Community Health & Sport Officer (Apprenticeship Level 3)
Introduction
On completion of this standard, apprentices will be able to scope, organise and coordinate the delivery of opportunities for local communities to get more physically active. As a gain; skills to engage inactive and hard to reach youth and communities; behavioural change skills; practical experience of how to develop and devise appropriate sports or physical activity programmes; and know how to work with national governing bodies of sport, community organisations, the voluntary sector and sport for development agencies.
Apprentices who successfully complete this apprenticeship will be eligible to apply for membership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) as a Practitioner.
Entry Requirements
There are no other formal qualifications required to start this apprenticeship, but applicants will be assessed to ensure they have the ability to complete the English and Maths qualification to at least level 2 Employers may consider applicants based on relevant prior experience.
Functional Skills
Apprentices will be required to have or to achieve level 2 and in English and Maths prior to their apprenticeship gateway meeting. If level 2 has already been achieved, then the development of further English, maths and digital skills will continue for the duration of the apprenticeship.
Duration
The Apprenticeship will take 20 months to complete with an additional 2 months for End Point Assessment.
Progression
Successful completers will be able to move into senior roles within the Sector such as leading teams of people or specialising with certain populations, particular sports or programmes.
Funding
Levy paying employers may fund apprentices on this programme from their Apprenticeship Account and nonlevy paying SMEs through the co-funded option. There may be a small fee for some SME’s.
End Point Assessment
To achieve this apprenticeship standard, the employer, training provider and apprentice will agree when the apprentice is ready and competent to undertake the independent end assessment, which will test their skills knowledge and behaviours required for this role.
