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Level 2 NCFE Diploma in Sport

  • BERKSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
  • LEVEL 2

Course Overview

This qualification is ideal for learners who are interested in pursuing a career in the sports industry and will help kick start you on the right path. Across the year you will study core and optional modules in a range of sports related topics to give you a good foundation to then build on. You will study a range of practical based units where you can work on personal skills as well as developing others, and you will look also look at a range of theory units that are important in developing practical abilities. You will also have the opportunity to gain additional qualifications in first aid, which will enable you to access employment in this area.

Why BCA?
At BCA we have:

100% pass rate on all sport programmes
95% of our students progress into positive destinations
90% of our students achieve on or above their target grades
Excellent links with local sports clubs, industry experts, and employers including out partnership with Maidenhead FC
All of our staff have extensive industry experience and qualifications
Outstanding facilities
Opportunity to represent one of our sports academies.

Course Code

FF2CSPO4B0

End Date

Fri, 03 Jul 2026

Entry Requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 3 or above including English or maths at grade 4 or Level 1 Diploma in Sport with a minimum of a Merit, with GCSE English or maths a...

Course information

Students will study the following modules:
Participating in sport
Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to healthy exercise and nutrition
Plan, deliver & evaluate activity sessions
Development of personal fitness through training
Psychology for Sports Performance
-please note, units delivered are subject to change
Additional qualification:
Emergency Aid
The study programme will also include English OR Maths GCSEs, a tutorial programme and industry placement

1 Year

You will learn in dedicated classrooms equipped with interactive learning technology, with access to high quality facilities including a full sized Sports Hall, a fully equipped fitness centre and a separate strength and conditioning facility. You will also learn through a range of relevant trips, visits and guest lectures.

This course is fully internally assessed which will be via a variety of methods including:
Presentations
Written reports
Practical observations
Discussions
Debates
Projects
Tests

Level 2 Diploma in Sport

You will complete a one week external work placement in the sports industry.

We actively encourage students to find their own industry placement near to home, but BCA will support you if required. All employers accepting industry placement students will be visited beforehand to ensure that they comply with health and safety regulations and also have the correct insurance cover in place.

Successful completion of this course will lead to opportunities to progress onto a Level 3 qualification in Sport, onto an apprenticeship or into employment in the sports industry.

Level 2

You will learn in dedicated classrooms equipped with interactive learning technology, with access to high quality facilities including a full sized Sports Hall, a fully equipped fitness centre and a separate strength and conditioning facility. You will also learn through a range of relevant trips, visits and guest lectures.

Modern classrooms, fully equipped with IT support
Four full-size football pitches
A state of the art sports hall, incorporating four badminton courts, a full-sized basketball court and cricket nets
Indoor and outdoor climbing facilities
High & low rope courses
Archery range
A fully-equipped fitness centre and a separate strength and conditioning facility

Uniform and PPE: All Sports students will be required to purchase the compulsory BCA kit, which is appropriate for their programme. You are only expected to purchase 1 kit bundle, so if you are part of an Academy, please order the specific academy kit, as detailed below. We try to keep all compulsory kit bundles to a minimum cost and then give the option for you to purchase additional items. Clean, practical kit must be brought in every day.

Please click on the link below to place your online kit order.

Non-Academy Sports Students
www.clubwebshop.com/a-z/clubs/bca/club-bundles
You will have to register and create an account before ordering.

Football Academy
www.mufcdirect.co.uk/collections/mufc-academy-bca

Netball Academy
www.hawkinsport.co.uk/schools/berkshire-college-agriculture

Returning students are very welcome to order another complete bundle, however, you will already have some kit from last year, so you may decide just to order a few additional items. Please email Nicky Cornelius, Curriculum Assistant nacornelius@bca.ac.uk for the specific link to order individual items.

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