Falmouth Training Solutions

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Falmouth Training Solutions is committed to supporting the Armed Forces community and recognises the value serving personnel, Reservists, Veterans and military families bring to our organisation. We strive to support the values of the Armed Forces Covenant in many ways, including:

• We will always consider offering an interview to spouses/partners if they meet the selection criteria laid out in a job advert.
• We encourage staff to apply for other suitable positions within AFF on relocation when appropriate.
• We will support spouses and partners to work from home where appropriate and look at flexible working opportunities.
• We will look sympathetically on requests for leave before, during or after a partner’s deployment according to AFF policy.

About us

The requirements of the leisure and commercial maritime industries are growing significantly and with that growth, there are genuine needs for quality training. Our Group of Business offers that “ Quality in Training” through our experienced trainers and instructors, who are from operational backgrounds and the well-equipped facilities that are available to us. We are a long-established friendly family run group of businesses offering high quality leisure and professional services in sailing, powerboating, offshore safety, work place health & safety training as well as boat chartering. Being situated within the historical maritime town of Falmouth, one of the largest and most beautiful natural working harbours in the world, the local waters of the Fal Estuary provide one of the most versatile, and picturesque locations for watersports in Europe. Falmouth Training Solutions FTS, Falmouth Powerboat School (FPS) and Falmouth School of Sailing (FSOS) all run alongside each other as sister companies. FSOS is a well established company with a vast and respected reputation throughout the maritime industry in Falmouth. FPS is a much-respected deliverer of powerboating courses, running training through the entire syllabus right up to commercial levels through Falmouth School of Sailing, which is a recognised training centre with the Royal Yachting Association (RYA). FTS is at the forefront of training in the Southwest and is the only provider in Cornwall who can offer all the MCA STCW elements required for the complete Basic STCW course delivered locally to Falmouth. This STCW qualification is the minimum employment requirement for any seafarer working within a commercial role and has five elements.