New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 4)

This qualification is in planning.

This qualification is for people who are keen to coach and develop participants within a specific sport.

Sport coaches take their expertise of a specific sport, and use their leadership skills to deliver beneficial coaching to teams or individuals. Supportive, motivational and fun, a stand-out coach will make a big impact on the skill development of the individual or team they are coaching.

This qualification will be delivered and assessed on-the-job at a workplace in the sport industry, and through externally-delivered workshops.

Coming out of this qualification, a sport coach will have the skills and knowledge required to effectively coach individuals or groups in a specific sport.

What's involved? - This 60-credit qualification covers:

• Coaching tactics and strategies
• Planning, delivering and reviewing coaching sessions
• Injury prevention and risk management
• Performance feedback techniques
• Exercise science
• Group management.

This qualification is designed to be completed in 8-12 months.

Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.

Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.

To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.

For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz