Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1 (SCQF level 4)

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Paul Gallacher  GRAPHIC: email icon.

Structure of the Course

This Course is at Intermediate 1 level and consists of five mandatory Units:  three 40 hour Units and two 20 hour Units.

Mandatory Units:

Sport and Recreation: Skills for Employment (Intermediate 1)

1 Unit credit

Sport and Recreation: Assist with Activity Sessions (Intermediate 1)

1 Unit credit

Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Facilities and Equipment (Intermediate 1)

1 Unit credit

Sport and Recreation: Dealing with Accidents and Emergencies (Intermediate 1)

0.5 Unit credit

Sport and Recreation: Personal Fitness (Intermediate 1)

0.5 Unit credit


 

Summary of Course content

The Course content covers the main practical activities involved in carrying out a support role in a sports and recreation environment - assisting with planning, setting up and delivering activity sessions; assisting with setting up, dismantling and checking equipment and resources; assisting with accident and emergency procedures; dealing effectively and courteously with customers/users, staff and others; helping to plan and review a personal training programme, establishing good practice in setting and reviewing personal goals.  The Course content also covers Health and Safety legislation.
 
Candidates will have the opportunity to develop relevant vocational skills, and a variety of employability skills, in the context of a sport and recreation setting.  Some of these skills could be looked upon as generic skills required in the wider workplace, while others are specific employability skills required for the recreation sector.  The Course requires that candidates gain hands-on experience in an appropriate recreational setting and it is important for centres to manage the Course in an integrated manner that reflects the day-to-day issues of a realistic sport and recreation environment.

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 ICON: Internal Link.


Transition Guidance for pilot centres 
Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1


Revised Arrangements document valid from 2007/8

Subject:

Sport and Recreation
Level: Intermediate 1
Code: C219 10
Edition: Second Edition, April 2007
Downloads: Sport and Recreation Intermediate 1 Arrangements