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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.

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Geoff

Geoff studied at the academy after a career in the Royal Navy, set up his own workshop and can still be found helping out at the BBA.

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Luke

Luke has worked on boats in the Caribbean, UK and now Canada. He has brought over five BBA graduates to work with him in Vancouver and plans to return to the UK.

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Hannah

Hannah Lovett is on the 40-week boat building course that started September 2024.

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Andy

Andrew was part of the class of August 2023 on our 40-week boat building course.

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Vera

Vera was part of the class of February 2019 on our 40-week boat building course.

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Emily

Emily was part of the class of May 2021 on our 40-week boat building course.

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Otto

Otto was part of the class of May 2021 on our 40-week boat building course.

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Obi

Obi was part of the class of May 2021 on our 40-week boat building course.

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Johnathan

Johnathan was part of the class of February 2019 on our 40-week boat building course.

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