National Maritime College of Ireland

The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) is Ireland's primary provider of training to those seeking careers in commercial shipping. It is situated on former Department of Defence land in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, and opened to students in 2004. NMCI is the first third level college in Ireland to be built under the Government’s Public-Private Partnership scheme. The partners include Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), the Irish Naval Service and Focus Education.
The Irish Naval Service and other military personnel carry out non-combat training at NMCI. There is a permanent Naval Service cadre on site.
Marine Engineering and Nautical Science degree courses were once taught at Cork Institute of Technology in Bishopstown, Cork. These civilian courses are now taught at NMCI under the auspices of CIT.
Training facilities.
Specialist training equipment on site include:
Training programmes.
Some of the programmes conducted by NMCI are in the areas of:
The college also offers Professional courses to serving seafarers, allowing them to qualify, for example, as Master Mariners, Chief engineers etc. Safety courses (STCW 95)can also be undertaken at NMCI.