Level 3 Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development (Kent Cricket Coaching Academy)

This study programme is designed to help you move quickly toward advanced jobs, higher education, or apprenticeship opportunities if you know what you want to do next and meet the entry requirements needed for success.

Achieving a Level 3 qualification will improve your future earning potential and career choices. It also allows you to progress to Higher Education, Higher Apprenticeships, and Degree Apprenticeships. These can lead to roles like advanced technician or skilled supervisor at Level 3, and eventually to management or professional status as you continue your studies.

To study at Level 3, including all T Level and A Level programmes, you will need an average entry score of 5.0 from your best 6 GCSE subjects, ideally including English and Maths.

Assessment takes place through practical work, presentations and observations
and written assignments.

Once you finish your course, you will be ready to start your career in the sports and leisure industry. You can also go onto further study in this area to look at advanced employment, such as through university courses.

There are no fees for this course if you are under 18.

If you are aged 19 or above, please contact us for more information about fees and funding.

As well as getting all the benefits of work experience through Kent Cricket, our Industry Liaison Officer can find additional placement if you want to develop or specialise further skills outside of the academy.

Throughout your studies, you will also take part in a variety of trips and activities, including playing sport in external facilities, as well as meeting famous athletes.

We benefit our community by taking part in social action projects which help with development and skill progression, as well as making a difference locally.

There are two different routes you can take when you study within the Kent Cricket Coaching Academy.

Vocational Route

The Academy is open to students studying a Sport Level 3 at Canterbury College.

This route is ideal for students with aspirations to progress into the sports industry or into higher education.

The course is a combination of academic and practical sessions that will give you an insight into what?s required to work in the sports coaching industry.

A Levels Route

Our Kent Cricket Coaching Academy opportunity is open to students of EKC Canterbury Sixth Form to take part in alongside their A Level programmes of study.

Students of Kent Cricket Academy do not necessarily need to be studying the Sport and Physical Education A Level to take advantage of this opportunity, but it would certainly complement any sporting study.