Sport & Leisure Careers Seminar – 28 January 2008
Torrential rain greeted the 50 or so attendees at the Careers seminar focusing on careers and progression in Sports and Leisure at Dearne Valley College on Thursday 31 January 2008. The seminar, set up for IAG staff in schools, colleges and other interested parties in South Yorkshire was the 9th in the series of careers seminars organised Aimhigher South Yorkshire.
The purpose of the event was to present an overview of the demand for higher level skills in the Sport and Leisure sector and the learning and training opportunities available from the education providers in South Yorkshire. Sport and Leisure sector careers have been identified as being an area where Careers professionals feel they need an update in terms of courses, opportunities and pathways available, and this sector is one of the priority sectors currently being developed by Higher Futures, the South Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network. The event was an excellent opportunity to engage with key players and influencers of young people's choices of future careers and educational direction.
Speakers at the seminar represented a variety of interests and organisations in the field. They included Rob Williams - SkillsActive Regional Manager representing the Sector Skills Council for Sport & Leisure in England, a selection of staff from Dearne Valley College Claire Thomas, programme Area Manager for Sport & CoVE Director, Dearne Valley College, Richard Butcher, Academic Partnerships Manager, (14-19 & HE development) Dearne Valley College and Matt Haines, Programme Leader HND Sport and Sector Development Officer, Higher Futures who outlined typical programme routes on offer at different levels. Also contributing were Fiona Phoenix, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health & Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Richard Finney - Chief Executive, Rotherham Titans Community Foundation and Mark Todd, Sheffield United Community Foundation
Presentations
BUTCHER, Richard Presentation 31.01.08.ppt
FINNEY, Richard Sport and Leisure Seminar 31.01.08.ppt
HAINES, Matt AimHigher Presentation 31.01.08.ppt
LONG, Shaun OU Sport & Fitness 31.01.08.ppt
PHOENIX, Fiona presentations 31.01.08.ppt
THOMAS, Claire Aim Higher Careers Event 31.01.08.ppt
TODD, Mark Todd Presentation 31.01.08.ppt
WILLIAMS, Rob Careers 31 01 08.pptm
