Sport, Coaching and Training Certificate Level 3 Yr 1 - SCFC Football Academy
at South Staffordshire College, Penkridge · college
What the college says
Our Football Education Academy is our post-16 education programme incorporating football training, matches and development into players education. It allows you to put your best foot forward with a blending learning approach to football and higher education. The sport and fitness sector is a multi-billion pound industry that services over 1 million jobs within the UK in a range of disciplines, ranging from elite level through to grass roots and community development. The Level 3 course provides a mix of theory and practical preparing you for your next steps toward industry and/or university. The courses look to build knowledge at an A level standard helping to build academic skills, appliable knowledge and practical experience. Our courses look to focus on your individual passions and prepare you for a successful career in the sports industry, we will look to build your confidence and develop the work readiness skills and wider attributes that will serve you well as a coach, instructor, personal trainer and within many other roles in the industry.
What you need to get on
This course will require applicants to have: * 4 GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) or above including English or maths * 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) or above excluding English or maths * Level 2 qualification in a related subject and English or maths at grade 4 (C) or above As well as these qualifications, applicants should have a strong interest in sport and demonstrate a commitment to succeed in both practical and theoretical aspects of study.
How you are assessed
Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Cannock Campus
Cannock Campus The Green, Cannock, WS11 1UE
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Cannock
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