The Sports Funding Advisers Award

Are your clubs getting their fair share of sport grants and sport funding?

This popular eight week e-learning course is aimed at Sports Development professionals. If you have a club development role and regularly advise Clubs on how to attract funding this accredited short course is for you! With case studies from rugby, rowing, hockey and netball, you’ll be part of an online classroom led by a sports funding expert, covering:

Good practice in giving funding advice and diagnosing Clubs funding needs
Where to signpost Clubs to apply for sports facility funding
How to give feedback on draft applications
How to appraise a club development plan

"I’ve since had a bid accepted to support a multi-sports disability club and would highly recommend the course to local clubs"

Sports Development Officer, Oldham Community Leisure

Who is the courses for?

Sports Development professionals wanting to improve their funding advice and grant application skills and individuals studying for a career in Sports Development

Course Outcomes

Improve the quality of funding advice provided to Clubs
Diagnose and respond to a Club’s priority areas for development
Understand how to support Clubs with project proposals
Understand how to support Clubs to build a strong case for funding sport and evidencing need
Understand key sources of grant funding available to Clubs
Understand how to develop a sustainable funding strategy
Understand how to support Clubs with the key stages of facility development
Understand how to support Clubs with grant monitoring and evaluation
Understand how to influence funding policy and provide feedback to funding bodies

Course Programme

An 8 week e-learning course involving 4-5 hours study a week

Week 1 Funding Trends in Sport
Week 2 Supporting Club Development
Assignment 1: Improving Club Development Plans
Week 3 Researching Sources of Sports Funding
Week 4 Writing Successful Funding Applications
Assignment 2: Strengthening Grant Applications
Week 5 Good Practice: Funding Strategy
Week 6 Supporting Business Planning
Assignment 3: Setting out a Business Plan
Week 7 Good Practice: Monitoring & Evaluation
Week 8 Influencing Funding Policy

What you'll need to participate:

4-5 hours of free time for each week of the course
Access to a PC and internet connection
You can study from home, work or your local library
You choose when to logon to the course website and are not restricted to days or time slots
Suitable for anyone who can use email and surf the Internet

You can read more about studying online.

Assessment and Accreditation

The course is accredited by the NCFE as a level 4 award (40 hours of learning). Certification requires completion of online assignments and a learner diary. All assignments are submitted via the internet. Feedback is given to you in the same way, so you receive speedy and secure feedback on your learning. All assignments are designed to help you learn and apply concepts from the course to your own practice. The learner diary gives you the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills you have developed during the course.

Enrolment

Courses run throughout the year. Click here to see a list of course dates and fees. You can register online now for any of our courses. We will then send you an invoice, and when payment is received you will be enrolled on your chosen course.