Sport courses and workshops

The Sports Development Unit coordinate a range of courses that offer advice, guidance and nationally recognised qualifications to help develop you and your club.

Workshops

23 January 2019: Funding Workshop – Guidance on Sport England Small Grants and Big Lottery Awards for All applications

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £10 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Is your club/organisation looking for funding?

PCC Sports Development Unit is delivering a funding workshop specifically for clubs and organisations interested in applying to Sport England’s Small Grants Fund (up to 10K) or Awards for All Grant (up to 10K). Alternative funding streams may also be discussed.

25 February 2019: Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £35 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Certificated safeguarding course for sports coaches and other club members who come into contact with children and young people in their clubs.
Certified by: This course is delivered by UK Coaching and is a requirement for coaching qualifications by most National Governing Bodies of sport.

18 and 19 March 2019: Emergency First Aid at Work (two day course)

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £45 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: A six hour first aid course suitable for sports coaches and other club members who attend training sessions or matches.
Certified by: TBC
Please note you must attend both days in order to receive the qualification.

24 April 2019: Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £35 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Certificated safeguarding course for sports coaches and other club members who come into contact with children and young people in their clubs.
Certified by: This course is delivered by UK Coaching and is a requirement for coaching qualifications by most National Governing Bodies of sport.

16 May 2019: Social Media

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £10 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: You will learn how to use the major social media services including Facebook and Twitter. The Sports Development Unit will explain the power of social media and how it can be used to help promote your club or activities you are running. By the end of this course you should be able to use social media with confidence, understand privacy and analytics. You are encouraged to bring your laptops/tablets and work through your profiles.
This course is delivered by the Sports Development Unit who have years of experience and insight promoting and analysing social media trends.

18 June 2019: Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £35 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Certificated safeguarding course for sports coaches and other club members who come into contact with children and young people in their clubs.
Certified by: This course is delivered by UK Coaching and is a requirement for coaching qualifications by most National Governing Bodies of sport.

10 and 11 July 2019: Emergency First Aid at Work (two day course)

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £45 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: A six hour first aid course suitable for sports coaches and other club members who attend training sessions or matches.
Certified by: TBC
Please note you must attend both days in order to receive the qualification.

6 August 2019: Club Management

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £10 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: A workshop on the basics of club management based upon Sport England Club Matters resources including sections on Governance, GDPR responsibilities and further sources of support and advice.
This course is delivered by our Sports Development Unit.

12 September 2019: Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £35 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Certificated safeguarding course for sports coaches and other club members who come into contact with children and young people in their clubs.
Certified by: This course is delivered by UK Coaching and is a requirement for coaching qualifications by most National Governing Bodies of sport.

7 October 2019: Funding Workshop – Guidance on Sport England Small Grants and Big Lottery Awards for All applications

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £10 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Is your club/organisation looking for funding?

PCC Sports Development Unit is delivering a funding workshop specifically for clubs and organisations interested in applying to Sport England’s Small Grants Fund (up to 10K) or Awards for All Grant (up to 10K). Alternative funding streams may also be discussed.

19 and 20 November 2019: Emergency First Aid at Work (two day course)

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £45 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: A six hour first aid course suitable for sports coaches and other club members who attend training sessions or matches.
Certified by: TBC
Please note you must attend both days in order to receive the qualification.

6 December 2019: Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Where: Plymouth Life Centre
When: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
How much: £35 per person, advance booking essential.
What to expect: Certificated safeguarding course for sports coaches and other club members who come into contact with children and young people in their clubs.
Certified by: This course is delivered by UK Coaching and is a requirement for coaching qualifications by most National Governing Bodies of sport.

How to book

To book a place or check availability please call the Sports Development Unit on 01752 307008 or send us an email on sportsdev@plymouth.gov.uk

If you would like to book online please follow the link below

Book a sports course or workshop

Course places are limited and will be booked on a first-come first-served basis. Full payment is expected in advance to secure your booking. We can't provide a refund to anyone who fails to attend on the day, unless they've previously informed us in writing at least 48 hours before.