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To have a successful career in sport, it is important to understand the qualifications, skills and experience required for your desired profession. Whatever your interest, whether it is a job in sports business, coaching, media, teaching, science, health and fitness, there are an increasing number of opportunities. The key is to stand out from the crowd.
Review the job and training opportunities our business partners offer in our comprehensive directory. Having this knowledge and understanding can help you achieve your career goals.
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The Active brand has become trusted and recognised for providing fun, healthy and inclusive programmes helping 18 month to 16 year old children grow and nurture their confidence, resilience and mindset within a safe environment.
FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY - YES
InSport Education delivers fully flexible and online immersive, real-world learning programmes for students and early-career professionals in sport business. We offer access to highly experienced professionals from across the sector, helping you to learn practical, first-hand skills, network with industry leaders, and accelerate your career in sport business.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
As the national governing body for group exercise EMD UK are dedicated to achieving our vision of a healthier nation through exercise. We work with instructors, operators and organisations across the sector to provide help, support and advice and to ensure that group exercise continues to inspire people of all ages and abilities to take part in physical activity.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
We are called Everyone Active for a reason: we have made it our mission to encourage everyone we come into contact with to participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, either in one of our centres or via online training, five times per week.
To help us achieve this mission, we manage more than 160 leisure and cultural centres across the UK in partnership with over 50 different local authorities.
We are passionate about being active and staying healthy, and we want our members to be too.
GLL is a charitable social enterprise and the largest leisure provider in the UK. As a national organisation, we now operate in more locations than ever before and run over 350 leisure centres, pools and event spaces (including the London Aquatics Centre and Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), as well as numerous libraries, children’s centres and spas.
Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure, cultural and community facilities accessible and affordable. Not only that, we’re committed to getting local people into work all around the locations that we operate in.
Here at The Training Room we are specialists at connecting people with opportunities by providing focused, thorough training and an invaluable careers service.
When we started back in 2006, we operated as a full-service careers provider within the fitness industry, helping students start a new career through our accredited Personal Training Courses.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
Are you looking to develop a career in Fitness, Sport and Performing Arts? Begin your training with trainwithpremier.com. We compliment your learning style through workshops, e-learning and face-to-face courses! You can gain plenty of experience, skills and qualifications with us to begin, enhance or develop your career.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
TRAINFITNESS is the UK’s leading personal trainer course provider.
With nearly 20 years of experience, TRAINFITNESS offers a comprehensive, fully-rounded and deep learning experience. We offer a range of affordable course options, including interest free repayment plans, as well as various study options such as full time, part time and distance study.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
NFTS offer a unique Sports Production diploma course, delivered in partnership with IMG, the world’s largest independent sports producers, aiming to equip students with the editorial skills required to produce state-of-the-art sports and live events coverage, highlights content and other material. Every student also completes a four-week work experience placement at IMG.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
BASES (The British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences) is the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK. Our mission is to drive excellence in sport and exercise sciences through the promotion of evidence-based practice and the development and enhancement of professional and ethical standards. This includes a number of services and support, including Membership, Accreditation’s and Certifications, Conferences and Events, Research and Publications, and Partnerships.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
The Academy of Intrinsic Biomechanics Programmes, Biomechanics Education Ltd, has evolved since 2007 without losing its founder members and their passion for empowering individuals to improve the way they and their clients move.
All of our courses are delivered by a highly committed team of fully qualified, skilled professionals called Master Trainers, who all embrace having a diverse range of abilities and professionals on the workshops they deliver.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
Strength and Conditioning Education have been developing and delivering high quality education for fitness professionals for many years; Founded in 2011, the company specialises in performance-based education that allows trainers to develop their skills to get better results with their clients and work with athletes from all sports.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
AmeriCamp offers you the ultimate summer camp experience with one crucial difference to the other companies.
We offer the highest salaries in the industry in order to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work and have the financial means to travel the US or Canada for 30 days after camp. With zero costs on camp, you know exactly where the money you earn will be going – exploring North America!
Established in 1969, we’re the biggest international summer camp staff provider recruiting thousands of young people each year to work on hundreds of amazing summer camps across the USA.
We give you the opportunity to spend your summer doing something different whilst making an impact and gaining new skills, new friends and memories that will last a lifetime.
CCUSA offers the dream summer job in America, Canada and Europe for anyone who LOVES coaching/teaching Sports!
That’s right, just imagine coaching/teaching Sports for 9 weeks in California or New York or even slightly closer to home in Croatia and getting paid for it! It doesn’t end there though, as afterwards you will have up to 30 days to travel on your visa (if you wish) – this truly is the best job and holiday rolled into one, and sure beats working in the rain over the British summer!
Fit For Sport recruit staff for two programmes simultaneously throughout the year; Kids Holiday Activity Camps which run during school holidays and our Extended School Days programme which run during term time. You can work in one or both programmes as you chose ono a Casual, Fixed hours, Part-time or Permanent Basis – You chose!
Get Active provide exciting and engaging activities to more than 10,000 children aged 3-16 in over 65 schools every week.
Established in 2004, Get Active Sports continue to deliver high quality PPA Cover, PE Tuition, Staff CPD, Extra Curricular Clubs, Active Care, Holiday Camps, Football Development, Apprenticeships, Fetes & Fundraising events and Parties to schools, parents & children across the UK.
We deliver more than 9000 activity sessions each month to schools across the UK. This amounts to more than 500,000 visits per year, enriching the curriculum in all of the schools we work in partnership with.
With Academy partnerships with 70+ football, rugby and cricket professional and grass roots sports clubs, foundations and community trusts across the UK, study with SCL is your first step towards a career in sport.
Combine your passion for football, rugby or cricket with a full-time education and development programme, and benefit from an outstanding learning and teaching experience which will push you to achieve your best and set you on the path to establishing yourself with the industry.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
Star Hotshots has been running for more than 16 years. OFSTED-registered, we are very proud of the reputation we have for providing active, safe and enjoyable sports camps. Our camps are an enjoyable and structured way of using sport and physical activity to expend energy and develop skills.
The Mintridge Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to enhancing life skills in young people through sport. We provide a support network for young people by harnessing the power of positive sporting role models. The Mintridge Foundation assists young people of all ages, abilities and physical capabilities to develop confidence and resilience, and creates awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through sport.
Ultimate Activity Camps is a leading provider of children’s holiday camps offering outstanding activity provision nationwide!
At Ultimate Activity Camps, our belief is that the quality of our staff above all else, determines the quality camp and really makes us the Ultimate.
Explore Sport Science at Bangor
If you are looking for a Sport Science degree with inspirational teaching from world-class researchers that will enhance your employability, explore your options at Bangor.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
We’re in the top 25 for sports science in the Guardian university league tables 2019 and a top 20 university for world-leading research impact in sport and exercise science (REF 2014).
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
Study sport at Hartpury University; where students go on to change the lives of professional athletes, as well as the people involved in community and school sports.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
MSc Sports Business, Management and Policy Part Time Online
Our course has been designed with the University’s Sports Advisory Board, made up of key sports industry experts, to ensure you graduate with the skills and knowledge needed by leading sports employers.
ONLINE
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
Newcastle University offers an innovative Sport and Exercise Science degree taught in the Medical Sciences Faculty providing students with a strong foundation in sport and exercise related science. Undergraduates work with academics, practitioners, elite athletes and industry partners to develop knowledge and skills underpinned by world leading research.
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
In 1997, Swansea University launched its Sport and Exercise Science BSc. Since then, Swansea has gone from strength to strength, ranking Top in Wales (Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2019), and 1st in the UK for Graduate Prospects, with 100% of our students in employment or further education within 6 months after graduating (DLHE).
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
If you’re an aspiring or practicing leader of sport or fitness activity, The Open University’s sport and fitness courses will develop your skills and understanding of sports science, psychology, training, coaching and leadership. They are designed to increase your effectiveness in your working role and develop employability skills to boost your career prospects.
ONLINE
COURSE PROVIDER - YES
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) is a world first in higher education, offering undergraduate university degrees in the football and sports industry. UCFB provides an exceptional environment to live and learn in, with state-of-the-art facilities in two inspirational campuses in London and Manchester, which have the iconic Wembley and Etihad stadiums at their heart.