- Location: Bray Institute of Further Education Novara Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
This course will provide an initial look into the world of Sports Coaching, Sports management and Sports Education. Learners will be prepared for work in Sports Complexes, Leisure Centres, Health Clubs and Sports coaching through an integrated syllabus involving the theoretical knowledge of physical fitness and exercise, practical participation, administration and management techniques and various coaching skills. Learners will also be placed in a working environment as well as going on trips to different facilities within the Leisure Industry
Programme of Study
QQI
- Sport and Recreation Studies
- Exercise and Fitness
- Nutrition
- Leisure Facilities Administration
- Communications
- Coaching - Soccer; Volleyball; Gaelic Football
- Work Experience
- Safety and Health at Work
ITEC
- Gym Instruction (International)
- Professional Conduct & Business Awareness for Fitness
- Anatomy & Physiology for Fitness
Royal Life Saving Society
- Life Guarding
Components subject to change
Entry Requirements
- Leaving CertificateorequivalenttoincludeBiology
- 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. Applicants will be requested to complete a personal statement for submission at interview. Garda vetting is necessary prior to work experience placement.
Career Opportunities
- Gym Instructor
- Lifeguard
- Sports Coach
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 & performance (LY228)
UCC:
- Sports studies & physical education (CK116)
Waterford IT:
- BSC in sports coaching(WD186);
- BSC in exercise and fitness(WD125)
Certification
- QQI Level 5 Award in Sport & Recreation (5M5146)
- ITEC Diploma level 5 equivalence on the NFQ in Gym Instruction
- Life Guard certificate (RLSS)
- FAI Kickstart One certificate
- Hurling & Gaelic Football Coaching Certificate Level One (GAA)
Course 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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