With the cricket season already in full swing, the recent announcement of the Government’s new ‘gold standard’ for school sport, and England’s World Cup 2006 campaign about to kick off, sport is high up the national agenda.

For young people inspired by the World Cup and interested in pursuing a career in the industry – whether they have aspirations to be the next Steven Gerrard, the Physio charged with returning Wayne Rooney to fitness, or the Groundsman ensuring Berlin’s Olympiastadion is in top condition for the World Cup final – there are a wealth of qualifications that fit the bill.

Edexcel, the UK’s largest awarding body, offers a range of Firsts, Nationals and Higher Nationals in Sport and Sport & Exercise Sciences focusing on a wide range of areas auch as Performance & Excellence, Exercise & Fitness, Sports Development and Outdoor Education.

CASE STUDY - Barclay School, Stevenage:
Calvin studied a Sport BTEC at Barclay between 1997 and 1999.  He said: “I wouldn’t be where I am today if I had not done the BTEC National. The FA Teaching Certificate we took during the second year of the course inspired me and gave me the opportunity to take up my current job, working for Stevenage Borough FC”.

More details on Edexcel’s range of BTEC qualifications in Sport and Sport & Exercise Sciences can be found here.

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