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Intermediate 2
This course allows students to carry out a supportive role in a sport or a recreation environment. The student has to learn and participate in all aspects of planning, organising and delivering the relevant sports or recreational activities. All aspects of health and safety and the issues surrounding risk assessments have to be followed. The course requires more independent working and thinking than the Intermediate 1 course, but again is based in a suitable work place. There are four units of varying lengths in the course.
Assessment is largely on-going across the practical activities carried out by students. The employability skills are sometimes assessed in units and sometimes across units by discussion and review.
This is the largest unit where students get involved in all aspects of the activities being offered from the planning through to reviewing training programmes. Although operating in a support role to staff, the student must take part in a whole range of equipment and client related matters. The health and safety and risk assessment fit into this unit.
Students will learn to set up, disassemble and store equipment safely and properly. They will take responsibility for spotting faults and taking the appropriate action.
Students will learn how to find out the base-line fitness of a client assisted by staff and then go on to plan an appropriate training plan to meet agreed fitness goals. They will then review this plan, identify good and bad points, and amend their plan accordingly.
Students will source career information, information on employability skills and review their own skills and experience. Based on this they will be able to draw up a career plan identifying areas where they need to gain additional experience and training.
There are no optional units for this course
These are usually National Certificate (NC) courses as a full-time college student. They give students knowledge and skills training which will be certificated with the SQA. They can lead on to HNC, HND and degree courses.
You may be able to get an employer to take you on with your Intermediate 1 or 2 certificate, with the offer of on the job training or a modern apprenticeship. You need to be quite clear what is on offer before accepting such a post. In the construction trades you should use the CITB or SECTT pathways.
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SQA Course Pages
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Careers Scotland
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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Scottish Qualifications Authority
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