Passionate about Sport? Our vocational courses offer you the opportunity to develop greater understanding of the industry and to specialise in specific areas of sports-based professions. Combining classroom and practical sessions, you'll also have the opportunity for industry work placements.
Depending on which qualification you choose, units will be selected from core and specialist units taught over the two-year course.
Extended Certificate core units:
Diploma and Extended Diploma core units:
You will also study units in Leadership in Sport, Sports Coaching, and Sports Injuries, Development and Provision of Sport and Physical Activity.
The Extended Diploma includes:
Due to the diverse nature of the course, a wide variety of teaching and learning styles will be utilised by the team, including group work, presentations and individual assignments. Many units will involve practical work, and assessment will be carried out on an individual and group basis, so students will be expected to fully participate.
This course would be most suitable for students who have a keen interest in sport, who wish to study sport further into Higher Education or alternatively enter employment in to the sporting industry. Previous students have pursued various sport related degrees (in Sport Science, Sports Development and Teaching at Universities including Bath, Loughborough and Birmingham), as well as using their qualifications from the BTEC Sport course to gain employment in the leisure and sports industry.
Work placements may require students to hold a valid police check (DBS). You may need to pay for this, however we will confirm the cost closer to the start of your course. If your family's income is low, you can apply for help to meet this cost from our Student Support Fund.
Standard entry requirements: five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, to include Maths and English Language.