Personal Development and Employability with Intro to Sport
Course Details
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Subject Areas
Adult Learning -
Qualification
Level 1 -
Course Type
Part Time -
Length
15 weeks -
Location(s)
Wakefield
Course at a glance
Looking for a course that boosts your confidence, employability, and career prospects while exploring your interest in sport?
Course start dates
Wakefield Campus:Â
Multiple Start Dates:
23 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
3 March 2027 – 21 May 2027
Delivery: Wednesdays and Fridays 9am-4pm*
*Subject to change
Cost for students
Free*
T&Cs apply – see course cost tab further below
Key Information
Learn in a supportive and engaging environment.
This programme explores essential personal development and you will gain a qualification in personal development and employability at either level 1 or 2, dependent on initial assessment, as well as an additional introduction to sport qualification.
Personal development skills:
- CV writing
- Interview skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Personal growth
- Confidence building
- Goal setting
- Time management
This programme that will investigate different areas of the workplace within sports! This short course is an optional addition and will assist you gain an additional qualification within a specific field and enable you to progress onto further education inside sport. The three units you can expect in this course are as follows:
Study skills – This unit will help you to understand how you can develop your personal learning skills, understand information provided as well as using it, and will teach you how to plan, manage and produce work at a high standard.
Health and Nutrition – This unit will teach you about the major food groups, the importance of nutrition to health and wellbeing, and help you understand how to manage a healthy and balanced diet.
Taking Part in Exercise – A foundation that introduces different types of exercise plans to help individuals to become more engaged in an active and healthier lifestyle.
Dates:
Wakefield Campus:Â
Multiple Start Dates:
23 Sept 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
3 March 2027 – 21 May 2027
Delivery: Wednesdays and Fridays 9am-4pm*
*Subject to change
Costs: see course cost tab
Good level of English and Maths
Progression and Development
Level 2 vocational or related course.
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For 19+ learners, the course is Free if you meet entitlement requirements. For example- British Citizen/ Residency in the UK for 3 years, unemployed, on benefits or a low income. If none of these apply, a fee will be charged.
Please Note: We cannot claim funding for learners with a home address (prior to start) in any of the following areas. Course fees may apply.
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
- Cornwall Council
- East Midlands Combined County Authority
- Greater London Authority
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
- North East Mayoral Combined Authority
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Tees Valley Combined Authority
- West of England Combined Authority
- West Midlands Combined Authority
Please email: adults@askham-bryan.ac.uk so we can advise accordingly.