What is it?
This Level 4 qualification, designed and developed by 1st4sport, is being specifically created for anyone involved in the delivery and assessment of coach learning and development.
Grounded in the latest research and aligned with sector needs, this qualification will support tutors and assessors to lead high-quality, inclusive, and impactful learning experiences and assessments for coaches across all levels and environments.
Whether you’ re supporting formal coach learning in community settings or performance pathways, this qualification will equip you with the tools to design and deliver transformative learning.
Who is it for? This qualification is ideal for:
• Tutors and assessors across any sport and physical activity setting
• Learning and development leads in sport organisations
• Professionals seeking to advance their role in coach education and assessment.
If you’ re already facilitating learning and want to deepen your expertise, this qualification is for you.
What value will it add?
• Nationally recognised and quality assured: as a regulated qualification, you gain a respected, high-standard credential trusted across the sector.
• Designed by sector specialists and created by 1st4sport, a recognised leader in sport education design.
• Practical and assessed learning. Demonstrate real-world competence through applied, work-based assessment.
• Enhance employability and deployability and gain transferable skills valued by employers across sport, education, and development, enhancing your readiness for diverse roles.
• Advance your practice and deepen your skills in inclusive learning design, ethical practice, and the long-term support of your audience.
• Strengthen your professional profile: build a foundation for career progression in tutor or assessor roles within sport and active leisure.
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