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:
- Analogue Electronics
- Statistics for Business
- Transmission Lines & Complex Waves
- Principles of Sustainable Transport
- Three Phase Systems
- Renewable Energy Systems: Technology
- Spiking Awareness
- Office Management
- The Importance of British Values
- Explore the Principles of Healthy Eating
- Introduction to a Career in Social Care
- Personal Money Management
- Fundamentals of Control Systems & Transducers
- Fire Safety: The Fundamentals
- Quality Management
- Research Skills
- Principles of Sustainable Communities
- Cost Accounting
- Caring for People with Dementia: The Fundamentals
- Fire Safety including Responsibilities of a Fire Warden
Full-time
A selection of full-time courses available at NESCol:
- Fashion and Textiles: Design & Manufacture
- Photography
- Performing Engineering Operations: Mechanical Manufacture Route
- HNC Nautical Science (condensed full time)
- Construction: Winter Leaver Programme
- Childcare
- Childhood Practice
- Art & Design
- Media & Communication: Journalism
- Construction: Built Environment
- Qualification for Work
- Contemporary Art Practice
- Music
- Workshop Skills (Engineering)
- Engineering Practice
- Qualification for Work: Hospitality
- 3D Computer Animation
- Applied Science (Chemistry/Biology Route)
- Electrical Engineering
- Applied Science (Chemistry/Biology Route)
Part-time
A selection of part-time courses available at NESCol:
- Wedding Floristry
- Can’t Cook, Need to Cook!
- British Sign Language
- Flavours of the World: Going Greek
- Counselling
- Electrical Engineering
- Brickwork
- Psychology
- Engineering Practice
- Performing Engineering Operations: Mechanical (Manufacture)
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) type specific – Furuno
- Creative Writing
- Christmas Flower Arranging
- Seafish Safety Awareness Including Refresher
- English (ESOL)
- Music Production with Ableton Live
- Engineering Systems
- MCA Oral Exam Preparation
- Conversational Spanish
- Barbering
School Links
A selection of school links courses available at NESCol:
- Construction Crafts
- Exercise & Fitness Leadership
- Maritime Skills
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fashion Business
- Social Services & Healthcare
- IT (Software Development)
- Social Sciences & Criminology
- Uniformed Services
- Engineering Systems
- Art & Design: Digital Media
- Cyber Security
- Early Education & Childcare
- Sustainability & Renewables
- Psychology
- Construction
- Computer Games Development
- Travel & Tourism
- Computing Science
- Laboratory Science
SMA
A selection of sma courses available at NESCol:
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Management Level
- Deck Officer Cadet programme
- Deck Officer Class 2 (Fishing)
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Operational Level
- Human Element Leadership and Management (HELM) – Operational Level
- Small Vessel Engineering- Conversion for Certificates of Competency (4 Modules)
- STCW Proficiency in Security Awareness
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) type specific – Furuno
- HNC Nautical Science (condensed full time)
- STCW Proficiency for Seafarers with designated security duties (PDSD)
- Deck Officer Class 1 (Fishing)
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 2
- Seafish Fire Fighting (including refresher training)
- MCA Oral Exam Preparation
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques & Seafish Sea Survival
- STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
- Seafish Basic Health and Safety
- Trainee Deckhand
- GMDSS General Operators Certificate (Radio)
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 1
SQA Distance Learning
A selection of sqa distance learning courses available at NESCol:
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
- Transmission Lines & Complex Waves
- Administration & Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 Exam
- Marketing
- Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 2
- Managing People & Organisations
- Materials Selection
- CAD: 3D Printing & Scanning
- Preparing Financial Statements
- Management Accounting Using IT
- Research Skills
- Using Financial Accounting Software
- Engineering Maths 2
- IT in Business: Databases
- Mathematics Unit 3: Numeracy
- Mathematics Unit 1: Expressions & Formulae
- Power Electronics
- Accounting: Graded Unit (1) Exam
- Renewable Energy Systems: Technology
- Mathematics Unit 2: Relationships
Training for Business
A selection of training for business courses available at NESCol:
- The Menopause and Mental Health
- DSE Risk Assessment
- English (ESOL)
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
- English
- Engineering Maths 1
- Resilient Families
- Materials Selection
- Understanding an Individual with Learning Disabilities
- Recording Financial Information
- Supporting People with Down’s Syndrome
- Mathematics for Business
- Supporting People with Diabetes Mellitus
- ICDL: Presentations
- Principles of Safeguarding
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Supporting People with Learning Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
- Communication: Business Communication
- English (ESOL)
- Welding