Sports / Movement Science

Course summary

This qualification is aimed at students who want to progress directly to employment in an assistant coaching role, or those wishing to progress to higher education, where you would have the added advantage of using it to obtain part-time employment while studying. The course is designed to be consistent with current industry practice to enable students to enter employment directly in a sports coaching role or progress to higher education. This is a career-focused qualification with industry endorsement and accreditation. It enables students to develop underpinning knowledge and technical skills and to gain experience as an Assistant Coach. It is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), which has confirmed that the qualification is fully mapped to its professional standards of ‘Assistant Coach’ and ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’. CIMSPA’s endorsement of this qualification allows students to apply for CIMSPA membership after successfully completing this programme, and is therefore recognised by employers as enabling students to enter employment in the job role of Assistant Coach in the sports sector.