Full-time Course Guide 2012/13
Sport and Leisure Do you want to be a gym instructor or personal trainer, a specialist sports coach, sports therapist or sport development officer, lifeguard, PE teacher or a TV sports commentator, or perhaps be involved in organising huge national events such as the Olympics or the London Marathon?
Being a student at the College is not only about achieving academic success, we will also equip you with the work-ready skills so highly valued by employers.
If you enjoy being physically active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, then these are just some of the exciting career options on offer when you train for a career in the sports and leisure industry.
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If your particular sporting passion is football then at our Football Development Centre you will be able to combine your studies with your love of the fabulous game.
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Why choose City College Plymouth? The College can help you develop your skills to promote the active health and well being of the community, whatever their age, through exercise, fitness and sport.
These include:
physical fitness self-motivation and discipline team work leadership good communication skills.
What jobs are available? • • • • • • • • •
Gym/fitness instructor Leisure centre manager Lifeguard Outdoor pursuits co-ordinator Physical education teacher Sports coach Sports scientist Sports therapist Sports development officer
Major employers in Plymouth: • • • • •
Brickfields Holiday Inn Nuffield Health Macaulay’s The Devonshire Health and Leisure Centre • Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.