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Sport – OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in Sport (Double)

The OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in Sport is a vocational / practical based course. It is designed to give students grounding into all areas of the sports industry. The course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the sports industry and the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career within the sports industry.

  • Course Outline
    • Technical Diploma is 100% coursework and takes up 2 of your subject choices. Sport focuses on the skills, qualities and attributes that universities and employers demand of our students. This is a practical based subject with students developing professional, social and interaction skills between peers, teams and organisations in the local community. In Lower 6 students will study a range of units including anatomy and physiology, physiology of fitness, sports coaching and current issues in sport.

      In their upper 6th will study another 6 units including sports injuries, organising events, practical individual sports and work experience. At the end of their upper 6th students will achieve the equivalent of a 2 A Levels.

  • Career opportunities and further study
    • Undergraduate courses in PE/Sport Science/Sport Studies/PE Teaching and Sports Apprenticeships.

  • Trips and events
    • University of Buxton, Coaching in local schools, Outdoor Education centres, Football Museum.

  • Useful Links

Entry Requirements 2024

You can view provisional entry requirements for courses that start in 2024 from the link below. Please note that your enrolment on to a particular course must be approved by the Head of that department.

Subject Entry Requirements

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