According to MyJobScotland, the following soft skills and behaviours are often asked for in active school coordinator job adverts:
To become an active schools coordinator in Scotland, there isn’t one set qualification route. Most employers look for a mix of education, experience, and skills related to working in the sport and physical activity sector.
It is often a requirement to hold a degree level qualification in a relevant subject such as:
In the CIMSPA endorsed training directory, you can check what courses our partner colleges and universities offer as well as course entry requirements, a summary of course content/material and more information on how to apply.
If you’ve done a similar job before, or have the right skills and knowledge, you could apply to be an active schools coordinator. For example, if you have experience working as a teacher or a sports development officer, you may have gained the relevant experience needed to work as an active schools coordinator.
You can complete an apprenticeship to gain skills and experience to support you on your journey to become an active schools coordinator.
Find out more about completing a modern apprenticeship in Active Leisure, Learning and Wellbeing here
Active schools coordinator jobs are promoted on Myjobscotland as well as
Working hours are typically 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, with some evening and weekend work as needed.
83% of sports development officer job adverts are hiring for full time positions.
The following common or transferable skills are most frequently asked for by employers in sports development job adverts across the UK:
| Skills and behaviours | % prevalence in job adverts |
|---|---|
| Coaching | 29% |
| Communication | 27% |
| Management | 26% |
| Planning | 22% |
| Training And Development | 16% |
| Customer Service | 9% |
| English Language | 9% |
| Interpersonal Communications | 9% |
| Presentations | 9% |
| Self-Motivation | 8% |
To become a sports development officer, there isn’t one set qualification route. Most employers look for a mix of education, experience, and skills related to working in the sport and physical activity sector.
Many sports development officers hold a college qualification or university degree in a sport and physical activity related subject such as:
Some universities have built content into their courses that matches the Entry Manager occupational standard. The sports development officer role falls under this standard.
In the CIMSPA endorsed training directory, you can check what courses our partner colleges and universities offer as well as course entry requirements, a summary of course content/material and more information on how to apply.
If you’ve done a similar job before, or have the right skills and knowledge, you could apply to be a sports development officer. For jobs that are sport specific (for example, working for a sporting National Governing Body (NGB)), expertise or a strong understanding of that sport is often desirable.
You can complete an apprenticeship to gain skills to become a sports development officer such as:
The skills and behaviours required to be an exercise referral practitioner are similar to that of a personal trainer. The following common or transferable skills are most frequently asked for by employers in personal trainer job adverts across the UK:
| Skills and behaviours | % prevalence in job ads |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 45% |
| First aid | 41% |
| Cleanliness | 24% |
| Management | 17% |
| Communication | 12% |
| Coaching | 10% |
| Organisational skills | 5% |
| Record keeping | 5% |
| Resilience | 5% |
| Active listening | 5% |
To find out more about the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours an individual must understand and demonstrate to become a practitioner specialising in working with people with long term conditions, you can visit our population specialism professional standards library.
To become an exercise referral practitioner, you need to complete a qualification such as:
You can browse all CIMSPA-endorsed exercise referral qualifications and continuous professional development (CPD) courses in our Training Directory by searching under the ‘Working with People with Long Term Conditions’ specialism.
To complete an exercise referral practitioner Level 3 qualification, you must first hold an existing Level 3 personal trainer or Pilates qualification.
This course can be delivered in an online, in-person or hybrid (online and in person) format, and the total course cost, study time and guided learning hours will vary depending on the delivery format, qualification and training provider you choose.
Some colleges and universities have embedded personal trainer qualifications into their learning programmes. You can browse our CIMSPA Endorsed Training Directory to check for colleges and universities that are recognised by CIMSPA for providing quality training to students. Here, you can also check what courses our endorsed colleges and universities offer as well as course entry requirements, a summary of course content/material and more information on how to apply.
Although there are no apprenticeships directly related to exercise referral, there are apprenticeships available to become qualified as a personal trainer. Once you have qualified as a personal trainer, you can then choose to complete an additional qualification in exercise referral.
You can find out more about completing an apprenticeship in personal training via The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) website.