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StacNKel
31-Aug-11, 15:01
A friend of mine mentioned there is a place in wick ( Telford street) that will help cover costs for the survival course etc for going offshore...has anyone on here ever heard of this? My fella is wanting to do it but the initial cost is sooo expensive! There is a special offer on the now offering 3 courses for a grand but that's a lot o money well it is for us anyway!
mi16
31-Aug-11, 15:17
3 courses?
You only need the BOSIET and MIST courses to get on a platform
StacNKel
31-Aug-11, 15:42
Yeah sorry the last one was the medical was included.
mi16
31-Aug-11, 16:12
yeah that sounds about right, then you have to allow for travel and accommodation expenses. Its not a cheap business
RJM
31-Aug-11, 16:17
What is his trade?
theone
31-Aug-11, 16:17
I believe CASE used to (part) fund this many moons ago, not sure if they still do.

I think they would only provide funding to people with tranferrable skills though, sparkies, mechies etc, not just people wanting offshore as labourers. I'm sure a friend of mine had to put himself through a rigging/slinging course before they would fund the survival.
mi16
31-Aug-11, 17:02
I think you are correct, you also had to be out of work