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  OCR National Certificate in Sport  
  OCR National Diploma in Sport  
  OCR National Extended Diploma in Sport  
     
  If you love sport and would like to make a career of it – maybe as a sporting professional, teaching, coaching or working in the sports industry – then the OCR Level 3 Nationals in Sport will set you on the right track. You can also study individual units alongside other qualifications if that suits what you want to do.  
     
 
  • Develop the ability to work autonomously and effectively
  • Build your skills, knowledge and understanding of sport needed to both continue studying and to start work
  • Be able to specialise in particular areas of sport if you wish
  • Obtain a qualification that is relevant to the workplace.
  
     
  Course Structure  
  Mandatory units  
 
Unit 1 The sports industry
Unit 2 Sport and society
Unit 3 Principles of sport coaching
Unit 4 Sport in the UK
 
     
  Optional units  
  Non-specialist units  
 
Unit 5 Learning and developing sport skills
Unit 6 Health and safety in sport
Unit 7 Anatomy and physiology for sport and exercise
Unit 8 Managing and operating outdoor education
Unit 9 Technology in sport
Unit 10 Exercise prescription
Unit 11 Career planning for the sports industry
Unit 12 Work experience in the sports industry
   

Sport Performance specialist pathway
Unit 13 Training and fitness
Unit 14 Sport and exercise psychology
Unit 15 Injury in sport
Unit 16 Analyse and improve performance
Unit 17 Nutrition for sport and exercise
Unit 18 Optimising performance in sport
   

Sport Development specialist pathway
Unit 19 Sport development
Unit 20 Sport facility management
Unit 21 Sport and disability
Unit 22 Sport marketing
Unit 23 Advanced sports leadership
 
     
  Assessments  
  There are no exams. Your tutor will assess your work for all units and this will be checked by OCR. The OCR Level 3 Nationals in Sport includes three types of qualifications, each one building on the previous.  
     
 
To achieve the Certificate, you must achieve a total of six units consisting of four mandatory units
  and two optional units.
To achieve the Diploma you must complete a total of 12 units consisting of four mandatory units and
  eight optional units.
To achieve the Extended Diploma, you must complete a total of 18 units consisting of four mandatory
   units and 14 optional units.
 
     
  Progression  
 
To start work at an operative or supervisory level in, for example: sports coaching, gym/fitness
  instruction, sport development, sports administration or youth work.
To college or university for further study
To work-related and occupational qualifications in sport.
 
     
  You can enter for individual units and gain certificates for units as you achieve them. A number of options are available to you. If you wish, you can start with the six-unit Certificate and, by adding a further six optional units, you can achieve the 12-unit Diploma. You can then progress with another six optional units to gain the full 18-unit Extended Diploma.  
     
 
Intake Duration
January, March, May, July, September, November Certificate: 6 Months
 Diploma: 12 Months
 Extended Diploma: 18 Months