UKSA

Apr 27th, 2023

Went to the open day yesterday and we were all very impressed. Amazing facilities, had a great tour, excellent presentation and lunch laid on. Really helpful 1 to 1 chat, my daughter loved it and hoping to go on the sea.change course next month which I think will help make her decision if she wants to attend from September next year. Thanks for a great day out.
Apr 20th, 2023

Fly by night cowboys. Booked a course, booked flights, UKSA cancelled it at 2 days notice. They told half truths about reaching out to the RYA to find a moderator, but in fact had only posted on a forum. Avoid at all costs.(doubling down on the half truths, cowboys)
Mar 13th, 2023

Completed residential Yachtmasters Dec 22. Really enjoyed my 4 months here. Great professional staff, would highly recommend.
Feb 18th, 2023

I did the 3 week Interior/hospitality stewardess course at the Uksa 7 months ago, which was expensive but I didnt mind paying to gain the knowledge I thought I would get. Firstly when it came to our start date none of us knew what we was doing or where to go as no one had informed us, which I may also add that the email we all got on what to bring to the course was silly because we all got given completely different emails on what we need to bring for the course! I did enjoy parts of the course, like doing the STCW and meeting new friends. But unfortunately In my opinion it was over priced for the style of lessons we did, the housekeeping, detailing, mixology wine tasting, laundry was terrible, and dont even get me started with the radio teacher we had, absolutely disgusting!. 7 months down the line I dont remember most of it, due to the course not being very hands on, it was just the teachers reading from PowerPoints, and most of us just sat their getting caught yawning, too much information being crammed in at ones while sat their by a table and desk. I wish it was more hands on and more specific to yachts because I know I would have learnt a lot more, I dont really feel like i came out knowing an awful lot. And I know that a lot of people on my course thought the same. I also thought we would get a bit more guidance for landing your first job and a warning that it can take months to get a job onboard. Like I said 7 months since I did my course, trying so hard everyday and not really hearing much. Lastly I find it very difficult to get in touch with them for guidance, as when I email the career advisors most of the time I dont get a reply. Even though they did say before we left that they would always be there for us to help! Unfortunately I would not recommend doing this course at the Uksa, but I would recommend going just for your STCW, and doing further training else where.
Feb 18th, 2023