▁the ▁Or k ney ▁community , ▁which ▁is ▁rural ▁and ▁has ▁long ▁had ▁an ▁economy ▁based ▁on ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁Its ▁main ▁campus ▁is ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁site ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Kir kw all . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁very ▁few ▁non - in cor por ated ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Or k ney ▁Islands ▁Council , ▁which ▁has ▁de vol ved ▁many ▁powers , ▁including ▁management , ▁fund ing ▁and ▁staff ing ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁Management ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁has ▁strong ▁links ▁with ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁opened ▁an ▁Agr onomy ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Or k ney ▁College ' s ▁courses ▁provide ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁range ▁of ▁qual ifications ▁from ▁Scottish ▁V oc ational ▁Qual ifications , ▁Scottish ▁Group ▁Awards ▁( High er ▁Still ) ▁through ▁High er ▁National ▁Cert ificate ▁and ▁Di pl oma ▁to ▁D eg ree ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁D eg ree ▁Level . ▁It ▁hosts ▁research ▁in ▁agr onomy , ▁arch ae ology , ▁cultural ▁studies , ▁ge oph ys ics , ▁Nord ic ▁studies , ▁language ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁Mar itime ▁training ▁The ▁college ▁conduct s ▁voc ational ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁merchant ▁n avy ▁personnel . ▁These ▁are ▁M CA ▁and ▁R Y A ▁cert ified . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Marine ▁V essel ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Short ▁C ourses ▁for