The campus is at Njarakkal, in the middle of Vypin island. The Goshree bridges link Vypin to Ernakulam, and the Vypin-Fort Kochi and Water Metro services add boat options. Most visitors arrive by road.
The airport is about 25 km northeast of the city centre and about 40 km by road from the campus, roughly an hour by taxi. It has direct Gulf services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Muscat, Kuwait City, Bahrain, Riyadh and Jeddah, among others.
Both stations are within about 15 km of the campus by road via the Goshree bridges. Aluva is further north and about 33 km away. Most long-distance trains stop at Ernakulam Junction.
By road, Alappuzha is about 65 km, Thrissur about 67 km, Kottayam about 79 km and Kollam about 146 km from Njarakkal. The first three are workable for a day trip if you start early, though the three-day OPITO courses need an overnight stay.
Kochi Water Metro runs between High Court and Vypin in about 20 minutes. From the Vypin side you continue by bus or auto along the island road. Schedules and fares change, so check locally.
OPITO code: 5501
Duration: 3 Days
Fee: ₹35,000
The core OPITO induction for tropical offshore work and our most searched course from Kochi; three days on campus.
View course →Duration: Half Day
Asked for by Kochi's hotels, restaurants and caterers. Our certificate is an iMost certificate, so confirm whether your licence needs FSSAI's own supervisor certification as well.
View course →Duration: Half Day
Fee: ₹10,000
A half-day course for workplace first-aiders in hospitality, port logistics and shipyard contractors.
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For kitchen managers and quality staff at caterers, food plants and hotel groups building a hazard-control plan.
View course →OPITO code: 5195
Duration: 1 Day
Fee: ₹25,000
One-day helicopter underwater escape module, useful for candidates who already hold other offshore modules.
View course →Kochi's economy is built around its harbour. Cochin Shipyard, the largest public-sector shipyard in India by dock capacity, builds and repairs ships here. A new dry dock of 310 metres opened in January 2024, and the yard's International Ship Repair Facility is on Willingdon Island inside Cochin Port. Yard and contractor staff work with cranes, confined spaces, hot work and heavy lifts, so fire, first aid and permit-to-work courses are routine purchases here.
On the same island as our campus, Puthuvypeen is home to Petronet LNG's Kochi terminal, with a nameplate capacity of 5 million tonnes a year, commissioned in 2013. The BPCL Kochi Refinery at Ambalamugal, operating since 1966, and DP World's Vallarpadam container terminal, opened in 2011, complete the cluster. In the 2023-24 year Vallarpadam handled about 754,000 containers, which gives a sense of the terminal and logistics workforce that needs basic safety certificates.
Off the harbour, the other half of the local demand is hospitality and catering. Kerala received 22.25 million visitors in 2024, and Kochi is one of the state's main arrival points for tourists, which keeps hotels, restaurants, houseboat operators and caterers hiring. Food Safety, HACCP and First Aid are the courses searched for most from Kochi. A note on food safety: FSSAI's own supervisor scheme (FoSTaC) is delivered by FSSAI-authorised providers, whereas our food safety and HACCP courses carry an iMost certificate, so check what your licence requires before you book.
Public-sector shipbuilder and repairer; new 310 m dry dock inaugurated January 2024.
5 million tonnes a year nameplate capacity, commissioned August 2013, on Vypin island.
Operating since 1966; an expansion programme and a new polypropylene unit are under way.
DP World's container terminal opened in 2011; about 754,000 TEU in 2023-24.
Hosts Cochin Shipyard's International Ship Repair Facility beside the main harbour channel.
Buyers in Kochi include shipyard and port contractors, refinery and terminal HSE teams, offshore service firms, and hotel and catering groups. Local employers book half-day courses for shift teams, while offshore firms book OPITO courses by crew rotation.
| Course | Requirement note |
|---|---|
| Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) | Operators in tropical offshore waters often accept it for offshore crew. Marine and offshore contractors in Kochi typically book it before a crew is mobilised; confirm against your contract. |
| Food Safety for Catering Training | Hotels and caterers use it for staff training. For licence compliance, check whether FSSAI's own supervisor certificate is also required. |
| Basic First Aid Training | Common for hospitality, port and shipyard contractors; your client's induction rules decide the standard. |
| HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Training | Kitchen managers and food-plant quality staff use it when building or auditing a HACCP plan. |
Operators and clients set their own requirements; confirm with your contract or HSE department.
Offshore candidates choose T-BOSIET or BOSIET (three days). Hospitality and catering staff choose Food Safety, HACCP or First Aid. Check the course page for current fees.
One-day and half-day courses suit candidates from Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam and Alappuzha. For the three-day OPITO courses, most travellers from outside Kochi stay close to the campus.
Batches run regularly. Write to info@imostacademy.in or WhatsApp +91 8075 787307 with the course, the number of people and your preferred dates.
Allow about 50 minutes from the airport on a clear road and about 20 minutes from Ernakulam by car. Avoid the weekday evening rush on the bridges.
Swimwear, towel, comfortable clothing and valid photo ID for water-based courses. Spectacle wearers should bring a retaining strap, and any medication should be declared.
