Course details
This course has been designed to enable participants to improve their sports skills and gain recognised qualifications to work in sport related careers & industry. The course incorporates elements of Soccer, GAA, Rugby & Athletics whilst also providing the opportunity to gain additional qualifications in Gym Instructor/Personal Training. Following successful completion of this course, students may progress to Level 7 & 8 Sports related courses in Institutes of Technology.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
Enable participants to enhance and improve their existing sports skills. It has a high practical content, delivered by qualified coaches and is designed to develop existing sports skills to a very high standard as well as introducing students to a broad range of innovative coaching methods and sports administration skills.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent
- Letter of recommendation from a recognised club
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
- Skills & Fitness Test
COURSE CONTENT
- Sport & Recreation Studies
- Sports Anatomy & Physiology
- Exercise & Fitness
- Sports Injury Prevention
- Nutrition
- Occupational First Aid
- Teamworking
- Work Experience
OPTIONAL MODULES
Extra modules:
- Maths
- Soccer Coaching
- Gaelic Football Coaching
- Rugby Coaching
CERTIFICATION
- FETAC Level 5 Award in Sport, Recreation & Exercise 5M5146
- FAI Kick Start 1
- Rugby Coaching FETAC Level 5
- GAA Coaching FETAC Level 5
- Occupational First Aid Certificate
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION
- ITEC Level 2 - Certificate in Fitness Instructing Gym-based Exercise
- ITEC Level 3 - Certificate in Personal Training Gym- based Exercise
- Kickstart 1
- Kickstart 2
- Code of Ethics & Child Protection
- Small sided games - 4x4 and 7x7
- Strength & Conditioning
- Youth Cert
- Referees Course
- Rugby Level 1
- Gaelic Games
- Athletics Level 1
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Performance, Coaching, Health & Leisure Industry, Community Organisations, Club Administration, Further Study, Scholarships.
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About Galway Technical Institute
We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.
Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.
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