Our awarding body for the active learning and leisure sector - 1st4sport Qualifications - is recognised by Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. This means we can work with you to prepare qualifications for accreditation and offer them to recognised training providers.
How we make it happen
We know our success is down to establishing true partnerships. So we will work closely with you every step of the way, building an alliance that works for you. Firstly, we'll help you adapt your qualifications to meet National Occupational Standards and prepare them for accreditation. This will not only raise their profile as well as the candidates they qualify but increase the odds of candidates benefiting from any government funding too.
We will then offer the qualifications to a network of recognised training providers, quality assure their delivery and award them to successful candidates. By working together, we will make your qualifications widely accessible.
Focusing on your organisation’s financial sustainability
As well as improving the quality of education and standards of practice in your sport, this solution potentially offers an income stream for your organisation. And by benefiting from our economies of scale, you will save on the expensive overheads associated with an in-house function too. What's more, you’ll reap the rewards of our well-established marketing and delivery infrastructure.
See the types of qualifications we award. Our partners include The Football Association, British Cycling, the Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
What makes us different?
Uniquely as an awarding body, we offer you:
- The opportunity to retain brand ownership
- Expertise not only in education but in sport too
- Added value services all from under one roof, including:
- Editorial and design solutions for producing engaging learning materials
- Warehousing services for distribution of learning resources
- Data collection and database management
- Course evaluation.
To explore a cost-benefit analysis of a bespoke solution for your organisation, call our qualifications development team on 0113 290 7610 or send us a message.
What our clients say
“1st4sport Qualifications offered us a workable solution. Working in partnership, we were able to get our courses accredited and on the national framework,”
Paul Moss, Coach Education Manager, British Triathlon Federation
Ready-made qualifications to enhance your education programme
A well as bespoke development solutions, we offer a range of ready-made qualifications to enhance existing sports education programmes. These include:
Coachwise offers a range of specialist packages to develop and manage the trainers needed to deliver sports education programmes, more details can be found on the Education and Training section of the 1st4sport Qualifications website.
For an overview of all 1st4sport Qualifications view the list of qualifications.
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