Are these courses worth doing
http://www.tullostraining.co.uk/
http://www.sparrowsoffshore.com/Training.html
I currently have maybe 2 years left in my current job so i could do an hnc part time but alot of time is wasted on stuff like communications, It, learning skills ect.
The above have courses in electronic/hydraulic and their svq/nvq based and probably very expensive. A Hnc cost around 1200 plus expenses but then your pretty restricted to one discipline and not the many it appears rov folk need.
I could try and handpick relevant modules from marine engineering courses and electronic as well as the hydraulic one but it involves alot of travelling about to different colleges.
The 2 colleges below have the courses if anyone with the relevant experiance could have a quick peak at the part time section or even the fulltime bit and point out what modules would be worth doing I would appreciate it
http://www.abcol.ac.uk/
http://www.banff-buchan.ac.uk/
I am already going through the recommended electonic and hydraulic reading from the other posts and the academic side of things isnt really a problem its getting hands on experience that is. The closest ive come is building,fixing and moding pcs and the occasional shift at my uncles reconditioning pipe valves from offshore and thats more unskilled grinding and hitting things with a hammer that actual technical work. the only other skills i can apply from my current proffesion is the H&S, It communications report writing ect so at the moment havnt really got much to offer an employer.
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