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Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1 (SCQF level 4)
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Paul Gallacher 
Structure of the Course
- Mandatory Units
- Summary of Course content
- Summary of content of each Unit
- Assessment approaches
- Learning and teaching materials
- Experience of the workplace
- Resource requirements
- Progression
- Conditions and Arrangements
- Transition Guidance
- Arrangements document
This Course is at Intermediate 1 level and consists of five mandatory Units: three 40 hour Units and two 20 hour Units.
Mandatory Units:
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Sport and Recreation: Skills for Employment (Intermediate 1) |
1 Unit credit |
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Sport and Recreation: Assist with Activity Sessions (Intermediate 1) |
1 Unit credit |
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Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Facilities and Equipment (Intermediate 1) |
1 Unit credit |
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Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Accidents and Emergencies (Intermediate 1) |
0.5 Unit credit |
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Sport and Recreation: Personal Fitness (Intermediate 1) |
0.5 Unit credit |
Summary of content of each Unit
- Sport and Recreation: Skills for Employment
On completion of this Unit the candidates should be able to demonstrate a positive approach when interacting with customers, staff and others. This positive approach should include communicating appropriately, being responsive and establishing and maintaining relationships. Candidates will also have developed the ability to review their own progress, identify their strengths, their weaknesses and review their own development needs. - Sport and Recreation: Assist with Activity Sessions
On completion of this Unit the candidate will be able to assist in the planning and delivery of activity sessions with the person responsible, using appropriate resources that meet both centre/organisational guidelines and health and safety procedures laid out for the activity sessions. Candidates should also be able to assist in reviewing the activity session with participants and use this evaluation to inform future activity sessions. - Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Facilities and Equipment
On completion of this Unit the candidate will have gained experience in setting up and taking down equipment. They will have been involved in ensuring that the manual handling of equipment complies with the manufacturer’s instructions as well as with organisational regulations. They will also be aware of the need to check for faults with the equipment and of how these faults might be dealt with. The candidate will have gained experience in cleaning and tidying areas within the organisation, choosing the correct materials and choosing the appropriate personal protective equipment for the task. In addition, they will have gained knowledge and understanding of the importance of the relevant health and safety procedures required. - Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Accidents and Emergencies
This Unit introduces the candidate to procedures for dealing with injuries and emergencies in a sport and recreation setting. Candidates will participate in a number of practical activities, which will help them to develop knowledge and understanding of a range of procedures to deal with injuries and emergencies, they should be able to complete organisational report forms. - Sport and Recreation: Personal Fitness
In this Unit candidates will learn, with assistance, how to identify their fitness baseline, plan and organise their own ongoing physical training plan, setting both short and long-term personal goals, before putting the physical training plan into action. Candidates will then review their progress with a person responsible and highlight areas that went well, and those that need improvement, before drawing up a revised physical training plan.
Assessment approaches
Units have been designed so that information can be gathered holistically where possible based mainly on a range of practical workshop activities. A variety of approaches is used for gathering evidence, reflecting on the variety of learning experiences offered across the Course. Observation checklists should be used where appropriate to gather evidence.
Some employability skills are assessed as part of the essential evidence required for particular Units whilst others are assessed across the Course. Centres may wish to have regular reviews of the development of these employability skills with candidates. This could be done along with the formal review process required in some of the Units, for example the Skills for Employment Unit.
Each Unit will be supported by a National Assessment Bank (NAB) item which will provide an assessment package and will exemplify the national standard.
Learning and teaching materials
Learning and teaching support packs have been produced by the Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU) to support this Course. These can be accessed via the SFEU website.
Experience of the workplace
A key aspect of the Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1 Course is the need for candidates to gain experience of a real or simulated workplace environment. This hands-on experience is a fundamental principle that is embedded in all Units. Visits to a variety of facilities is desirable and candidates who are placed within Local Authorities/Private Sector may have the opportunity to visit/research a number of diverse facilities within the field of Sport and Recreation.
Resource requirements
It is important that centres place candidates in a suitable learning environment (a real or simulated workplace environment) since access to specific equipment and qualified staff is essential. Securing appropriate facilities/venues needs to be given careful consideration and planning so that all resources and facilities are in place prior to entering candidates for the Course. Through practical experiences in these settings, candidates will enhance their employability in a very competitive environment.
Progression
This Course may provide candidates with opportunities to progress to:
- Intermediate 2 Sport and Recreation
- Scottish Progression Award in Sport and Recreation
- National Certificate programmes in Further Education colleges
- SVQs in Sport and Recreation
- Training/employment
Conditions and Arrangements
The Conditions and Arrangements for this subject are available fom the NQ Sport and Leisure pages 
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Transition Guidance for pilot centres
Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1
Revised Arrangements document valid from 2007/8
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Subject: |
Sport and Recreation |
| Level: | Intermediate 1 |
| Code: | C219 10 |
| Edition: | Second Edition, April 2007 |
| Downloads: | Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1 Arrangements |
Related Publications
Intermediate 1 Sport & Recreation Success Guide
Author – Emma Hayes
This Success Guide delivers a highly visual approach to the Sport and Recreation Skills for Work course, to guide students towards exam success. Filled with lots of extensive colour diagrams, and step-by-step guides to each skill in Sport and Recreation, the book covers each of the five mandatory units: skills for employment; assist with activity sessions; dealing with facilities and equipment; dealing with accidents and emergencies; and personal fitness. One topic area is addressed per double page spread for manageable progress through the course, and accessible language and text helps all abilities to understand and learn. The importance of employability skills is stressed throughout, and Self Review sections encourage student reflection on good practice both within and away from the learning environment.
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