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Graduate Case Studies

WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE

The student case studies show what a representative sample of people have gone on to do after longer courses and how they have used their skills after the course. Graduates of the 40-week Boat Building and 12-week Furniture Making courses have gone on to work in all aspects of boat building and woodworking industries.

Some have gone to work for industry leaders and prestigous yards in the UK and beyond, whilst others have chosen to set up businesses of their own. Others have utilised the transferrable skills of the course to embark on careers in woodworking and furniture making.

Graduates are working at, to name a few, Spirit Yachts, Elephant Boatyard, Cockwells, Sunseeker and T. Nielsen and Co. and Douglas Marine.

Furniture Making
Laure

Laure alongside her partner another BBA graduate founded their own boat building company and in her spare time designs furniture.

Furniture Making
Alex

Alex has set up a lighting brand Orinoko Design and looking for work as a set designer and build manager.

Boat Building
Tom

Tom was inspired by his father to take the course and has gone on to work at Cockwells and Woodscott Joinery.

Furniture Making
Tom

Tom moved into his own workshop in Oxfordshire after finishing the course and feels excited arriving at the workshop every morning.

Boat Building
Brian

Brian knew he wanted to be a boat builder from 16, saved up, attended the course and now works at Henwood and Dean.

Furniture Making
Peter

Peter now makes Hammered Dulcimers on commission and restored a yacht using the skills he learn at the academy.

Furniture Making
Caspar

Casper worked on commissions and carpentry and plans to move back to Dorset to make rentable wagons and cabins.

Furniture Making
Marc

Marc set up his own woodcraft business after learning “I had latent potential in the art of making wooden things!”

Boat Building
Charlie

Charlie has gone on to be a mate on boats in the Caribbean and Mediterranean with the skills he learnt coming in useful.