Students from Norway and other countries are participating in a higher diploma in aquabusiness which is now in its fourth year in Wexford.
A total of 19 students have registered for the one-year part-time diploma in “business in aquabusiness” which is being run by Carlow Institute of Technology’s (CIT) Wexford campus.
As Afloat reported previously, the course was developed by CIT with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).
It is the only Fetac level eight course aimed. at the fisheries, marine and aquaculture sector in Ireland.
Numbers have doubled as the course goes from “strength to strength”, according to the college.
Students of last year’s course recently participated in an online graduation ceremony due to Covid-19.
However, some of the fisheries sector graduates gathered in a socially distant manner for a photograph at Kilmore Quay harbour, along with three Wexford campus staff and a local representative of BIM.
The course presents two annual awards in memory of late Donegal fishing industry leader Joey Murrin, and the late BIM chief executive Brendan O’Kelly.
Presentation of these awards to the latest graduates has been deferred until the public health situation improves.
CIT’s Wexford campus says that the three remaining modules for the fourth year of the higher diploma will run online from January 2021.
These modules can be taken separately as certificates.
The law and regulation modules will be covered every second Friday and Saturday from mid-January, while strategic and innovation management will run from late February.
A module in planning will be covered from mid-April.
Interested students for these subjects as certificates can contact course Amy Allen at email address [email protected]