UKSA is a registered charity and a non-profit maritime training centre of excellence.
UKSA inspires and supports children & young people to broaden horizons through our life enhancing water-based adventures, education and training for careers at sea.
We believe all young people have a need but there are those that require greater support. Living through this period of austerity has hit the schools and young people in the most disadvantaged areas the hardest. We know that many children and young people are missing out on life-changing opportunities because schools, local authorities and parents simply can’t afford to pay for them. The fragility of these young peoples’ mental health is exacerbated by a reliance on isolating social media ‘screen time’. Our outdoor learning programmes on the water are the antithesis to this.
Over 2019/20 nearly 1,300 individuals received training at UKSA for a career in the yachting and watersports industries. 84% of whom were aged 25 or under.
Dee Caffari |
Shirley Robertson |
Sarah Ayton |
Helena Lucas |
Take a moment, once a day, to realise the difference that you’ve made to someone’s life.
Liam Fussey – Watersports Instructor Graduate
Thousands of students attend UKSA each year with the aim of gaining the skills and qualifications needed to build a successful career in the maritime industry. Here we share some of their inspirational stories.
