News & Events

As part of the Totally Thames Festival 2021, the TSA entered a collaboration with Royal Museums Greenwich to showcase Careers on the Thames that relate to jobs seafarers did aboard the Cutty Sark 150 years ago!

The TSA is delighted to have been recognised by the Princess Royal Training Awards standard in 2021 for its commitment to training and development.

Catch up with our July newsletter and find out more about the new Thames CPD scheme

Representatives and supporters of the tidal Thames’ LGBT+ community gathered on the river to celebrate the start of Pride month at Waterloo Bridge. The event, arranged by the Port of London Authority (PLA), was hosted by Woods Quay, the new home of Woods’ Silver Fleet. Together we celebrate the River of Opportunities and are glad to see businesses and communities along London's lifeline getting more diverse. 

23^rd March 2021 – National day of reflection

This truly is a difficult anniversary, one that we all would have loved to miss out on. While some businesses had to go through periods of lock-down, the construction industry continued during most of last year. One thing hasn't changed: the health and safety of employees working on the river are paramount.  

Good news for employers considering to hire apprentices! The government has announced to extend and increase the support to hire an apprentice.  

What would you do if you see someone in the river needing help?
A         Jump in and try to drag them out?
B         Call the emergency services and try not to loose sight?
C         Look for the next buoyance?

This is why this one-day Personal River Side Safety Course is beneficial to anyone who spends time on rivers, canals, docks, lakes or flowing water. Whether you kayak, canoe, row or paddle board this course will provide you with the skills to stay safe while you have fun.

Catch up with our January newsletter and find out more about Apprenticeships on the river. 

Catch up with our December newsletter and find out more about new courses and soft skill training offered in 2021. 

We are proud to announce that our networking event series "Women on the Water" is back in 2021. Find out more about all 4 events in 2021. 

TSA is offering special deals for TSA members APD levy payers on Mental Health courses provided by Mental Health Awareness UK.  

Unfortunately we had to cancel the #CareersOnTheThames event in 2020 but are hoping to organise the next edition in September 2021.

"Great webinar, very good advice! Andy was authentic and that's what counts when talking about this type of subject to people" Cameron Ternent, Livett’s Group.

We received a lot of positive feedback like Cameron's on our free webinar in cooperation with Mental Health Awareness UK.

Catch up with our November newsletter and share your opinion on CPD courses in our questionnaire. 

The TSA, the Port of London Authority and the Company of Watermen & Lightermen are urging people to fill in a questionnaire about what to include in a Continuous Professional Development programme for the tidal Thames.

A new Riverside Personal Safety Refresher Course is now being offered for those who need to update their certificate.

The TSA is launching an award to commemorate one of its apprentices, Artem Bondarenko

The TSA is now offering free membership to all APD levy payers on the tidal Thames.

The TSA is delighted to announce that Fran Comerford-Cole has joined its Board as an Employer Representative.

South Essex College is calling out to maritime employers to consider taking on an apprentice and is also offering site visits to those that might be interested.

Here, Iain Mackinnon, from the Maritime Skills Alliance tells us the importance of working together especially during Covid-19.

The Company of Watermen & Lightermen and the Thames Skills Academy are working together to help with training during the Corona pandemic.

A new boost to help small and medium sized businesses recruit apprentices for the TSA's Boatmaster Apprenticeship has been announced by the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.

The TSA supports Maritime UK as it launches its diversity in maritime programme.

Welcome to the Thames Skills Academy's February Newsletter. Here you will find a round-up of some of the events and training that the TSA has been involved with and details about what is coming up including information about our new apprenticeship.

The Thames Skills Academy, which promotes the inland waterways sector, and in particular the tidal Thames and other London inland waterways, is helping to boost online maritime courses during the Coronavirus lockdown.

We are pleased to announce that, by working closely with  one of our training delivery partners, South Essex College, the TSA has secured availability of a considerable number of short nationally accredited courses for Thames employers.  All of the courses are free*.

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak the Thames Skills Academy has closed its office for the time being but remains open for business. 

Last month TSA apprentices visited London Fire Brigade's river operation in a bid to understand more about what firefighters do to keep people safe on the Thames.

The TSA was at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships again this year to tell people about the huge range of careers on the Thames.

This month's Maritime Engineering Apprenticeship Open Day was hailed as a great success.

Look Beyond is the theme for the next National Apprenticeships Week which starts today.

The Thames Skills Academy (TSA) is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new Government-funded apprenticeship to train skippers across the UK.

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.

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 Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, took time to visit the Thames Skills Academy stall at a careers event which was part of the London International Shipping Week.

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.

The TSA are funding the River Awareness Course which are running on; 26 September; 31 October and 28 November.

We welcome Red 7 Marine as a new Employer Member at the Thames Skills Academy!