Sports & Leisure Courses
Community Activator Coach
Overview
The Community Activator Coach promotes, delivers and coaches fun, inclusive and engaging activities that help whole communities to change their behaviour, adopt and keep to a physically active lifestyle. Community Activator Coaches are more than activity and sports leaders.
They will be equipped with the specialist knowledge needed to effectively work with one customer group (such as inactive teenagers) but also be knowledgeable about other inactive customer groups whom they may be expected to work with on occasion. When competent they will be experienced working with a range of different communities and all kinds of customers who are likely to be defined as inactive, sedentary or not doing enough physical activity in their lives.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 2 Community Activator Coach
Typical Duration
– 18 months
Career Progression
Successful apprentices will be able to move into leadership or management roles within the sector which may be aligned with an apprenticeship at a higher level.
This progression will involve leading teams of people; acting as a mentor for staff; or specialising in the delivery of sporting and physical activity programmes to certain populations or communities.
Personal Trainer
Overview
The role of a Personal Trainer is to coach clients (on a one to one and small group basis) towards their health and fitness goals.
Through the design and provision of creative and personalised exercise programmes and instruction, nutritional advice and overall lifestyle management.
Personal Trainers will motivate clients to positively change their behaviour and improve their overall wellbeing by providing specialist, tailored advice within their scope of practice, while always being aware of when to refer clients to relevant appropriate professionals for specialist information and guidance (e.g. physiotherapist, registered dietician, medical specialist).
Apprenticeships Available
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Typical Duration
– 15 months
Career Progression
Successful completers will be able to take further instructor courses to learn new skills to offer clients, like yoga, Pilates, nutrition or aerobics.
With further training, you could also work with people recovering from illness or who have medical conditions.
Sports Coach
Overview
A Sports Coach will use their sports knowledge and skills to create and deliver coaching programmes.
There are three pathways available to the sport coach.
High Performance Coaches will develop athletes and players in high-performance settings, including those on talent or development pathways, national or international programmes, professional or podium environments.
Community Sports Coaches will motivate and engage people of all ages and abilities in community sports and physical activity settings. Community sport includes local authority, charity and national governing body of sport community initiatives or clubs.
School Sports Coaches will collaborate with teachers to develop pupils’ mastery of psychomotor skills by applying a whole child approach in their coaching. They work in all categories of school and registered childcare environments.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 4 Sports Coach
Typical Duration
– 18 months
Career Progression
Successful completers will be able to move into leadership or management roles within the sector which may be aligned with an apprenticeship at a higher level. This progression will involve leading teams of people; acting as a mentor for staff; or specialising in the delivery of sporting and physical activity programmes to certain populations or communities.
Sporting Excellence Professional
Overview
A Sporting Excellence Professional apprentice will be able to competently perform the professional sport in which they train.
This standard is currently only available for the following professions:
Football; Cricket; Rugby and Equestrianism.
An apprentice will become responsible for their development and involvement in training and competitive professional sporting activities. This involves maintaining a high level of fitness to allow them to participate in training and competitions, sustaining a lifestyle designed to optimise performance, being aware of external factors that may affect individual performance both physically and psychologically, and maintaining a positive and inclusive image of their sport as part of their social responsibility.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 3 Sporting Excellence Professional
Typical Duration
– 18 months
Career Progression
Successful apprentices will be able to move into elite sports coaching, teaching or management roles within the sector which are aligned with apprenticeships at a higher level.
Employer Expression of Interest
For employers wishing to enrol an apprentice onto an MITSport apprenticeship programme.
Please follow the below link to complete our employer expression of interest form.
Once the form has been submitted one of our experienced information, advice and guidance councillors will contact you to discuss the next steps.
Apprentice Expression of Interest
For learners wishing to enrol onto an MITSport apprenticeship programme.
Please follow the below link to complete our apprentice expression of interest form.
Once the form has been submitted one of our experienced information, advice and guidance councillors will contact you to discuss the next steps.
