40-week BOAT BUILDING, SYSTEM ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE course
Boat Building Academy
Lyme Regis
For many this leads to a professional career, for others a chance to follow a dream for the sheer joy of building boats surrounded by like-minded enthusiasts and our expert tutors.
Since 1997 we have trained over 2500 people. Many of these have gone on to work in the boat building industry across the UK and the world.
The course incorporates the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Boat Building, System Engineering & Maintenance (Advanced) (2473-03). However, it goes far beyond the requirements of this qualification, providing comprehensive practical instruction in traditional and contemporary boat building construction methods and related skills.
The course is structured into two parts.
In the first half of the course, you will develop dedicated boat building skills and knowledge through the highly structured training programme. In the second half, your skills are further honed as you build boats from start to finish using both traditional and modern construction: gaining the skills that only hands-on experience will bring.
The highly practical environment enables students to take full advantage of our facilities and expertise of the tutors. The course is full-time, five days per week from 0830 to 1730. Each course has at least one dedicated tutor, with an aim of a minimum 40 hours of workshop time. All students are encouraged to work on several boats to give them a wide range of experience.
Course dates
There are two start dates per year and we allocate places to students on a first-come-first-served basis on receipt of a completed application form. Both courses have a 2-week break during the course.
17 February 2025 to 5 December 2025
September 2025 to June 2026 (dates tbc)