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If you work with the community, using sport as a social intervention, here are training courses to change the way you think... and work...

  1. Certificate in Community Sports Work

  2. Certificate in Managing Community Sports

  3. Fundraising for community sports projects

  4. Planning and assessing community sports projects

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Certificate in Community Sports Work Sports Leaders UK Level 3

(3 days)

 The Level 3 VRQ Certificate in Community Sports Work is a professional development qualification for community coaches, youth workers and sports development officers working in community sport. Learning outcomes include:

  • Networking and understanding the community

  • Planning a community sports programme

  • Building effective community relationships & communication  

  • Managing session dynamics and building motivation  

  • Managing conflict in a community sports context

  • Effective monitoring & evaluation

  • Managing growth and sustainability

 “The CCSW has allowed me to see that community sports work as a profession is valued and reinforces the work that I do as worthwhile. It has made me reflect even more on my professional development and career aspirations. It has made me want to strive for more.” Candice Bryan, Whitmore High School

Course 

Date 

Time 

Venue 

 CCSW/09/01

8, 9 & 14 September 

9-4.30 

Leyton Orient FC, Leyton E10 5JY

 CCSW/09/02

 January 2010

9-4.30 

Central London 

 CCSW/09/03

 April 2010

9-4.30 

South London

 

Prices*

Band A £325 Band B £375 Band C £425

* These prices include the cost of registration and certification at £57 per person

 

Certificate in Managing Community Sport Sports Leaders UK Level 3

(2 days)

 The Certificate in Managing Community Sport is a new professional development qualification for managers, leaders and development officers working in community sport. The Certificate is a Level 3 VRQ and forms a core section of the NVQ Level 3 in Sports Development. Learning outcomes include:                

  • Building relationships and understanding the community

  • Understanding the potential that sport has for addressing the wider social welfare agenda

  • Understanding how to use emerging government policy related to sport-based social inclusion

  • Managing growth and sustainability

  • Effective monitoring and evaluation

 

Course 

Date 

Time 

Venue 

 CMCS/09/01

8, 9 & 14 September

9-4.30 

Leyton Orient FC, Leyton E10 5JY

 CMCS/09/02

 March 2010

9-4.30

West London 

 CMCS/09/03

 May 2010

9-4.30 

East London

Prices*

Band A £225 Band B £275 Band C £325

* These prices include the cost of registration and certification at £57 per person

 

Introduction to fundraising for Community Sports Projects

(1 day)

This introductory one day course will cover the planning and practice of fundraising for community sports projects. The course is aimed at management committee members, Board members, sports development officers and anyone involved in fundraising activities.

Learning outcomes include:

  • The fundraising process

  • Developing a fundraising strategy
  • Understanding the terminology
  • Establishing and communicating an effective business case
  • Identifying and sourcing funding opportunities
  • Identifying the nature and type of research required to inform fundraising decisions
  • Constructing key responses to typical fundraising questions
  • Currently available funding streams for Community sports projects

Course 

Date 

Time 

Venue 

 IFCS/09/01

24 September

9-4.30 

Leyton Orient FC, Leyton E10 5JY

 IFCS/09/02

 24 November

9-4.30

Central London 

 IFCS/09/03

 11 March 2010

9-4.30 

East London

Prices

Band A £50  Band B £60  Band C £80  

 

Planning and assessing Community Sports Projects

(1 day)

This one day course will cover the planning and assessing of a community sports project and is aimed at anyone organising and delivering activities, monitoring and evaluating sport projects including coaches, volunteers, sports development officers, youth workers etc.

Learning outcomes include:

  • The stages of planning and planning techniques
  • Identifying and devising Aims & Objectives, Outputs & Outcomes 
  • Understanding the terminology
  • Developing a budget for your project
  • Setting indicators to assess your project
  • Identifying a monitoring and evaluation model
  • Developing data collection methods
  • Understanding the difference between qualitative and quantitative data
  • Communicating your project evaluation to a wider audience
 

Course 

Date 

Time 

Venue 

 PACS/09/01

15 October

9-4.30 

Leyton Orient FC, Leyton E10 5JY

 PACS/09/02

 11 February 2010

9-4.30

South London 

 PACS/09/03

 22 April 2010

9-4.30 

West London

Prices

Band A £50 Band B £60  Band C £80

 

Fee Band

We operate a fee band to make sure that our training is accessible for all.

Band A Voluntary and community organisations

Band B Statutory/ Public sector

Band C Business/ Commercial agencies

 

If you would like to book and/or for further details please contact Debbie Keast on 0208 556 5973 or email: debbie.keast@locsp.org London Community Sports Network SCORE 100 Oliver Rd London E10 5JY   

 

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