INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SHIPBROKERS COURSES
Professional Qualifying Examination Course (part-time)
Who are the courses designed for?
These full time courses are designed principally to prepare candidates for the Qualifying Examinations leading to membership of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (MICS).
About the courses
The courses adhere to the rules and regulations as set out by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and it is the candidates own responsibility to comply with these obligations (visit www.ics.org for details). Students must register with the Institute at:
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
85 Gracechurch Street,
London EC3V 0AA
Tel (ICS): 020 7623 1111
Tel (TutorShip): 020 7623 8008
http://www.ics.org.uk/
ICS Professional Qualifying Examinations
Shipping Business MUST be taken in the first year of study along with a minimum of three other subjects. The remaining subjects will be taken in the second year of study. Students must pass a total of seven subjects to enable them to apply for election to become a Member (MICS) of the Institute and eventually go on to fellowship (FICS) when the title ‘Chartered Shipbroker’ can be used
Subject:
Group 1
Introduction to Shipping
Legal Principles in Shipping Business
Economics of Sea Transport and International Trade
Shipping Business
Note: All subjects in Group 1 are required. Shipping Business is compulsory in the first year
Group 2
Dry Cargo Chartering
Tanker Chartering
Ship Operations and Management
Port and Terminal Management
Group 3
Shipping Finance
Term dates: Bespoke
The above programme provides the mandatory 15 hours of weekly study which international students require in order to obtain a Tier 4 student visa.
Course Fee Professional Qualifying Examination course: £715 per subject (excluding ICS registration/examination fees)
(ICS Foundation Diploma (FD)
The Diploma is ideal for candidates with little industry experience. A good introduction into the shipping industry, it involves taking the subject: Introduction to Shipping plus one of the Group Two subjects that we offer, these being: Dry Cargo Chartering, Tanker Chartering, Ship Operations & Management and Port & Terminal Management.
Course fee for Foundation Diploma: £1385 (excluding ICS registration/examination fees)
ICS Advanced Diploma (AD)
This Diploma is ideal for candidates with some shipping knowledge. It involves taking the ICS benchmark paper subject: Shipping Business plus one of the Group Two subjects that we offer, these being: Dry Cargo Chartering, Tanker Chartering, Ship Operations & Management and Port & Terminal Management.
Course Fee Advanced Diploma course: £1430 excluding ICS registration/examination fees
Assessment:
ICS sets its entry examinations for membership which candidates can sit annually-during the month of APRIL. If successful and following a 4 year aggregated period in industry, candidates can apply for membership.
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