Sport and Physical Activity Level 3

University College Birmingham

NVQ

In Birmingham

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Description

  • Type

    NVQ Level 3

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    2 Years

The number of employed and self-employed people in sports and fitness in the UK has soared by more than 30% during the past seven years. If you are excited by the prospect of forging a career in the sports industry, our Sport and Physical Activity college course will give you the background of knowledge and skills to hit the ground running.

Opening the door to a wide range of rewarding careers, the course will equip you with the essential skills required for direct entry into a broad range of roles, including performance analyst, fitness trainer, gym instructor and coach. After further higher level study, your future career options could also include becoming a sports therapist, nutritionist or PE teacher.

In addition to your main Level 3 sport course, there are opportunities for you to gain fantastic add-on qualifications in sports coaching, including gym instruction or emergency first aid. You will also experience a variety of sports, enrichment activities and visits to enhance your industry knowledge, as well as having the opportunity to become involved in assisting at a variety of competitions such as the Birmingham School Games.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Summer Row, B3 1JB

Start date

On request

About this course

Career opportunities
Sports coach (senior, employed by NGBs/professional sports clubs)
Fitness instructor
Sports professional
Teaching assistant

Level 3 Certificate in Sport and Physical Activity

Normally, you will require a minimum of 4 GCSEs, two at grade 4 (grade C) and two at grade 3 (grade D), ideally including maths and/or English.
Alternatively, you will require a BTEC Level 2 Diploma along with a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 3.
Applicants will be required to provide a good school report, which must include attendance.
You should be committed, enthusiastic and have a desire to succeed in the sports industry.

University College Birmingham works with a wide range of organisations to ensure you receive the best possible training and qualifications recognised by industry.

Why choose this college course?
WORK PLACEMENT – Give your CV a huge boost by gaining real-life industry experience on a work placement
ENRICHMENT – Gain additional sporting qualifications and get involved supporting sporting competitions and events or working in local schools
MOVE UP TO UNIVERSITY – Want to continue your learning journey after college? This course will allow you to progress onto our range of sport and fitness-related degrees
TEAM SCOTLAND PARTNERSHIP – Our University will be the home for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, offering exciting opportunities for our students to work with the team and its athletes

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2018

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Subjects

  • Fitness
  • Leadership
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports Coaching
  • Practical
  • Physiology
  • Creative
  • Methods
  • Professional

Course programme

Year 1

Level 3 Certificate in Sport and Physical Activity
  • Exercise Health and Lifestyle
  • Preparing for a Career in Sport and Physical Activity
  • Sports Coaching
  • Practical Team Sports
  • Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise
  • Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity

In addition to the modules for the Certificate (above), you will also study:

  • Current Issues in Sport
  • Assessing Risk in Sport
  • Leadership in Sport

Year 2

Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity
  • Leadership in Sport
  • Practical Individual Sports
  • Organising Sports Events
  • Work Experience in Sport
  • Current Issues in sport

Plus one option from:

  • Coaching Special Populations
  • Sports and Exercise Massage
Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity

In addition to the modules for the Diploma (above), you will also study:

  • Sports Nutrition
  • Psychology of Sports Performance
  • Sports Injuries
  • Applied Strength and Conditioning

Teaching and assessment

You will be required to prepare work independently and as part of a team. You will be assessed through coursework, assignments, projects, practical observations and presentations, some of which will involve industry-related visits and external assessment.

Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2015-2020.

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