New qualification: 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Multi-Skills Development in Sport
For most people, professional development means building new skills, enhancing performance and unlocking opportunities. For teachers and coaches, it means all those things and more.
Because when you’re boosting children’s physical and mental health, expanding your knowledge base doesn’t just benefit you. It gives pupils a better start in life.
According to Sport England, physically literate children are more likely to be active for the long term – but more than half of children aged five to 15 in England aren’t doing the recommended daily amount of exercise.
For many pupils, school provides the mainstay of their physical activity. It’s where they learn Fundamental Movement Skills – from balancing to throwing a ball – that blossom into sporting talents and vital life tools like teamwork and taking part. It’s also where they discover the power of play.
As an educator, the wider your skillset, the better your odds of sparking lasting connections to sport. A solid foundation across a range of activities lets you confidently deliver a broad curriculum, providing more chances for pupils to engage with a game they love.
Whether you’re a PE lead, primary school teacher or sports coach, you’re often pupils’ first sporting role model. Research shows that you shape pupils’ overall perceptions of PE – so developing caring, motivational coaching skills can make a measurable difference.
Our newest qualification gives you an essential grounding to expand your career options and share healthy attitudes for life.
What’s the qualification about?
The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Multi-Skills Development in Sport qualifies learners to work as independent multi-skills development coaches in sport and physical activity. You’ll gain the knowledge and tools to coach multi-skills and enhance sessions with the principles of Fundamental Movement Skills and Fundamental Sports Skills.
If you work in physical education or school sport across the curriculum or are ready to develop young people of various ages in these areas, this qualification is for you.
What are the learning outcomes?
By planning, delivering and reviewing a series of linked and progressive coaching sessions, you’ll learn how to apply the principles of Fundamental Movement Skills and Fundamental Sports Skills to your coaching, helping develop sustainably active habits. You will:
- Learn to plan, deliver and review sessions focused on Fundamental Movement Skills or Sport Specific Skills.
- Qualify to work as an independent multi-skills development coach in sport and physical activity.
- Potentially gain paid employment or unpaid voluntary roles in coaching multi-skills, either working independently or as part of a coaching team.
- Elevate your coaching knowledge and skills, particularly if you work in a school environment.
- Boost your career potential by qualifying for roles such as an Activity Leader, Official or Sports Volunteer.
- Gain 34 Guided Learning Hours and 169 Total Qualification Hours.
- Use the PE and School Sport Premium, Pupil Premium or CPD allocation to cover the cost.
Qualification details
How is it delivered?
Blended learning, which is delivered online with support through an in-person practical session and a face-to-face assessment day.
How long do you have to complete the qualification?
This is an on-demand qualification, so you can learn at your own pace. Spread the modules over as many days, months or years as you’d like.
How much does it cost?
£300 – which includes an introductory £100 discount off the standard cost. Please use discount code MULTISKILLS25 at the checkout.
Fancy a taster? Try the qualification for FREE!
It can be tricky to fit CPD into a packed schedule, so we’re giving you the chance to try the qualification before you commit – free of charge.
Our free mini-course covers introductions, aims and an engaging taster task:
- Meet Sport and Physical Activity Tutor and Qualified PE Teacher, Oliver Thomson.
- Get an overview of the qualification’s tasks, plus their aims and content.
- Gain key tips on completing your Learner Portfolio for the full qualification.
- Try out Task 1, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of a coach.
- Understand the benefits that a coach brings, the importance of being a role model and how to build relationships and rapport.
Find out more about our FREE mini-course.
Completing this qualification is a springboard to multiple Level 2 sport-specific certifications and other relevant qualifications, such as activity leadership, supporting PE in school sport and sports development. It’s also your opportunity to make a lasting impact on your pupils.
Ready to take the first step? View the full module breakdown here.
For expert answers and advice on this course and others, chat with our experienced team. We’re waiting to help on 0121 663 1268 or email us.
