Maritime Careers Events

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Interested in finding out about a career where you can travel the world, get well paid and get a degree but have no student loan debt to repay?

Our maritime careers open events will allow you to discover the valuable skills, knowledge and experiences that a career as an officer in the maritime industry can provide and understand the training programmes needed to qualify as an officer in the Merchant Navy. 

These events are open to anyone interested in a career at sea. 

Careers event dates 2025

Click the link to register to attend:

Saturday 18 January 2025 - 10.30 - 14.30

Thursday 10 July 2025 - 13.30 - 17.00

Thursday 27 November 2025 - 13.30 - 17.00

Careers event dates 2026

Click the link to register to attend:

Saturday 7 February 2026 - 10.30 - 14.30

Thursday 16 July 2026 - 13.30 - 17.00

Career paths available:

  • Nautical Science (Deck) Cadetship  - up to BSc
  • Marine Engineering Cadetship - up to BEng
  • Marine Electrical and Electronics Engineering - up to BEng

What's on offer on the day?

You can look around of our world class facilities:

  • classrooms/workshops
  • marine engineering centre
  • electro-technical lab
  • halls of residence

And see demos in our:

  • environmental pool
  • bridge simulators
  • engine room simulators

What else will there be?

You will be able to talk to our tutors, meet key members of our team and hear our current students talk about their experiences.  There’ll be members of Student Support and Wellbeing team on hand to answer any questions you may have and Admissions staff will also be available to help with questions around applying, enrolling and funding.

The programme for the day will be sent to you in advance if you have registered to attend, so you can plan to get the most out of your visit.

Get sponsored!

We'll also have sponsoring shipping and training companies here for you to talk to about gaining sponsorship for your studies. With career paths in nautical science (deck), marine engineering and electro-technical, there's something for everyone!

Find out more

Watch a video from a past event

Watch our virtual tour video

Get our prospectus

Take a look at our TikTok

We look forward to welcoming you on campus!

Contact Us


If you're not sure which course to choose, see the qualifications and study programmes we offer.

And if you want to chat with one of our experts, we're here Monday to Friday:




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Broadwater
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