Women on the Water 2020 - Event
Date:
22/01/2020
- 22/02/2020
End time: 22/02/2020
Venue: To be announced
Our next Women on the Water event will take place in January 2020.
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The Thames Skills Academy actively promotes a range of events and networking opportunities, discussion forums, working groups and seminars for its members, our partners and interested organisations.
Such events allow the TSA to share best practice across the sector as a community of like-minded members/ employers. They provide just some of the ways in which we communicate regularly with our membership, and indeed, our potential membership, supporters and potential sponsors.
New apprenticeship scheme to develop skippers' skills
21-11-2019
The Thames Skills Academy (TSA) is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new Government-funded apprenticeship to train skippers across the UK.
17-10-2019
The Thames Skills Academy has launched a new group to encourage more women to look for careers on the river and to support those who are already working on the water.
Our next Women on the Water event will take place in January 2020.
This year’s #Careers OnTheThames event was bigger and better than ever with around 150 people boarding Thames Luxury Charter’s Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen to take part in the Thames Skills Academy’s (TSA) annual floating careers fair.
The Thames Skills Academy has teamed up with the London Regatta as a sponsor and is also offering a special deal of four places for the price of two on its Riverside Personal Safety Courses.
#CareersOnTheThames was organised for Careers Advisers and Teachers providing an opportunity to see first hand the river of opportunities of highly skilled, well paid careers on the doorstep of young people in London.
London First will be recognising major achievements and achievers from the past year in the infrastructure sector who have supported their mission to make London the best city in the world to do business.
On 8 March 2018 the TSA held its annual National Apprenticeship Week Event to inspire Londoners to explore the opportunities in pursuing a working life on the river. Potential apprentices were invited along to learn about careers on the River Thames.
Careers at Sea launches an online recruitment campaign aimed at Millennials.
The Thames Skills Academy (TSA) has announced the appointment of Dr Katherine Riggs as Chief Executive Officer.
The group is the first to embark on TSA-managed apprenticeships and includes young people employed by river operators including Livett’s Group, City Cruises, MBNA Thames Clippers, Cory Riverside Energy, the Port of London Authority (PLA) and Thames Shipping.
Having worked with great commitment and persistence over the last two years to get the TSA to this position, and after 27years being involved in the management of marine safety and training on the tidal Thames, Julian Parkes has concluded that this is the right time to begin a new phase of his career.
The Thames Skills Academy (TSA) is a group training association that was set up last year to support marine-based employers on the tidal Thames. We caught up with its chief executive, Julian Parkes to find out more about the organisation...
The Thames Skills Academy attended the Seawork Event in Southampton between 13-15 June where we met new training providers and we able to engage with potential new members.
We welcome Red 7 Marine as a new Employer Member at the Thames Skills Academy!
The TSA are funding the River Awareness Course which are running on; 26 September; 31 October and 28 November.
Shipping Minister John Hayes CBE MP, marked National Apprenticeship Week by joining the Thames Skills Academy’s (TSA) first event of the year ‘Navigating a Career on the River Thames’ day at Trinity House today (Tuesday, 7 March 2017).
The Thames Skills Academy (TSA) has appointed five employer representatives to its board.
Click here to see our first TSA newsletter containing updates of our achievements to date, changes within the TSA and more. We hope that you enjoy reading it!
Marine training on the River Thames is to receive a major boost with the launch of a new skills organisation that will support crew training and development on the UK’s busiest waterway.
