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:
- Counselling Skills
- Pneumatics & Hydraulics
- Safeguarding Adults and Children
- Electrical Networks & Resonance
- Mental Health First Response
- Becoming a Wellbeing Champion
- Supporting People with Learning Disabilities & Mental Health Needs
- Social Responsibility of Businesses in Relation to Sustainability
- Supporting People with Down’s Syndrome
- Personal Money Management
- Mathematics Unit 3: Numeracy
- Internet of Things
- Word
- Understanding Equality & Diversity
- Discipline in the Workplace
- Team Leading Knowledge
- Excel (Advanced)
- Bookkeeping (Level 1)
- Mathematics Unit 1: Expressions & Functions
- Communicating with Others at Work
Full-time
A selection of full-time courses available at NESCol:
- Cyber Security
- Networking
- Shell Engineering Scheme
- Social Services
- Hospitality: Winter Leaver Programme
- Applied Science (Chemistry/Biology Route)
- Engineering Systems: Renewables
- Applied Science (Chemistry/Biology Route)
- 3D Computer Animation
- DFN Project SEARCH
- Computing (NextGen)
- Filmcraft & Animation
- Hairdressing: Winter Leaver Programme
- Entry to The Uniformed Services
- Electrical Engineering
- Music
- Business, Accounting & Administration
- Applied Science (Chemistry/Physics Route)
- Computing Technologies
- Administration & Information Technology
Part-time
A selection of part-time courses available at NESCol:
- Programming using Python
- Computing Essentials
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 1
- Expressive Art & Abstraction
- Chemistry
- Painting & Decorating
- Conversational Italian
- Engineering Systems
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrofusion Welding for District Heating Networks
- Brickwork
- Christmas Flower Arranging
- Biology
- Electrical Engineering
- Counselling
- Psychology
- Conversational Spanish
- Safe Handling of Ammonia
- Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) Preparation
- Physics
Schools-College
A selection of schools-college courses available at NESCol:
- Maritime Skills
- Employability Skills
- Construction
- Social Services & Healthcare
- Scientific Technologies (Lab Skills)
- Psychology
- Travel & Tourism
- Technical Theatre
- Health Sector
- Uniformed Services
- Creative & Digital Media
- STEM
- Rural Skills
- Art & Design: Digital Media
- Laboratory Science
- Social Services (Children & Young People)
- Girls in Energy
- Digital Media for Art & Design
- Beauty Therapy
- Exercise & Fitness Leadership
SMA
A selection of sma courses available at NESCol:
- Seafish Safety Awareness Including Refresher
- STCW Personal Survival Techniques & Seafish Sea Survival
- Seafish Fire Fighting (including refresher training)
- HNC Nautical Science (blended learning)
- STCW Proficiency in Security Awareness
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Operational Level
- Trainee Deckhand
- Deck Officer Class 1 Conversion to Merchant Navy Officer of the Watch (Unlimited) II/1
- Deck Officer Cadet programme
- STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
- MCA 35 HR Approved Engine Course – Part 1
- Small Vessel Engineering- Conversion for Certificates of Competency (4 Modules)
- Human Element Leadership and Management (HELM) – Operational Level
- Navigation Aids and Equipment Simulator Training (NAEST) – Management Level
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) type specific – Furuno
- RYA Short Range Certificate (Radio)
- GMDSS General Operators Certificate (Radio)
- STCW Elementary First Aid and Seafish First Aid
- Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS) IMO Model Course 1.27
- HNC Nautical Science (condensed full time)
SQA Distance Learning
A selection of sqa distance learning courses available at NESCol:
- Mathematics Unit 2: Relationships & Calculus
- Renewable Energy Systems: Solar
- Administration & Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 Exam
- Mathematics Unit 1: Expressions & Functions
- IT in Business: Spreadsheets
- Digital Technologies for Administrators
- Using Financial Accounting Software
- Economic Issues
- Marketing
- Fundamentals of Control Systems & Transducers
- Renewable Energy Systems: Technology
- Thermofluids
- Statistics for Business
- Utilisation of Electrical Energy in Buildings
- Mathematics Unit 3: Numeracy
- Robotic Systems
- Quality Management
- Mathematics Unit 4: Value Added Unit (Mathematics Test)
- Digital Electronics
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
Training for Business
A selection of training for business courses available at NESCol:
- British Sign Language
- Principles of Sustainable Energy Management
- British Sign Language
- Mathematics Unit 3: Applications
- Understanding Autism
- The Importance of British Values
- PAT Testing (Award in The In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment)
- Renewable Energy Systems: Overview of Energy Use
- Business Accounting
- Understanding Bullying and Discrimination in Children and Young People
- CAD: 3D Printing & Scanning
- Understanding Equality & Diversity
- Mechanical Engineering
- Awareness of Domestic Abuse
- Understanding an Individual with Learning Disabilities
- Childhood Practice
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Systems
- Management Accounting Using IT
- IT in Business: Word Processing & Presentation Apps