BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sports Coaching BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development
The content of the Sport BTEC Nationals has been developed in collaboration with employers and representatives from higher education and relevant professional bodies. This means that the content is up to date and includes the knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes required in the sector.
The mandatory and optional content provides a balance of breadth and depth, while retaining a degree of choice for individual learners to study content relevant to their own interests and progression choices.
The proportion of mandatory content ensures that all learners are following a coherent programme of study and acquiring the knowledge, understanding and skills that will be recognised and valued.
Coaching is an area that continues to expand, with up to 3.1 million adults in England estimated to have coached sport or physical activity in the previous 12 months, providing 7.6 million coach-led participation experiences per week (Coaching in an Active Nation The Coaching Plan for England, YouGov Study, 2016).
These qualifications include embedded industry accreditation, allowing learners to progress directly to work in the sector or to further study.
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sports Coaching is a qualification for post-16 learners. The qualification is equivalent in size to one A Level. It may be taken alongside as part of a two-year full-time study programme. It is intended for post-16 learners who want to progress directly to employment in an assistant coaching role. The qualification is also suitable for those wishing to progress to higher education.
Learners taking this qualification will study three mandatory units:
- Careers in the Sports and Active Leisure Industry
- Health, Wellbeing and Sport
- Developing Coaching Skills.
The mandatory content allows learners to develop their technical coaching skills, supported by underpinning knowledge, and provides the opportunity for learners to relate these to the sports coaching industry's Coaching Skills.
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development is a qualification for post-16 learners. The qualification is equivalent in size to 1.5 A Levels, and may be taken as a one-year, full-time programme. It may also be taken as part of a two-year full-time study programme.
Learners taking this qualification will study five mandatory units:
- Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry
- Health, Wellbeing and Sport
- Developing Coaching Skills
- Sport Development
- Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity.m and Business.
The mandatory content allows learners to develop their technical coaching skills, supported by underpinning knowledge, and gives learners the opportunity to relate the skills and knowledge to the sports coaching and development industry. By studying Unit 2: Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity, learners will understand how to promote their skills in a range of different coaching environments.
Learners will also complete one optional unit form the following selection:
- Anatomy and Physiology in Sport
- Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport
- Practical Sports Application
- Organising Events in Sport and Physical Activities
You will need three to four GCSEs grade at grade 4 or above (A - C), including English Language.
Students with full Level 2 vocational qualifications with an overall Merit/Distinction in Sport will also be considered.
Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector. For these qualifications, there are two main forms of assessment that you need to be aware of: internal and synoptic.
Internally-assessed units In sports coaching and development, all units are internally assessed. This means that you set and assess the assignments that provide the final summative assessment.
Learners could be given opportunities to:
- Write up the findings of their own research.
- Use case studies to explore complex or unfamiliar situations.
- Carry out projects for which they have choice over the direction and outcomes.
- Demonstrate practical and technical skills using appropriate processes.
Synoptic assessment Synoptic assessment requires learners to demonstrate that they can identify and use effectively, an appropriate selection of skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge. They are encouraged to apply their learning in realistic contexts using scenarios and realistic activities that will permit them to draw on and apply their learning. The synoptic assessment gives learners an opportunity to independently select and apply learning from across their programmes in the completion of a vocational task. Assessment of the internal and external units for these qualifications will be available in English.
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Sports Coaching and The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development can lead to:
- Further study
- Employment as a coach working with youth sport or working with children at beginner levels, for example primary-school age or in after-school clubs and holiday clubs
- A BA (Hons) in Sports Coaching and Development
- A BA (Hons) in Sports Management
Learning takes place in the classroom, the gym, the sports hall and other outside facilities. The purpose of the BTEC Nationals in relation to your development is as follows:
- To apply learning that brings together knowledge and understanding (the cognitive domain).
- To develop practical and technical skills (the psychomotor domain).
- Through performing vocational tasks that encourage the development of appropriate vocational behaviours (the affective domain).
- Through developing your transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, planning and completing tasks to high standards.
If you will be aged 16 to 18 on 31 August in the year you begin your studies and have been resident in the UK/EU/EEA for the past 3 years, your course will be free.
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