Distance Learning Courses
Lloyd's Maritime Academy Distance Learning Courses have been developed in conjunction with leading academic and professional bodies to provide students with the opportunity to gain an academic qualification that is also professionally accredited.
Beginning in 1998 with a single course and approximately 80 students, Lloyd's Maritime Academy have successfully developed a range of Maritime Distance Learning Programmes and enrolled over 1500 participants.
Unique benefits offered by Lloyd's Maritime Academy Distance Learning programmes
- Gain a recognised qualification
- Opportunity for face-to-face interaction at seminars
- Opportunity to develop contacts in the maritime industry
- Multi-media delivery. 100% online, or a combination of mailed modules plus website access combines the benefits of face to face contact and home-study
- 20% discount on range of Informa Publishing maritime publications available to enrolled students
Benefit from distance learning
Each distance learning course offers a variety of delivery methods to facilitate study including hard copy postal delivery, online access and a blend of both. The courses themselves are taught via a mix of core modules; to provide solid grounding in relevant topic areas; and specialist modules to develop students' knowledge of particular area(s) of interest.
Key benefits to the student of studying by distance learning
- Flexibility
- combine employment with study
- course website facility means studies are not constrained by geography
- Immediacy
- modules updated annually and are immediately applicable upon receipt by the student
- website access provided to all students with enrolment so students can access materials immediately and irrespective of postal conditions in their locality
- 24 hour interactivity: students can study wherever or whenever they are
- Opportunity
- students can foster contacts within the maritime industry
- 20% discount on Informa Publishing publications
- Accessibility
- courses have both 'home study' and 'face-to-face' elements that combine minimal time out of the office with tutorial support and networking opportunities
- courses are completely international in scope and application and unrestricted by geographical boundaries
Key Benefits of Distance Learning to the Employer
- Bridge knowledge gaps and sustain competitive advantage
- Continuously advance your employees skills and develop intellectual capital
- Generate a motivated, skilled and highly knowledgeable workforce
- Maintain productivity whilst training and educating your workforce
- Retain employees who may otherwise study full-time
- Retain employees through commitment to training and education
- Significantly reduce travel and accommodation costs of training
