Expand+Programme Entry Requirements:

•Minimum Leaving Certificate or equivalent or relevant life and work experience.

•Students must be working or on work experience in the Sports & Leisure facility throughout their course as they need to fulfil a mi...

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•Minimum Leaving Certificate or equivalent or relevant life and work experience.

•Students must be working or on work experience in the Sports & Leisure facility throughout their course as they need to fulfil a minimum of 150 hours work experience as assignments will require learners to draw upon practical experience. The Leisure facility should include a Pool.

•Learners will need to be available to attend Skills Demonstrations days with their Tutors during the course. This is in addition to the work experience above. These skills demo days may be run over a number of evenings or Saturdays and all in a local Leisure Centre. These are mandatory to complete this award.

•Certain assessments require completion of work, which must be observed and evaluated by a Supervisor or Line manager.

•Garda vetting may be required for certain Sports & Leisure placements and students can apply for this through The Open College. Please ask for details.

•If you take this course by distance learning the course material will be posted to you. You can complete and return assignments/projects which must be typed rather than handwritten either by post or by email.

•If you take this course by eLearning you will need basic IT skills and have access to broadband.

•Competent knowledge of English as well as basic typing skills as all assessments need to be typed prior to submission for correction.

•For more details on participation suitability of this course


Exemptions:
•It is possible to gain exemptions from certain components of the course. If you already hold a QQI / FETAC award, or any Sports & Fitness awards, please contact us for details and we will advise you of available exemptions.

Expand+Sports and Leisure course that will enable students to demonstrate and apply a range of skills and knowledge in a variety of Sports and Recreation contexts. Students will acquire the knowledge and practical skills required to assist in the running of...

Hide-Sports and Leisure course that will enable students to demonstrate and apply a range of skills and knowledge in a variety of Sports and Recreation contexts. Students will acquire the knowledge and practical skills required to assist in the running of a Sports and Leisure Facility.

The variety of modules covered during the duration of this programme will allow the learner to work independently and under supervision in a range of facility types. Students will be provided with a basic understanding of Recreation theory and health concepts in a variety of subject areas.

We will provide students with an understanding of the Leisure industry and other general areas which will be beneficial to their future careers. Students will be required to complete 8 component certificates in order to achieve this QQI Level 5 Major Award in Sports Recreation and Exercise.

Students will be equipped with the confidence to go into the workplace or they may progress to further or higher education in a related field.

This programme will be delivered part-time over 12 months by a mix of Distance Learning, Workplacements and Skills Demonstration events.

The overall aim of the programme is to provide the learner with the opportunity to develop the required knowledge, skills and competence in the leisure industry in order to meet the standards set by the awarding body in the award specification for Sports Recreation and Exercise level 5.

The objectives of this programme are as follows:

•To enable the learner to explore the Sports & Leisure environment with a view to reskilling or upskilling and exploring concepts and subject areas that may interest the learner in future programmes or employment.

•To support the learner to investigate the role and functions of the Sports and Leisure Industry in contributing to a healthy population and running leisure organisations.

•To enable the learner to investigate methods and techniques that could be used by a manger or facility to reach an organisations goals and objectives in areas including customer service, healthy lifestyles, leisure facility administration.

Who should complete this Major Award:

•Sports, Recreation and Leisure Industry workers, gym personnel, fitness workers, healthcare and workers in a leisure capacity requiring a detailed understanding of the Sport and Recreation administration, Organisations and Management, thus enabling best practice.

•Individuals interested in recreation broadly, and organisations and policy in particular, perhaps with an aim towards self-development and personal growth, or with a future career goal within the Recreation, Health and Fitness industry.

• Individuals from a Sports background who wish to gain a greater knowledge of the Recreation facility industry for the purposes of greater understanding of how the industry works and is organised.

•Other learners working towards a major qualification of which Leisure Facility Operations is a component.

Expand+Requirement in credit value for this Major Award is 120 Credits with 15 Credits per Module available.

Mandatory – All of the following components: – 45 Credits

•Sports and Recreation Studies (5N2667)*
•Exercise & Fitness (5N2668)*
•Work E...

Hide-Requirement in credit value for this Major Award is 120 Credits with 15 Credits per Module available.

Mandatory – All of the following components: – 45 Credits

•Sports and Recreation Studies (5N2667)*
•Exercise & Fitness (5N2668)*
•Work Experience (5N1433)

Elective Option 1: A minimum of one component (credit value 15) from the following components: – 15 Credits

•Personal Effectiveness (5N1390)
•Communications (5N0690)
•Customer Service (5N0972)

Elective Option 2: A minimum of 3 components (credit value 45) from the following components: – 45 Credits

•Sports Anatomy and Physiology (5N4648)
•Leisure Facility Administration (5N4666)
•Leisure Facility Operations (5N4667)
•Health & Safety at Work (5N1794)*
•Nutrition (5N2006)*

If 8 components are not selected (3 Mandatory, 1 from Elective Option 1 and 4 from Elective section 2) then the remaining credit value of 15 can be obtained by using relevant component(s) from level 5. A maximum of 15 credits may be used from either level 4 or level 6.

* Students taking these modules will have to sit an examination (€30.00) that is normally held in Dublin but arrangements can be made in outside centres around the country. This can be paid before exam dates and is not required upon enrolment. For learners taking more than one module with Supervised Exams in the elective sections ( e.g. Health & Safety at Work and Nutrition) this fee will be €60.00 in total.

All participants must have access to a professional Sports & Leisure environment to fulfill the assessment requirements of the course – which is at least 150 hours work experience but we recommend 200 hours where feasible.

This distance learning QQI accredited course means that Students can study flexibly at home, or at any convenient place and time, and can gain an Internationally Recognised Qualification.

Students receive a comprehensive Course Manual, Assignments, Efficient Studyguide, and unlimited one-to-one Tutor Support for the course duration.

Work Placements:
•If students are not in a position to secure a Work Placement or have Insurance concerns for the duration required please contact us to discuss further as we may be able to assist students with placements and work place insurance in certain circumstances.

Expand+Assessments:

•A combination of module appropriate assessment procedures will facilitate the assessment of learning outcomes of the course. These methods will include a combination of final written examinations (e.g. Health & Safety at Work or Nut...

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•A combination of module appropriate assessment procedures will facilitate the assessment of learning outcomes of the course. These methods will include a combination of final written examinations (e.g. Health & Safety at Work or Nutrition Modules) and continuous assessment processes such as assignments, collection of work, learner records, projects and skills demonstration. All assignments will be designed to maximise the individual participant’s skills in their career development. All work submitted must be your own work.

•As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, validated by a Verifier with an independent QQI External Authenticator to complete the process.