People and Skills
Sport Birmingham are fully committed to ensuring the existing and future workforce, whether paid or voluntary, are supported to develop their knowledge, skills and experiences in order for them to provide high quality sport and physical activity experiences in their community.
The sport and physical activity workforce is made up of volunteers, coaches and the professional workforce – paid professionals who are employed or self-employed either full-time or part-time.
Our aspiration is to ensure that people who are engaged in sport and physical activity have the best possible experience. No matter the level or motivation for being physically active. To achieve this, the workforce must be recruited, developed and supported in the right way.
We are dedicated to offering support and development and work closely with; local partners and coaches, National Governing Bodies of sport and national partners to provide a coordinated approach to developing the City’s workforce.
Apprenticeships
Welcome to Coach Core… An apprenticeship with a difference! The scheme developed in partnership with key sports organisations across the city gives young people aged 16-24 years old, living in Birmingham the chance to become the next generation of inspirational coaches. Coach Core was developed with the support of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex who wanted to develop a sports programme to give young people the opportunity to succeed.
Who is Coach Core for?
If you are aged between 16 and 24 years old and are not in education, this could be the opportunity for you. You will work towards your Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Level 2 Standard training alongside inspirational coaches, developing your skills and improving your employability.
To be eligible to apply you must:
- Be 16-24 years old
- Be nominated by a suitable person, such as a coach or tutor
- Have shown commitment to sport through playing and showing leadership and role model qualities or volunteering in sport
- Be available to complete paid employment for 30 hours per week for a year.
- Have an interest in giving back and making a difference in the local community
Please note that applications for Coach Core Birmingham are currently closed.
CIMSPA
What is CIMSPA?
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and, as a result, inspire our nation to become more active.
Their purpose is to shape a respected, regulated and recognised sector that everyone wants to be a part of, and that others are confident interacting with. They work with stakeholders across and beyond the sector to achieve this.
Membership & Training
As well training and development CIMSPA provides membership for individuals who want to be part of a recognised and respected professional sector. Their are membership pathways for everyone working in sport and physical activity. CIMSPA membership recognises your professional status and helps you achieve career ambitions.
Professional Standards
CIMSPA is the guardian of a single professional and apprenticeships standards framework for the sport and physical activity sector – the knowledge, skills and behaviours for every sector job role.
This standards framework is driving the development of quality education products for our workforce, and allowing employers the ability to easily assess which job roles an individual is qualified for.
Over 30 professional and apprenticeship standards have already been completed or are in development, across exercise and fitness, leisure operations, coaching, community sport management and health.
Click on the links below for further information
Our Insight: What do people want?
Below is video and summary of the insight that has informed ‘The Birmingham Way’ approach and will continue to evolve over time.
For more information or to discuss in more detail please contact our Senior Partnerships Manager – People & Skills by emailing adam.warden@sportbirmingham.org
