About the Course – Sport and Recreation

This program provides you with practical sporting skills and industry knowledge which you can apply later on to different positions. Students are taught to apply first aid and participate in safe work practices, use social media for collaboration and engagement, plan sport, fitness and recreation sessions, educate and facilitate user groups, conduct basic warm-up and cool-down programs.

 This program is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in Sport and Recreation. If you’re interested in planning, operating and management in sport and fitness, Sports and Recreation course is for you. Graduating in this course will enable you to work in sporting grounds, working in a customer service position or operational and customer support positions within Sport industries. It will also make you competent in a range of activities and functions, in a range of operational and customer support positions. Throughout this qualification, you will learn how to work effectively in sport, fitness and recreation environments, and plan and conduct programs, organize schedules and use social media tools for collaboration and engagement for your sport or recreational facility. To be successful in this field, you must learn how to maintain sport, fitness and recreation facilities and conduct non-instructional sport, fitness or recreational sessions.

Career Prospect

Sport is a big part of human’s lives everywhere in the world. People are sports lover and enjoy watching and playing various sports. It’s also a fast growing sector, with diverse job opportunities. If you’re studying sports management and looking for a career in the sports sector, your future is looking good. The field of sports is always short of professionals with managerial skills and sports administrators. 

 Talking about australia only, according to the  Sport and Recreation IRC’s 2019 Skills Forecast, these are the top 5 skills in demand:

      Customer Service/Marketing

• Communication/Collaboration including virtual collaboration/Social intelligence
• Learning agility/Information literacy/Intellectual autonomy and self-management
• Design mindset/Thinking critically/System thinking/Solving problems
• Managerial/Leadership

Career Opportunity

Possible career opportunities emerging from the completion of Sport and Recreation include:

• Recreation officer
• Activity operation officer
• Sport and recreation attendant
• Community activities officer
• Leisure services officer

Course Available by Providers

The courses are generally provided at Certificate level and diploma.

COURSES UNDER HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION