Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development
Introduction
Prepare to work in sports coaching, with our professionally endorsed Level 3 National Foundation Diploma at Writtle College.
As a student at Writtle College, you’ll learn theory in the classroom and get hands-on coaching experience in the college and at local schools.
You’ll also have the opportunity to work towards a CYQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification, and gain a recognised first aid certificate.
We’ve developed our course in consultation with employers and professional bodies. It’s endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), and maps to their professional standards of 'Assistant Coach' and 'Safeguarding and Protecting Children'. After successfully completing the course, you’ll be able to apply for CIMSPA membership and find work as an assistant coach.
Course options
Key facts
Entry requirements
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Fees and funding
Facilities
Hands-on learning
As a student at Writtle College you’ll benefit from:
- extensive sporting facilities including floodlit tennis and netball courts, football and rugby pitches, a squash court, cricket square, and sports hall
- recreation and fitness centre equipped with cardiovascular and resistance machinery, functional fitness and free-weights area, and fitness studio
- access to the latest equipment such as watt bikes, video analysis, and health-screening tools.
Outstanding student support
Join our student community and:
- learn from experienced tutors, who'll provide encouragement and feedback
- make full use of facilities including library and IT resources
- access support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more.
Accreditation
Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
This qualification is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). It maps to CIMPSA’s professional standards of 'Assistant Coach' and 'Safeguarding and Protecting Children'. You’ll be able to apply for CIMSPA membership after successfully completing this course.
Awarding body
Pearson
Pearson is the UK's largest awarding organisation offering academic, vocational and work-based learning qualifications.
Careers
The Level 3 National Foundation Diploma will prepare you for further study, or for employment.
As the course is endorsed by CIMPSA, it’s recognised by employers as being suitable for entry to employment as an assistant coach or in sports development roles.
As a coach, you may work in youth sport or with children at beginner levels, for example primary-school age.
Many primary schools are 'buying in' support for PE teaching, both during school hours and for after-school clubs and holiday activities. This area has grown substantially in recent years since the introduction of the Government’s PE and sport premium.
If you want to continue your studies, there are two main options:
- progress on to a Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development
- consider university courses. This qualification is equivalent to 1.5 A-levels and, when combined with other qualifications, prepares you for degree-level study. Writtle College is part of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU); you might choose to stay at ARU and study for a degree in sport.
