Contact: Mr A Hancock	Examination Board :  Edexcel 500/6764/3	Length of course : 2 years

What is the BTEC Diploma Sport about?

The BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma extends and deepens the specialist work-related focus from the BTEC Level 3 Diploma. There is potential for the qualification to prepare learners for immediate employment in a specialist vocational sector and it is suitable for those who know they wish to fully embrace a career in sports, coaching or leisure.

 

How is this course structured?

Unit Content

LEVEL 3 BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN SPORT: (Development, Coaching & Fitness) (three A level equivalent). This course requires students to complete 180 credits which equates to 19 different units over a two year period.

The specification has been structured to allow learners maximum flexibility in selecting optional units, so that particular interests and career aspirations within the sport and active leisure sector can be reflected in the choice of unit combinations.

Topic areas include Sports Coaching, Sports Development, Anatomy and Physiology, Assessing Risk in Sport, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities, Work Experience. Each unit is broken up into smaller tasks which are designed so that the outcome would reflect real life experiences of the sporting sector.

Assessment

This subject is 100% coursework

The course is assessed by using pass, merit and distinction criteria, each of which carries a points weighting. At the end of the two year course the points are added up. For those going to university, the points are then converted into UCAS points.

 

Is this course for me?

If you are the type of student that knows that your future career will revolve around the sports industry then this course could be very beneficial for you. You need to be willing to use/improve a number of different skills in order to pass this course. These include: organisational, investigational and motivational skills. If you are a person who is fully committed to achieve then this will be the course for you.

 

What else do I need to know?

One of the units in the National certificate will follow a work experience placement and pupils will be required to spend one week off site to do this placement. A residential outdoor education trip is also a unit option that pupils will experience in the summer of Year 12. Students are required to contribute to the trip financially.

 

What do other students say?

‘I know my future career will evolve around sport, BTEC extended diploma allowed me to experience a lot of different topics that I know will pursue in the future.”
‘I’ve really enjoyed being taught by so many different PE teachers. They all care about how I’m progressing and are always willing to help me’.

 

Where could it lead?

BTEC National Awards and Certificates are valued by employers and higher education (universities and colleges). If you want to get a job straight away you could work in:
Sports Centres, Leisure Centres, Outdoor Activities Centres, Sports Coaching, Sport Development.
If you decide to go to university or college you could take a degree or a BTEC Higher National in subjects such as:
Sports Studies, Sports Science, Leisure Management, Recreation Management, Teacher Training.

 

 

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