operations
- STCW Proficiency for Seafarers with designated security duties (PDSD)
- Human Element Leadership and Management (HELM) – Operational Level
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Management Level
- Deck Officer Class 2 (Fishing)
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 1
SQA Distance Learning
A selection of sqa distance learning courses available at NESCol:
- Mathematics Unit 2: Relationships
- Marketing
- Transmission Lines & Complex Waves
- IT Applications Software 1
- Engineering Maths 4
- Mathematics Unit 4: Value Added Unit (Mathematics Test)
- Digital Technologies for Administrators
- Mathematics Unit 3: Numeracy
- Electrical Motor Drive Systems
- Sequential Logic
- Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics
- Personal Development Planning
- Electrical Networks & Resonance
- Communication: Practical Skills
- IT in Business: Spreadsheets
- Engineering Maths 3
- Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 1 (Exam)
- Power Electronics
- Dynamics
- Mathematics Unit 2: Relationships
Training for Business
A selection of training for business courses available at NESCol:
- Engineering Maths 1
- Compassion & Dignity in Care
- Digital Electronics
- Menopause Awareness
- Caring for People with Dementia: The Fundamentals
- Developing Personal Confidence & Self Awareness
- Bookkeeping (Level 2)
- Planning & Allocating Work
- Engineering Systems
- Pivot Tables in Excel
- IELTS (Academic) Exam Preparation
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
- Mentoring Skills
- Fundamentals of Control Systems & Transducers
- Manual Handling Safety at Work
- Stress & Anxiety
- English (ESOL)
- Principles of Sustainable Transport
- Resilient Families
- Maintaining Work Standards