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:
- Combinational Logic
- Fire Safety including Responsibilities of a Fire Warden
- Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Food Hygiene
- Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace
- Alcohol Awareness
- Electronics: Graded Unit 1
- Business: Graded Unit 1 (Exam)
- Access (Advanced)
- Excel (Introduction to)
- Human Resource Practice
- Principles of Weight Management
- Leadership & Management
- Bookkeeping (Level 1)
- Awareness of Dementia
- Logistics & Transport
- Transmission Lines & Complex Waves
- Outlook (Introduction to)
- DC AC Principles
- ECDL: Databases 2016
Full-time
A selection of full-time courses available at NESCol:
- Photography
- Social Sciences: Routes to Higher Education
- Complementary Therapies
- Creative Industries: TV
- Mechanical Engineering – Mechanical Manufacture Route
- Coaching & Developing Sport (year 2)
- Childcare & Development
- Media & Communication
- Built Environment
- Beauty Therapy Techniques
- Photography & Digital Arts
- DFN Project SEARCH
- Social Care
- Fashion Business
- Mechanical Engineering – Mechanical Maintenance Route
- Healthcare
- Health & Social Care
- Music
- Medical & Life Sciences (SWAP)
- Science: Routes to Higher Education
Part-time
A selection of part-time courses available at NESCol:
- Cake Decoration
- STCW Proficiency for Seafarers with designated security duties (PDSD)
- Flavours of the World: Authentic Indian Cuisine
- Sport & Exercise Massage
- Make your own Macarons & Meringues
- Manufacture & Mechanical Maintenance
- Maths
- Marine Cargo Operations
- Sound Production School
- Electrical Engineering
- English (ESOL)
- Instrumentation Technician – Measurement and Control
- English
- Flower Arranging
- Cooking on a Budget: Family-Friendly Meals
- Podcasting
- Spanish Intermediate (Using Language)
- Digital Skills for Life
- IOSH Managing Safely
- British Sign Language
School Links
A selection of school links courses available at NESCol:
- Laboratory Science
- Psychology
- IT (Hardware/System Support)
- Art & Design: Digital Media
- Hospitality
- Computing Science
- Beauty Therapy
- Early Education & Childcare
- Engineering Skills
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automation & Renewables
- Fashion Business
- Creative Textiles & Garment Manufacture
- IT (Software Development)
- Business & Accounting
- Girls in Energy
- Accountancy
- Cyber Security
- Sociology
- Art & Design: Digital Media
SMA
A selection of sma courses available at NESCol:
- GMDSS General Operators Certificate (Radio)
- Seafish Safety Awareness Including Refresher
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Operational Level
- Small Vessel Engineering- Conversion for Certificates of Competency (4 Modules)
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Management Level
- MCA 30 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 1
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 2
- STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
- Efficient Deckhand
- MCA Oral Exam Preparation
- Deck Officer Class 2 (Fishing)
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) IMO Model Course 1.27
- STCW Proficiency in Security Awareness
- Seafish Basic Health and Safety
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) type specific – Furuno
- STCW Proficiency for Seafarers with designated security duties (PDSD)
- MCA Navigation Command Course (NCC)
- Marine Cargo Operations
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques & Seafish Sea Survival
- Maritime Studies-Trainee Deckhand
SQA Distance Learning
A selection of sqa distance learning courses available at NESCol:
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
- Management Accounting Using IT
- Analogue Electronic Principles
- Recording Financial Information
- Personal Development Planning
- Statics & Strength of Materials
- Engineering Maths 2
- Business Awareness & Continuing Professional Development
- Electrical Motor Drive Systems
- Thermofluids
- Power Electronics
- Mathematics Unit 3: Geometry, Proof & Systems of Equations
- Mathematics Unit 2: Applications of Algebra & Calculus
- Communication: Practical Skills
- Digital Electronics
- Marketing
- Sequential Logic
- Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 2
- Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics
- Recording Financial Transactions
Training for Business
A selection of training for business courses available at NESCol:
- Resilient Families
- Electrical Standby Systems
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
- ECDL: Databases 2016
- Mechanical Engineering Manufacture
- Understanding the Care & Management of Diabetes
- Engineering Practice
- British Sign Language
- Access (Intermediate)
- Chemistry
- Leadership & Management
- ECDL: Spreadsheets 2016
- Work Life Balance
- Mechanical Engineering
- Risk Assessment
- Fire Safety: The Fundamentals
- Combinational Logic
- ECDL Extra Certificate in IT User Skills
- Supporting People with Asperger’s Syndrome
- Epilepsy Awareness