Sport
We offer a wide range of Sport courses, which is one of the key factors in making us the number one further education (FE) provider of sport in Nottinghamshire!
A course with us will open up an exciting range of careers. For example, our students have gone on to become personal trainers, PE teachers, nutritionists, leisure managers, professional sports coaches and even professional athletes.
You can choose from pathways in Sports Development, Fitness, Training, Coaching, PE Teaching and Elite Sports Performance. You’ll benefit from a well-rounded educational and sporting experience that can lead directly into an exciting career, or to university-level study.
To complement your course, we also organise residential trips in the UK and overseas, plus day trips. The Sport department also offers a comprehensive work experience and volunteering scheme through our exclusive partnerships in the world of sport. Highlights include: coordinating one of the largest European tennis events for children at the Nottingham Tennis Open on behalf of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), volunteering at the National Ice Centre and Trent Bridge International Cricket Ground and coordinating primary school sport events.
You can download a course or apprenticeship guide here.
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Access to Higher Education: Sports Sciences (19+) - Full-time
This course is perfect if you are aged 19+ and want to progress to a higher level of study and ultimately to pursue a career in the sports industry.
FdSc Sports Coaching (Community and Performance) Foundation Degree (Level 5) - Full-time
Become a great all-rounder and prepare for your career with this industry-focused sport coaching qualification.
FdSc Sports Coaching (Community and Performance) Foundation Degree (Level 5) - Part-time
Become a great all-rounder and prepare for your career with this industry-focused sport coaching qualification.
Introduction to Sport and Fitness (SEND) (Entry 3) - Full-time
If you have mild learning difficulties and/or disabilities and if you enjoy sport or exercise and would like to build a foundation of knowledge about working in the sports, fitness and leisure industry in a supportive environment, then this course…
Sport (BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate) - Part of the A Level Programme
This qualification is perfect if you would like a career in a sport and/or fitness-related field, and want to take your studies further, perhaps onto a degree in a wide-range of sport disciplines.
Sport (Level 1) - Full-time
This course is perfect if you enjoy sport or exercise and would like to build a foundation of knowledge about working in the sports, fitness and leisure industry.
Sport (Level 3) - Full-time
This course is perfect if you enjoy sport and want to develop your skills and knowledge ready for a career in the sport, leisure or fitness industries.
Sport (NCFE Level 2) - Full-time
This course is perfect if you want to embark on a career in the sport, leisure or fitness industry.
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Meet Makai - Sports Coaching student
Meet Makai - He studies a Level 3 Sports Coaching course, which is based at our Basford campus and is perfect if you enjoy sport and want to develop your skills and knowledge ready for a career in the sport, leisure or fitness industries.