This course has been developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies ensuring the content is appropriate and consistent with current industry practice enabling you to enter directly to employment in sports coaching and development roles or progress to higher education.
DurationCourse Content
You will study 7 mandatory and 5 optional units:
Mandatory Units
Careers in the Sport & Active Leisure Industry
Health, Wellbeing & Sport
Developing Coaching Skills
Applied Coaching Skills
Research in Project in Sport
Sport Development
Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity
Optional Units
Sports Injuries
Fitness Testing
Rules, Regulations & Officiating in Sport
Practical Sports Application
Organising Events in Sport and Physical Activities
Optional Irish FA qualifications
Futsal Introductory Award
Grassroots Introductory Award
Football Fundamentals
Level 1 Coaching Award
Futsal Referee Award
Futsal Level 1
Full Referee Award
Football for All Workshop
OCN Level 2 in Football Business
IFA Roles Volunteers and Staff
Show Racism the Red Card
Coaching Disabled Footballers
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Optional Ballymena Utd Football Academy
Northern Regional College has partnered with Ballymena United FC to offer a new unique football academy in Ballymena for those who wish to pursue a career in football.
This two year programme is equivalent to three A-Levels and combines specialist football training and first-class education. The academy benefits from one of the best sports facilities in Northern Ireland, including the use of 3G and grass training pitches and indoor facilities.
You will be trained by coaching professionals with each session designed to improve and develop your game whilst gaining a recognised qualification - Level 3 in Sports Coaching & Development. In addition you have an opportunity to enhance your CV with optional Irish FA Foundation coaching qualifications.
Ballymena FC Academy
Course Aims
This course has been developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies ensuring the content is appropriate and consistent with current industry practice enabling you to enter directly to employment in sports coaching and development roles or progress to higher education.
Course Update
Please note that due to ongoing major campus construction projects, courses at Ballymena may be relocated as required. From September 2025, all Ballymena courses are planned to move to the new Ballymena campus at Farm Lodge.
About
Northern Regional College is the main provider of further education across four of the 11 council areas in Northern Ireland, covering a population of over 560,000.
We offer a comprehensive range of qualifications for school leavers, full and part-time courses for adults, apprenticeships, professional qualifications and university accredited courses as well as providing a range of business services to support the business community.
We are one College with six campuses - Ballymoney, Ballymena (Farm Lodge and Trostan Avenue), Coleraine, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey and have now embarked on an exciting £84 million investment to redevelop our Coleraine and Ballymena campus where we will move from six to four campuses by 2024.
At Northern Regional College we teach over 10,000 students - 5,500 further education, 1,000 higher education and nearly 1,000 apprentices.
Many of our lecturers continue to work as industry professionals and offer extensive knowledge and experience of their specialist area helping to equip our students with the knowledge and skills they need to prepare them for the world of work.
The College has extensive well-equipped workshops and classrooms with the latest equipment and facilities to meet industry standards.
Northern Regional College has courses across 3 academic departments - Business & Service Industries, Health,
Social Care and Access, and Advanced Technologies. We constantly review and develop our curriculum to ensure that all courses meet the needs of industry and economy demands.
No matter what subject or qualification you choose, your course will be geared towards helping you to enhance your career prospects. Search online today and find the right course for you.
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