- Location: Bray Institute of Further Education Novara Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
The course is designed to prepare both male and female learners for life as a learner athlete. Existing soccer skills will be improved and applicants will also be introduced to a broad range of general coaching skills. Learners that reach the required academic and football standard will have the opportunity to travel to the USA to participate in a tournament in Phoenix Arizona to be considered for a soccer scholarship.
Programme of Study
QQI
- Sport and Recreation Studies
- Exercise and Fitness Nutrition
- Leisure Facilities Administration Communications
- Work Experience
- Soccer Coaching; Volleyball Coaching; Gaelic Football Coaching
- Safety and Health at Work
- Kick Start 1; Kick Start 2
- FAI Referees Badge
- First Aid
ITEC
- Gym Instruction (international)
- Professional conduct & Business Awareness for Fitness
- Anatomy & Physiology for Fitness
Components subject to change
Entry Requirements
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent to include Biology
- Leaving Cert. Applied with a merit profile to include Biology at QQI Level 4
- Full QQI Level 4 with a merit profile to include Biology
- Mature Applicants – experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
Places are offered following successful interview and successfully passing a soccer skills trial. Applicants should also have a record of achievement in football. Applicants will be requested to complete a personal statement for submission at interview. Garda vetting is necessary prior to work experience placement.
Career Opportunities
- Soccer Coach
- Gym Instructor
Higher Education Progression*
Carlow IT:
- Bachelor of Arts in sport & exercise (CW817);
- Physiology and health science (CW106);
- Sports rehabilitation and athletic therapy (CW188);
- Sports science (CW178);
- Strength and conditioning (CW198)
IT Blanchardstown:
- Sports management and coaching (BN111)
Letterkenny:
- Sports coaching and performance (LY228)
UCC:
- Sports studies and physical education (CK116)
Waterford IT:
- BSC in sports coaching (WD186);
- BSC in exercise and fitness (WD125)
Certification
FAI Kickstart One & Two certificate in Soccer Coaching
FAI Refereeing Badge
QQI Level 5 Award in Sport & Recreation
(5M5146) awarded by QQI
ITEC Diploma level 5 equivalence on the NFQ in Gym Instruction
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Bray Institute of Further Education
Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at hontheirs level to those who are training for employment.
They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jtheirney from Dublin City Centre.
Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past twenty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin.
BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KWETB).
They offer a wide range of Further Education (PLC) ctheirses both full and part-time at the Institute.
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