Training Programmes

Training Dates

Upcoming Training Dates

Month

January

Febuary

Greencastle
STCW Medical First Aid 10 – 12 February  
Three Day Basic Safety Training 17 – 19 February  
STCW Advanced Fire Fighting 24 – 28 February  
Navigation Aids, Equipment and Simulator Training 10 February – 14 March  
   

Castletownbere
Passenger Boat Proficiency 17 – 21 February  
Three Day Basic Safety Training 04 – 06 February  

March

Greencastle
General Engineering Science 03 March – 11 April  
Three Day Basic Safety Training 10 – 12 March
STCW Elementary First Aid 11 March
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 12 March
Enhanced Safety Training 13 March  
Navigational Control and Commands (Fishing) 24 March – 04 April
GMDSS Short Range Radio Certificate 24 – 26 March
STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 31 March – 02 April 
   

Castletownbere
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship 03 – 07 March
STCW Fire Fighting Upskilling 11 – 12 March  
STCW Medical First Aid 12 – 14 March  
STCW Updated Training in Fire Prevention and Firefighting 11 March
Updated Training in Advanced Firefighting 12 March
STCW Medical First Aid 12 – 14 March
STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting  18 – 20 March
Marine Engineering Processes and Operations 24 March– 11 April 
Three-day basic safety training 25 – 27 March

April

Greencastle
Three day Basic Safety Training 07 – 09 April 
STCW Elementary First Aid 08 April 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 09 April 
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) 07- 11 April 
Skipper Full Certificate of Competency 28 April – 04 July  
STCW updated training in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 28 April  
STCW updated training in Advanced Fire Fighting 29 April
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 30 April  
   

Castletownbere
Passenger Boat Proficiency 07 – 11 April
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship 28 April – 02 May 
GMDSS General Operators Certificate 28 April – 9 May 
Three-day basic safety training 29 April – 01 May

May

Greencastle
Three day Basic Safety Training 12- 14 May 
STCW Elementary First Aid 13 May 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 14 May
Enhanced Safety Training 15 May 
GMDSS General Operator Radio certificate 19-30 May 
   

Castletownbere
Skipper Full Certificate of Competency 06 May – 09 July
Enhanced Safety Training 12 May
STCW Updated Training in Fire Prevention and Firefighting 13 May 
Updated Training in Advanced Firefighting 14 May 
Three-day basic safety training 27 – 29 May

June

Greencastle
STCW Advanced Fire Fighting 09 – 13 June
Three day Basic Safety Training 16- 18 June 
STCW Elementary First Aid 17 June
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 18 June
STCW updated training in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 23 June  
STCW updated training in Advanced Fire Fighting 24 June
STCW Personal survival techniques 25 June  
Three day Basic Safety Training  30 June – 02 July

Castletownbere
Three-day basic safety training 10 -12 June
STCW Advanced Firefighting 16 – 20 June
Passenger Boat Proficiency 23- 27 June
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Short Range Certificate 24 – 26 June
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship 30 June – 04 July

July

Greencastle
STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 07 – 09 July 
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) 07- 11 July 
Passenger Boat Proficiency 14-18 July  
STCW Medical Care Aboard ship 14 – 18 July  
   

Castletownbere
Navigational Control Course (Fishing)  07 – 18 July
Passenger Boat Proficiency  07 – 11 July
Three-day basic safety training 15 – 17 July

August

Greencastle
Passenger Boat Proficiency 25- 29 August

September

Greencastle
Deckhand Foundation programme 01 September – 10 October  
Deck Officer Second Hand Full Certificate of Competency (Fishing) 01 September – 23 January 2026 
STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibility 04 September  
Three day Basic Safety Training 15-17 September  
STCW Elementary First Aid 16 September 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 17 September 
Enhanced Safety Training 18 September 
STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 22-24 September 
STCW Medical first aid 30 September – 01 October  
GMDSS Short Range Radio Certificate 29 September -01 October
   

Castletownbere
Deck Hand Second Hand Full Certificate of Competency (Fishing) 01 September – 17 January 2026 
Enhanced Safety Training 15 September
STCW Updated Training in Fire Prevention and Firefighting 16 September
Updated Training in Advanced Firefighting 17 September
Passenger Boat Proficiency 22 – 26 September
Three-day basic safety training 30 September – 02 October

October

Greencastle
STCW updated training in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 06 October
STCW updated training in Advanced Fire Fighting 07 October 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 08 October
Three day Basic Safety Training 20-22 October
STCW Elementary First Aid 21 October
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 22 October
   

Castletownbere
STCW Advanced Firefighting 06 – 10 October
Three-day basic safety training 14 – 16 October
Passenger Boat Proficiency 20 – 24 October

November

Greencastle
STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 05 – 07 November 
Navigation Aids, Equipment and Simulator Training (NAEST O) 10 November –12 December
Three day Basic Safety Training 10-12 November
STCW Elementary First Aid 11 November
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 12 November 
Enhanced Safety Training 13 November
STCW Advanced Fire Fighting 17 – 21 November 
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship 24 – 28 November
   

Castletownbere
Three Day Basic Safety Training 04- 06 November
STCW Medical First Aid 05 – 07 November
Advanced Firefighting 10-14 November
GMDSS General Operators Certificate 17 – 28 November

December

Greencastle
Electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) 15 – 19 December
Three day Basic Safety Training 01 – 03 December 
STCW Elementary First Aid 02 December 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 03 December
STCW updated training in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 08 December  
STCW updated training in Advanced Fire Fighting 09 December 
STCW Personal Survival Techniques 10 December  
STCW Medical First Aid 15- 17 December  
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) 15 – 19 December  
   

Castletownbere
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship 01 – 05 December
Three Day Basic Safety Training 9 – 11 December
STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting 15-17 December 

Engineering

PG25360
Fishing Vessel Engineer
PG25370
Marine Engineering Processes and Operations
DTO-GES
General Engineering Science 1 & 2

Processors and Retailers

SKL – FHFI
An Introduction to Fish Handling and Filleting
PG24114
Certificate in Fishmonger Skills
SKL-SHW
Two Day Seafood HACCP Workshop

Safety Training

DTO-EST
Enhanced Safety Training Course
STCW-FPFF
STCW Fire Prevention and Firefighting
STCW-MFA
STCW Medical First-Aid
STCW-PSSR
STCW Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
STCW-PST
STCW Personal Survival Techniques
STCW-EFA
STCW Elementary First-Aid
STCW-AFF
Advanced Firefighting
SKL-FAR
First-Aid Responder
SKL-BST
Three Day Basic Safety Training
STCW-MCAS
STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship
STCW-UAFF
Updated Training in Advanced Firefighting
STCW-UFPFF
STCW Updated Training in Fire Prevention and Firefighting

Skippers and Crew

DTO-PBP
Passenger Boat Proficiency
COC-SKF
Deck Officer Skipper Full Certificate of Competency (Fishing)
COC-SHF
Deck Officer Second-Hand Full Certificate of Competency (Fishing)
COC-ENS
Electronic Navigation Systems (Fishing)
COC-NCC
Navigational Control Course (Fishing)
COC-SHL
Deck Officer Second-Hand Limited Certificate of Competency (Fishing)
SKL-DFP
Deckhand Foundation Programme
STCW - ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems
STCW - NAEST O
Navigation Aids, Equipment and Simulator Training

Radio

RAD-SRC
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Short Range Certificate
RAD-ROC
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Restricted Operators Certificate
RAD-GOC
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) General Operators Certificate

For more information contact

National Fisheries College of Ireland (Donegal)

Greencastle, Co Donegal

+353 74 9381068

National Fisheries College of Ireland (Cork)

Castletownbere, Co Cork

+353 (0)27 71230