Free Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport Course in Liverpool. Classes run at Gateacre School, full-time during the day over two years.
The course covers the sport and active leisure sector in depth. You'll study topics including anatomy and physiology, fitness training, sports coaching, and sports psychology. It builds the knowledge and skills employers look for in sport and fitness roles.
You'll need five GCSEs at grade 4 or above to apply. You'll finish with a Pearson Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport.
The BTEC Certificate in Sport is designed to give learners a basic grounding in understanding and knowledge of the sport and active leisure sector. The BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, and Diploma (90 credit), in Sport will give learners a solid foundation in the sector, enabling them to develop essential skills required for gaining employment, securing career progression, or progressing to further qualifications and training required to achieve their goals.
For example, those wishing to pursue a career in the fitness industry could complete the following units from the Performance and Excellence pathway:
Unit 1: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology in Sport Unit 2: The Physiology of Fitness Unit 3: Assessing Risk in Sport Unit 4: Fitness Training and Programming Unit 7: Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise Unit 11: Sports Nutrition Unit 17: Psychology for Sports Performance Unit 27: Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport Unit 28: The Athleteês Lifestyle Unit 12: Current Issues in Sport Unit 15: Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise Unit 18: Sports Injuries Unit 39: Sports Facilities and Operational Management.
What career options are good with BTEC Sport PE? This could be in the leisure industry, teaching, physiotherapy, coaching, sports psychology, sports journalism and sports medicine, to name but a few. The BTEC qualifications in this specification are QCF level 3 qualifications designed to provide highly specialist, work-related qualifications in a range of vocational sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment. These qualifications accredit the achievement for courses and programmes of study for full-time or part-time learners in schools, colleges and other training provider organisations.
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