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Higher Education in sport and physical activity

Looking to build a career in sport and physical activity?

Thinking about higher education or university?

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-graduation

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 18? Foundation courses, Volunteering, Degree-level study, Higher-level apprenticeships, Vocational course, or Employment?

What is a Higher Education Partner?

CIMSPA Higher Education Partners represent the sport and physical activity sector’s leading universities and higher education institutes. The endorsement of CIMSPA reflects a commitment by higher 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.

CIMSPA endorsed degree 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 degree 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 Higher Education Partner?

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

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