1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Assistant (Sport and Physical Activity)
If you're interested in offering your learners a career in coaching, then this qualification offers an entry point to the industry.
They will learn the theory and practice behind delivering and evaluating coaching activities, enabling them to assist in the delivery of sports and physical activity coaching sessions with the guidance and supervision of a coach or appropriate governing organisation.
Recognised as the industry standard Level 1 qualification for coaching assistants by UK Coaching, this qualification is aligned to CIMSPA's professional standard for Coaching Assistant.
Entry Age: 14 - Cost Per Learner £ 150 - 100% Online Learning
1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Assistant (Multi-Skills)
The 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Assistant (Multi Skills) offers an entry point to coaching for anyone with a passion for this industry.
Your learners will gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to assist the delivery of multi skills coaching sessions - with the supervision of a more qualified coach. Developing their knowledge in this area, your learners will consider the theory and practice behind delivering and evaluating coaching activities in multi skills. This qualification is recognised as the industry standard Level 1 qualification for coaching assistants by UK Coaching. It is aligned to the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) professional standard for Coaching Assistant. Prepares learners to assist in delivering multi skills coaching sessions with the supervision of a more qualified coach
Entry Age: 16 - Cost Per Learner £ 150 - 100% Online Learning
1st4sport Level 2 Award in Multi-Skills Development in Sport
With this qualification, your learners will gain the knowledge and understanding to incorporate fundamental movement skills and fundamental sports skills into multi-skills sessions delivered to a variety of populations.
It has been developed in partnership with and is supported by UK Coaching as the industry standard qualification for this area.
Entry Age: 17 - Cost Per Learner £ 200 - 80% Online Learning 20% Assessment
1st4sport Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
The skills and knowledge will qualify your learners to fulfil the role of an emergency first-aider in the workplace, who can be relied upon to perform a variety of emergency first-aid tasks, including:
identifying when and how to administer cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
who has external bleeding
who is suffering from shock
who has small cuts, grazes, bruises or splinters
who has minor burns and scalds.
1st4sport Qualifications is an active member of the First Aid at Work Forum - a group formed in response to regulatory requirements for Awarding Organisations to standardise delivery and quality assurance arrangements.
This is a regulated Emergency First Aid at Work qualification and is supported by the HSE and meets the requirements of the HSE First Aid Regulations 1981. Note that learners must requalify every three years to maintain their status as an emergency first-aider.
Prepares learners to assess an incident, recognise the signs and symptoms of injury and illness and assist a casualty in a safe and effective manner
Entry Age: 16 - Cost Per Learner £ 150 - 100% Face to Face
1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing
Interested in supporting people to meet their goals at the gym?
Completing this qualification will enable your learners to work as a gym-based fitness instructor. They will also be able to deliver gym inductions and design health-related gym programmes.
Become qualified to work as a gym instructor
1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Basketball
The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Basketball is ideal for coaching assistants ready to develop their coaching skills to become basketball coaches.
They will learn the principles and practice of safe, ethical, and effective management of basketball coaching sessions, preparing them to take responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating linked and progressive coaching sessions.
The knowledge and confidence that they gain will enable them to deliver suitable and enjoyable sessions for both adults and young people, ensuring that they are ready to support the people they coach to develop their skills.
This qualification is supported by the National Source Group for Basketball, comprised of the National Governing Bodies Basketball England, Basketball Wales and Basketball Scotland as the trade association and employers for basketball.
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate In Coaching Basketball
The 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Basketball is ideal for basketball coaches with an interest in developing high level players.
They will gain the skills and knowledge required to develop these players through effective basketball coaching, enabling them to enhance their coaching abilities and take the next step in their coaching career.
This qualification is supported by the National Sporting Group for Basketball, comprised of the National Governing Bodies Basketball England, Basketball Wales and Basketball Scotland as the trade association and employers for basketball.
1st4sport Level 3 Award in Workforce Mentoring
The 1st4sport Level 3 Award in Workforce Mentoring is designed to give you an overview of the principles and practice of workforce mentoring.
It covers:
- understanding mentoring theories and models
- creating and implementing a mentee agreement
- understanding boundaries of the mentoring role
- planning, delivering, and evaluating 6 hours of mentoring interventions with two mentees
- managing intervention records
- measuring success of interventions towards defined targets.
By learning more about the principles and practice of workforce mentoring through this qualification, you can develop your knowledge and skills with the view of building a career in this area.
For mentors working within the Coach Development workforce, this qualification is recognised by UK Coaching and National Governing Bodies of sport and will enable you to seek paid or voluntary roles in workforce mentoring. Provides the knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of mentoring people in physical activity and sport
Entry Age: 18 - Cost Per Learner £ 350 - 3 Tasks Online Learning + 1 contact Assessment
1st4sport Level 3 Award in Education and Training
The 1st4sport Level 3 Award in Education and Training is recognised as the industry standard introduction to teaching qualification for the further education and skills sector by the Education and Training Foundation.
It is a knowledge-based qualification with no minimum teaching practice requirement. There is, however, a minimum requirement to take part in microteaching (preparing teaching candidates for the 'real world' of the classroom).
This qualification is suitable for: Individuals who are not currently in teaching roles, individuals aspiring to teach, individuals who are new to teaching in the further education and skills sector.
If you're interested in teaching/training or support roles in the further education and skills sector, this qualification can help your learners gain key knowledge about teaching/training in this specific environment.
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate In Assessing Vocational Achievement
The 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement is recognised as the industry standard vocational skills assessing qualification for the further education and skills sector by the Education and Training Foundation. Obtaining this qualification will prove your learners' ability to assess knowledge-based qualifications and vocational qualifications in non-work environments.
This qualification is suitable for: current learning and development practitioners, those new to the role of assessor & people aspiring to assess work-based competency qualifications
Entry Age: 19 - Cost Per Learner £ 400 - 3 Tasks Online Learning + 1 contact Assessment
1st4sport Level 4 Award In the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
The 1st4sport Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice is recognised as the industry standard vocational skills assessing qualification for the further education and skills sector by the Education and Training Foundation. Obtaining this qualification will confirm your learners ability to complete internal quality assurance of assessments.
This qualification is suitable for experienced learning and development practitioners currently in the role of assessor.