Following the success of the Community Coaching Programme in Castledermot & Maynooth, Kildare Sports Partnership are rolling out 2 more courses.
The first begins in Athy on 5th April and the second in Clane on the
19th of April. Please see below for a broad outline of the course.
Community Coaching Sports Programme
Aims and Objectives
Aim: Delivery of specialised training and education courses for jobseekers
Objectives:
- Assist unemployed people to become qualified as coaches, referees, physical activity leaders etc
- Improve the participants’ job prospects within the sports industry
- Motivate participants to pursue the progression routes which have been identified as part of the programme (employment, coaching, volunteering, further education, etc)
- Promotion of positive mental health through participation in sport; both for the participants themselves and in the communities in which they are based
- Provision of coaching in disability, school, community and youth club settings
- Provision of coaching in the sports where there are no full-time development officers
Programme Outline:
Strand 1 Job Readiness Skills Development (includes Business Development)
Course focusing on CV writing, job seeking skills, IT skills, office skills, telephone skills, etc
Strand 2 Personal Development
Courses supporting the trainees to identify individual progression routes in terms of
employment/self-employment, further education and training, coaching and volunteering, etc.
Other aspects of personal development including confidence-building, leadership and language
Strand 3 Sports Coaching Training
The majority of coaching awards should be offered in sports where there are no full-time
development officers within the county (local needs should be taken into account when
choosing sports). The course can also include intros / tasters etc.
Strand 4 Physical Activity Training
Range of courses to be offered including for example Active Leadership Award, Child Protection Course, Disability Awareness Training, Occupational First Aid Certificate, Walking Leader, Fit4
Life, Go for Life PALs, etc
Intended Outcomes of the Initiative
- More qualified workforce in sport
- Pathways to further opportunities in sport for jobseekers
- Empowered volunteers delivering greater physical activity/sport opportunities at community level and to targeted groups.
- Participants pursuing further education in sport, physical activity and related areas
Further details and the application form can be downloaded from Kildare Sports Partnership's website: www.kildare.ie/kildaresp/
