Premier League champions, Liverpool Football Club and Pearson, the world's learning company; proudly present the new BTEC International Level 3 qualifications, short courses and digital teaching and learning resources.
The BTEC International Level 3 qualification in Sport, with its digital content and resources via Pearson Learning hub, aim to transform the learning experience for young people and adults who want to gain a career-focused, high-quality education or aspire to careers in the global sports industry.
With real-life content from Liverpool Football Club, as well as international recognition by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and REPs UAE for Personal Training in UAE; the Level 3 qualification and specialised short courses, offers learners multiple pathways and vocational career opportunities in the ever exapnding, emerging and developing sport and leisure industries.
Teacher resource packs draw on Liverpool materials and are designed to help experienced or new educators build on and contextualize the teaching environment, for selected units within a Pearson BTEC qualification.
Sport+ - Complementing our resource packs, Sport+ is a digital learning solution that includes engaging approaches to learning and assessment.
To suit the needs of learners and educators, we have recently launched the Specialist Awards in Sport, short programmes to support new and emerging skills. These shorter and modular programmes also complement other international, academic and professional qualifications.
As the sports industry continues to grow around the world, more jobs and career pathways are being created to meet the demand for individuals with specific skills.
This pathway is designed to provide an overview of the sector, giving learners the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the sport industry. Learners will study a range of mandatory units such as Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity. This pathway is suitable for learners who either want to progress directly into industry or onto further or higher education.
Download the Sport pathway flyer:
This pathway will help learners gain skills for progression into areas in Sports Business and Sports Journalism. This pathway provides a good range of skills for learners to study further in higher education. Mandatory units include areas such as Marketing Communications and Sports Business allowing progression to higher education or a range of careers in the sporting industry.
Download the Sport Business and Management pathway flyer:
This pathway is intended to help learners progress to roles in the fitness industry, such as a gym instructor or personal trainer. Learners will study mandatory units such as exercise and fitness skills development and personal training and programming.
Download the Sport, Fitness Instructing and Personal Training pathway flyer:
The Sports Coaching and Development pathway is intended to help learners progress on a path to becoming a multi-sport or skills coach. Learners will develop their practical coaching skills through mandatory units such as Inclusive Coaching and Developing Coaching Skills.
Download the Sport Coaching and Development pathway flyer:
This pathway enables learners to understand more about working in different areas in the leisure and fitness industry. For example, working in a leisure centre, facilities management and for a local authority. Mandatory units studied cover areas such as sport and leisure facilities operations and business and technology in personal training, depending on the size of the qualification taken.
Download the Sport Facilities Operations and Management pathway flyer:
Be inspired by the success stories of some of the Sport professionals who studied BTEC students who have explored the different options.
Studied: BTEC in Sports Science
Current role: Programme Manager at Liverpool FC International Academy.
"I wish there was a course like this when I was starting my BTEC!"
Studied: BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Sport Development, Coaching & Fitness
Current role: Coach, Liverpool FC International Academy.
"...gain hands-on practical experience..."
