Who is this course for?
This course is tailored for individuals passionate about sports, coaching, and fitness, aiming to transition their enthusiasm into a fulfilling career. It equips students with fundamental knowledge and skills for roles in exercise, fitness, sports coaching, and health promotion, serving as a stepping stone to further advanced certifications in the field.What skills will I learn?
- Development of skills in sport and fitness environments
- Sport and Exercise Skills for Solo, Team Sports
- Information Technology (IT) and Digital Technology for research, problem solving and monitoring and evaluating performance
- Key concepts of nutrition and health and wellbeing impact on performance in sport and fitness activities
- Understanding the benefits of effective leadership, project and team working especially for coaching
What will I study?
- Developing leadership within physical activities
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Nutrition, health and wellbeing
- Teamwork through sport and recreation activities
- Current exercise trends
- Sporting activities: Team and Individual
- Core Skills, Work Ready Skills and Employability Skills will be developed on this course
Application Information
What further study options are available?
- Advanced Certificate: Sport and Fitness
What career opportunities are there?
- Leisure attendant
- Pool lifeguard (with additional external qualification)
- Youth and community work
- Active Schools instructor
- Volunteering within the community in a sporting context
- Sports development assistant