WHAT WE OFFER…

As an Apprenticeship ‘Main Provider’ we are delighted that we can now offer a wider range of apprenticeships to meet the needs of many employers, employees, and trainees. The seven apprenticeship standards that we are currently supporting are as follows;

• Level 2 – Community Activator Coach Standard

The Community Activator Coach Standard will underpin occupations such as an Activator, Sports Coach, Activity Leader and or Community coach. These roles are predominantly employed by Schools; SMEs who operate in the sport and physical activity sector; local authorities; sports clubs; leisure centres.

• Level 2 – Leisure Team Member Standard

The role of the leisure team member is to support, enhance and deliver the day-to-day operations and services of a leisure / fitness facility. In a typical working day, they may perform all these roles in one shift, for example: Open or close the facility, welcome customers, deliver a gym induction, run a group exercise session, teach a swimming lesson, clean the facility, walk the gym floor, prepare the sports hall for a sports activity (for example badminton), and deliver the session.

• Level 2 – Early Years Practitioner Standard

This occupation is found in a range of private and public settings including; full day care, children’s centres, pre-schools, reception classes, playgroups, nursery schools. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with parents, children, colleagues and wider multi agency professionals and partners. They will be responsible for supporting child initiated and adult led activities based around the needs and interests of each individual child, supporting children’s learning through planned, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes, and working as part of a team to ensure each child feels safe and secure.

• Level 3 – Early Years Educator Standard

Early Years Educators, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. They work in a range of settings including full day care, children’s centres, pre-schools, reception classes and as childminders. They may either be working on their own or supervising others to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by Government for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to 5 years old.

• Level 3 – Business Administration Standard

The responsibilities of the role are to support and engage with different parts of an organisation, interacting with internal or external customers. With a focus on adding value, the role of Business Administrator contributes to the efficiency of an organisation, supporting functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues both proactively and reactively. The flexibility and responsiveness required to be successful in role, allows the Apprentice to develop a wide range of skills.

• Level 4 – Sports Coach Standard

This occupation is found in the sport and physical activity sector in high-performance, community and school environments. 

SCHOOL SPORT COACHES design and deliver coaching programmes that focus on the acceleration of sustainable mastery of children’s psychomotor skills and wider physical education standards.

COMMUNITY SPORT COACHES design and deliver coaching programmes that focus on sustainable engagement and enrichment of participants. They use targeted approaches to the deliver sport and physical activity through community initiatives or clubs, considering Sport England participation and wider government agendas.

HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS COACHES design and deliver coaching programmes that focus on the acceleration of sustainable development and high performance of athletes/players to enhance the national and international positioning of the sport.

• Level 5 – Early Years Lead Practitioner Standard

This occupation is found in a range of settings which can include day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out of school environments and local authority provision. The broad purpose of the occupation is to be a proactive and influential practitioner, working directly with children, skilfully leading day to day practice at an operational level.

We also offer the below 4 additional qualifications (FOC):

• 1st4Sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Multi Skills Development in Sport
• 1 day Emergency first aid at work (Level 3)
• First aid for Mental health courses (Level 2)

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Employers

If you would like to find out more about how we might be able to support your organisation through our Apprenticeship Programme offering, then please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below and start your journey of training and developing your future workforce today!

For All Enquiries

Email: info@lancashirefa.com

Phone: 01772 644269