The qualification
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Tutoring in Sport (L3CTS)
Summary
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Tutoring in Sport (L3CTS) is designed to give an indication of your workforces’ competence in tutoring skills and requires them to demonstrate their application of the principles in their area of the industry– by delivering information to coaches, sports officials, sports therapists etc. The qualification is being used in many sports as their indicator of competence to deliver learning programmes and is delivered in parallel with the sport's technical requirements to tutor.
Why this qualification?
Benchmark qualifications for tutors
L3CTS is being used by a growing number of governing bodies of sport as the benchmark qualification for their tutors.
Meets UKCC requirements
L3CTS has been specially designed to help sports meet the UKCC endorsement requirements to offer quality-assured training provision of education programmes.
Assessment of technical and qualification-specific skills
This qualification is designed to be delivered in a sport-specific environment and offers a very flexible tool that allows you to assess the tutor's generic education skills and technical and qualification-specific understanding.
Gain accreditation for your existing workforce
L3CTS allows you to develop, accredit and provide CPD for your existing, new and potential tutors, meaning you have the right people, with the right skills delivering a quality learning experience within your organisation.
Growth in the sector – a qualification that benefits UK sport as a whole
Being the host nation of the The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games' the need for better qualified and skilled sports professionals has never been so high on the industry agenda. By delivering these qualifications you can play your part in helping to build a sporting workforce legacy up to, and after, this historic event.
What will learners cover?
Learners will develop their understanding of how to:
- Plan and design teaching and learning sessions
- Deliver teaching and learning sessions
- Manage and facilitate learning
- Review and evaluate learning and own performance
Are there any prerequisites?
Learners must be over 18 years old to register
Format: a total of four days – three days training (split if required) followed by an assessment day at least six months after the training programme.
Tutor to learner ratio: 1 to 6
What is included for learners?
- Three days of educator training
- Registration with 1st4sport Qualifications
- Supporting resources
- One day assessment
- Ongoing verification
- One-to-one support from Coachwise Recognised Centre to help learners through the qualification
Additional support for partners
A consultation with a Coachwise Recognised Centre member of staff where you will be advised on how best to:
- Support your learners
- Build and enhance your education workforce
- Develop the learning and assessment programme to meet the specific needs of your learners
How much will it cost?
Partners: £3,000 per course
Individuals: £500 per person
Training
Alternatively, organisations or individuals can access the three-days training rather than the full qualification for £1,900 for a course of six people; or £350 per person for individuals. This option does not include candidate registrations, assessment, verification, one-to-one candidate support or partner consultation.
FAQs
Q. How long will it take to achieve?
A. The course will last for three days; an additional day will be arranged for a final assessment. Learners will have two years to complete the qualification, although the recommendation would be to use a six-month window.
Q. What will learners have to do?
A. Complete a number of tasks relating the delivery of learning, undertake an internal assessment of their delivery of learning and a final independent assessment delivering a session outline provided by their partnership/organisation.
Q. How will they be assessed?
A. Part one: an Internal Assessor will observe their session delivery and internal tasks. Part two: an Independent Assessor will observe them delivering a session, together with a viva and get an action plan for their further development.
Q. Will the qualification be recognised as CPD for your Institute for Learning (IfL)
Registration?
A. Yes, considered equivalent to PTTLS and CTTLS.
Q. Is this qualification for my tutors/educators?
Yes: if they don’t hold any formal (nationally recognised) learning and development qualifications.
No: if they hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), or a nationally recognised teaching or learning qualification, such as those from the Learning and Development NVQ unit suite.
Q. What about if they hold the D32/33 units or A1 assessor units?
If they are a qualified assessor (or verifier), but don’t hold a teaching qualification, then yes it would be a valuable addition to their CV.
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