Further Education in sport and physical activity

Looking to build a career in sport and physical activity?

Thinking about further education or an apprenticeship?

Choose a course that offers a great start to your career.

Courses endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) provide:

  • The knowledge and skills needed by the sector
  • Learning that meets the professional standards for the sector, set by employers
  • Qualifications that major employers demand
  • Opportunities for part-time and seasonal roles while you’re studying
  • Improved employment prospects post-course completion

 

Make the right course choice and see your career fly.

Choosing an endorsed course

By choosing a CIMSPA endorsed course, you can be reassured that the training is of a high standard and that you will be equipped with the right knowledge, skills and behaviours to perform your role and progress in your career.

Endorsed courses help to:

  • ensure that the course provider is delivering quality training to a minimum standard
  • let potential employers know that you have acquired the desired skills and knowledge that they are looking for, to enable you to competently carry out the role.

What’s next?

If you are considering a career in the sport and physical activity sector, there are a number of pathways you can choose in order to travel to your next destination. From a variety of further and higher education options to employment or volunteering, there is an option to suit every career explorer.

The CIMSPA Careers Hub

The CIMSPA Careers Hub has been developed to be your ‘one-stop shop’ for careers in the sport and physical activity sector, providing resources to support you throughout your career.

Visit the CIMSPA Careers Hub

Where next... post 16? Foundation courses, Volunteering, Degree-level study, Higher-level apprenticeships, Vocational course, or Employment?

What is a Further Education Partner?

CIMSPA Further Education Partners represent the sport and physical activity sector’s leading colleges and further education institutes. The endorsement of CIMSPA reflects a commitment by further education providers to equip students with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to effectively transition into roles in the sector by aligning courses with professional standards or progress on to higher education.

CIMSPA endorsed programmes are certified as meeting professional standards set by the most highly regarded employers in the sector. Once an institute has become a CIMSPA partner, all programmes relating to a career within the sport and physical activity sector will be eligible to be endorsed and quality assured.

We already work in partnership with some of the leading sport and physical activity education institutions in the country.

Who is a CIMSPA Further Education Partner?

All of our Further Education Partners can be found within the Partner Directory.