Delivery Partner:
UHI North, West and Hebrides

DYW Live Certificated Courses increase equity by allowing learners to study subjects, or access other types of certificated courses which are not available at their local school. Courses are delivered online via remote lectures.  They function in a similar way to sending learners to a local college to complete courses, except that the learner remains in school.

Description:
DYW Live is working with the UHI North, West & Hebrides to offer the National Progression Award in Maritime Studies to learners across Scotland via DYW Live which is delivered directly to learners in school. (This is done via Teams Glow.) 

If you register an interest for this course, on behalf of a learner/multiple learners, you will be invited to an MS Teams meeting to discuss the logistics of the course delivery with our UHI NW&H partners.

DYW Live certificated courses do not require a teacher to be present and participate in each lesson, rather learners are added to an online Team to enable them to join each session remotely.

The time of the delivery of the course will be agreed on a first come, first served basis. Additional learners (within capacity) are welcome to join later, if the timings work for them. 

Requirements for the learner:

• The learner is required to enrol in the college. Learners will be sent a link to complete their enrolment.
• This course has the same tariff value of SCQF 5 course and so requires three periods per week available in their timetable over the course of  a year.
• Each learner requires access to an individual device with a working webcam and headset with microphone, to enable their full participation with the online class.
• Each learner requires a quiet, distraction-free location where they can participate in the class lessons.
• The learner needs to have a positive attitude towards learning online and be willing to actively engage in the remote delivery.

Requirements for the school:

• It is strongly recommended learners complete their enrolment with the responsible teacher present in the room to support any difficulties they may have.
• Each school must identify a key teacher contact for their learner(s) – responsible teacher, who will be added to the Class Team.  This will provide them with an oversight of the learner(s) progress and to allow facilitation of any in-school support, which may be required for their learner(s).

A suitable location within the school will need to be identified to allow the completion of the SQA course assessments. An invigilator/teacher will also be required to be present while assessments/exams are carried out. There will also be remote invigilation from the college for certain assessments.

The course:
NPA Maritime Studies consists of five SQA credits – 4 mandatory & 1 optional.

Why Take This Course?

Careers Opportunities in the Maritime Industry: 
There are a wide range of career pathways in the Maritime industry including, apprenticeships in aquaculture, fishing, opportunities for engineering & deck officer cadetships along with deck crew positions in the merchant navy. There are also a range of careers available with the Royal Navy 

Candidates who complete the NPA Maritime Studies can progress into further studies that will allow them to gain the necessary qualifications to apply for cadetships.

How DYW Live Works?:

Further questions?

Check out our FAQ on the DYW page here.