Videotel Training Programmes to Receive Credit Toward Science Degrees as Part of Agreement with Marine Learning Alliance
07 April 2016 - 4:00PM
VideotelTM, the leading international provider of e-Learning
maritime training programmes and a company of KVH Industries, Inc.,
(Nasdaq:KVHI), has announced a partnership with the Marine Learning
Alliance (MLA), a U.K.-based specialist in marine industry
education and training, to award credits toward a bachelors or
masters degree of science (BSc or MSc) to seafarers who have
completed certain Videotel courses.
The MLA, part of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science
and Technology (IMarEST), issues degrees through the U.K.’s
Plymouth University, and recently launched a Sustainable Maritime
Operations suite of programmes for a BSc Honours or MSc degree. MLA
is revising its academic entry criteria so that individuals
applying to the Sustainable Maritime Operations programme who have
completed Videotel courses can be given credit for prior learning
where appropriate. The arrangement will involve a career
consultation between an applicant and one of the MLA admissions
tutors. “Our new Sustainable Maritime Operations focus is ideal for
seafarers wishing to transition ashore. Working with a quality
training provider like Videotel means that we can offer students
exemption from particular modules so long as they have proof of any
relevant training programmes taken,” notes Dr. Richard Thain, chief
executive and academic director of the MLA. The Sustainable
Maritime Operations programme is designed to enable students to
gain a wider understanding of the maritime industry while also
studying marine technology, project management, leadership,
regulations, and maritime sustainability. “Having our training
programmes recognized by the MLA for maritime-specific degree
qualifications and diplomas accredited by Plymouth University is
testament to the accuracy and relevant practical detail contained
within them,” says Nigel Cleave, CEO of Videotel. “We carefully
research our programmes and with every production, our experienced
in-house team seeks the highest levels of quality and accuracy,
consulting hand-picked industry subject matter experts who make up
our highly respected steering committees. What’s more, we
continually update our material as regulations and operational
practices change.” Videotel’s training solutions are in use on more
than 12,000 vessels worldwide, and include 950 new and updated
titles to meet current seafarer training needs. The Videotel
programmes are available in a range of formats, including 500+
e-Learning courses, more than twice the number of computer-based
training (CBT) programmes offered by competitors. Videotel has been
a leader in developing training material since 1973 when the
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), the
forerunner to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), wanted
to improve the quality of training materials available to seafarers
and called on the company’s services. Videotel has recorded more
than 11 million training events in recent years, and its training
programmes have been recognized with nearly 100 awards. Note to
Editors: For more information about MLA, please visit the MLA
website for a video about the new Sustainable Maritime Operations
suite of
courses: https://www.mla-uk.com/our-courses/bsc-msc-in-sustainable-maritime-operations.
For more information about Videotel’s entire array of maritime
learning programmes, please visit the Videotel website,
www.videotel.com.
About Marine Learning AllianceMarine Learning
Alliance Ltd (MLA) is based in Plymouth, U.K., and is a specialist
in marine industry education & training. MLA is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Technology (IMarEST). Starting out as a business unit of Plymouth
University in 2012, MLA has grown rapidly by offering courses that
employers recognize and students value as important qualifications
to further their maritime careers. It became its own company
in 2014. Plymouth University continues to be the awarding body for
all the MLA degree qualifications.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries is a
leading provider of in-motion satellite TV and communications
systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold more than 200,000
mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles,
and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music, and entertainment
content provider to many industries including maritime, retail, and
leisure. Videotel, a KVH company, is the market-leading provider of
training films, computer-based training and e-Learning. KVH is
based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and
manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL.
The company’s global presence includes offices in Belgium, Brazil,
Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,
Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
KVH and Videotel are trademarks of KVH
Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective companies.
For further information, please contact:
Sue Henney
Marketing Manager
KVH Media Group & Videotel
Tel: +44 (0) 151 236 4124
shenney@kvh.com
or
Phil Page, Elaborate Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1296 682104
ppage@elabor8.co.uk
Jill Connors
Media & Industry Analyst Manager
KVH Industries, Inc.
Tel: +1 401 851 3824
jconnors@kvh.com
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