The specialist course is about six weeks long and is designed to train fellows in their area of specialization. After the core course the fellows are split up in groups according their area of
specialization. Fellows receive three to five lectures per day and assignments and exercises in the afternoons to work on. Visits to plants and companies are an important part in the specialist
training. During the specialist course the fellows are expected to develop ideas on a final project which they will be working on, in close cooperation with a supervisor, during the latter (three
months) part of the programme. The FTP offers training in six area of specialization (for details press link):
Not all of these lines are offered each year.
- Fisheries Policy and Planning
- Marine and Inland-Waters Resources, Assessment and Monitoring
- Quality Management of Fish Handling and Processing
- Management of Fisheries Companies and Marketing (University of Akureyri)
- Fishing Technology
- Sustainable Aquaculture (Holar University College)
Not all of these lines are offered each year.
