The Marine Society & Sea Cadets is proud of its staff and the thousands of adult volunteers throughout the UK who collectively make the Sea Cadet Corps the successful organisation it is.
In recognition of the tremendous work our staff and volunteers do, the MSSC provides, through the Marine Society, opportunities to continue their education, acquire new skills, and turn those skills into recognised and therefore valuable qualifications.
Open University Foundation Degree
We've teamed up with the Open University to offer Sea Cadet Corps staff and volunteers a foundation degree entitled Working With Young People for which sponsorship is available from the MSSC.
For further information about the tuition fees please email: oufd@ms-sc.org
The Open University have just started to offer “taster” courses which are free for anyone wishing to give them a go. Each of the courses gives you an insight into the courses you would then go on to study and the way the modules are set out The taster courses can be found here:
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=25
We would recommend trying the following courses below as a taster if you are interested in studying the Working with Young people.
What children's perspectives tell us about inclusion (E243_1)
Working with young people: Roles and responsibilities (E131_1)
Children and violence: An introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach (U212_1)
Children living in different settings (K204_1)
Children’s rights (D218_5)
Exploring childrens' learning (ED209_1)
What children and young people say (E214_1)
Young people’s wellbeing (KE308_1)
Subsequently there is also an Open University SCC forum which may be of interest to those of you who want to find out more information from people who have studied the course or who are looking at registering. If this interests you the link is as follows: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3839
Defence Learning Portal
We're also pleased to announce that access to the Defence Learning Portal (DLP) is now available to the Sea Cadet Corps.
The DLP is a web-based e-Learning facility for the defence community provided through a partnership between BT and the MoD. It's the biggest facility of its kind in Europe.
There are currently 600+ learning and development opportunities available through the DLP covering a range of skills. They include navigation, computer literacy, data protection, health and safety, sea survival, training delivery, first aid, equality and diversity through to leadership and management. And the number and range of courses is growing all the time.
The SCC has a dedicated domain within the DLP. It contains information, courses, and a discussion forum facility set aside for the Corps' use.
For further information on how to apply please use the following contact details:
dlp@ms-sc.org or 02392765966.