Active Leisure and Learning

This Apprenticeship contains pathways that cover many aspects of sport and leisure, from professional sport to exercise instruction to playwork including work in leisure centres, gyms, swimming pools, stadiums and private sports clubs, as well as a outdoor activity centres and adventure playgrounds.

The opportunities in the Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being Apprenticeships are very broad if you enjoy working with people, you could instruct swimming classes, lead outdoor activity trips, or help gym visitors reach their fitness goals. Apprentices in this area need to be able to communicate with a broad range of people in order to motivate and instruct them.

Not all of these roles are for those who excel at sport – You don’t have to be excellent at sport to undertake a Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being Apprenticeship, if you’ve got a flair for management and organisation, then you could help run a leisure centre both behind the scenes and front of house. And if you enjoy the atmosphere of large sports events then you could train in spectator safety or stewarding and work at major sporting events, festivals and local football matches.

One of the best aspects of these Apprenticeships are the range of different qualifications on offer. And no matter which you pursue, you’ll benefit from having health and safety knowledge, as well as the ability to motivate all types of people.

• Leisure and Sports Managers
• Psychologists
• HE Teaching Professionals 
• FE Teaching Professionals
• Secondary Education Teaching Professionals 
• Physiotherapists
• Youth and Community Workers
• Sports Players
• Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials
• Fitness Instructors
• Sports and Fitness Occupations NEC
• Vocational and Industrial Trainers and Instructors
• Company Secretaries
• Gardeners and Groundsmen/women
• Playgroup Leaders/Assistants
• Sports and Leisure Assistants
• Leisure and Theme Park Attendants
• Stewards and Related Occupations