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British Gymnastics and Leeds Metropolitan University have worked together for a number of years, and consequently the University has developed excellent gymnastics facilities and expertise. Having gained accreditation for its coaching awards on the National Qualifications Framework, British Gymnastics turned to the University as a delivery partner which could access Learning & Skills Council funding. This funding enables the University to reduce the course fees that are charged to candidates.
To start the process British Gymnastics provides the University with an outline programme of the courses it will require in one academic year. The University then negotiates the funding to support the courses.
British Gymnastics specifies the requirements for tutors and examiners, thereby ensuring that the Governing Body’s technical standards are maintained. The University then employs the tutors who deliver the course. The tutors need to complete the course paperwork accurately so that the University can audit the funding. The majority of paperwork and administration nonetheless falls to the University.
British Gymnastics’ Assistant Coach Award provides one example of the level of funding available. The cost to the university of delivering one course for 12 candidates is £1410 - or £118 per head. The candidates however pay just £40 - £85 per course, dependent on their personal circumstances. For instance someone who is unemployed may be entitled to a greater level of funding. The remainder of the fee is covered by Learning & Skills Council funding.
Delivery is not restricted to the campus, and the University runs courses throughout Yorkshire, so British Gymnastics is able to make its awards accessible. Sally Nickson of Leeds Metropolitan University also explains that this type of partnership is not restricted to the larger Governing Bodies. “We sometimes run just one course a year for smaller Governing Bodies. We have targets to meet and every little helps. We are happy to explore the needs of all types of sport and activity.”
For Lloyd Readhead of British Gymnastics the key benefits are as follows: “This partnership means that we can make our awards both accessible and affordable, without getting involved in funding negotiations and the associated paperwork.”
Reducing the cost of qualifications through LSC funding
| British Gymnastics and Leeds Metropolitan University have worked together for a number of years, and consequently the University has developed excellent gymnastics facilities and expertise. Having gained accreditation for its coaching awards on the National Qualifications Framework, British Gymnastics turned to the University as a delivery partner which could access Learning & Skills Council funding. This funding enables the University to reduce the course fees that are charged to candidates.
To start the process British Gymnastics provides the University with an outline programme of the courses it will require in one academic year. The University then negotiates the funding to support the courses.
British Gymnastics specifies the requirements for tutors and examiners, thereby ensuring that the Governing Body’s technical standards are maintained. The University then employs the tutors who deliver the course. The tutors need to complete the course paperwork accurately so that the University can audit the funding. The majority of paperwork and administration nonetheless falls to the University.
British Gymnastics’ Assistant Coach Award provides one example of the level of funding available. The cost to the university of delivering one course for 12 candidates is £1410 - or £118 per head. The candidates however pay just £40 - £85 per course, dependent on their personal circumstances. For instance someone who is unemployed may be entitled to a greater level of funding. The remainder of the fee is covered by Learning & Skills Council funding.
Delivery is not restricted to the campus, and the University runs courses throughout Yorkshire, so British Gymnastics is able to make its awards accessible. Sally Nickson of Leeds Metropolitan University also explains that this type of partnership is not restricted to the larger Governing Bodies. “We sometimes run just one course a year for smaller Governing Bodies. We have targets to meet and every little helps. We are happy to explore the needs of all types of sport and activity.”
For Lloyd Readhead of British Gymnastics the key benefits are as follows: “This partnership means that we can make our awards both accessible and affordable, without getting involved in funding negotiations and the associated paperwork.”
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