Empowering Future Sports Leaders: Building a Skilled Workforce for Wales

1. Students as Leaders Carwyn Young – Sport Wales Dr Hannah Mawson – University of South Wales

2. Our Vision: A Dynamic, Skilled & Diverse Workforce leading and delivering Sport in Wales

3. How we define the workforce? Leadership Coaching & Officials Volunteers Performance Coaches

4. Our Objectives (2015-2019) Effective and inspirational leadership within 27 National Governing Bodies and all regional delivery organisations Increase number of active coaches by 15,000 from 45,000 to 60,000 (waiting for end of year confirmed figures) To attract, develop and retain the highest calibre of High Performance coaches within a minimum of 12 Elite and priority focus/pathway sports To increase the amount of active officials from 10,000 to 14,000 Increase the total number of volunteers in sport by 30,000 from 255,000 to 285,000

5. Who volunteers? 2012: 10.4%; Male 12% and Female 9% Average of 2.1 hours per week Most volunteers were in the 15-24 age group (16%) Almost half of volunteers (49%) did so on a weekly basis.

6. Who volunteers?

7. Principles that drive the development of volunteering Volunteers know exactly what is expected of them Volunteers are developed, supported and valued The mutual benefits of volunteering are clear to individuals and organisations

8. The FE Sector’s contribution: ColegauCymru- ‘State of Play 2014’ Report “Volunteering hours completed by sports students in FE in range from less than 500 hours per college to over 3000 per college with potential to engage all sports students in community volunteering activity”. Potential Workforce of 3000 sports students Potential Volunteering capacity of 120,000 hours Current examples of good practice in developing participation and volunteering

9. The FE Sector’s contribution: Coaches/Sports Leaders Officials Student Management Teams

10. The FE Sector’s contribution: Coaches/Sports Leaders Making sport happen ‘on & off campus’ A sustainable workforce Developing ‘softer skills’ as well as technical ones

11. Leadership Continuum • Playground Leaders Children lead activities in play grounds during lunch times • Playground Leaders • Young Leader Award • In the Zone 1 • Bronze Young Ambassadors Support lunchtime supervisors, responsible for equipment hire, mentor new playground leaders, promote physical activity and London 2012 • Young Leader Award • Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership • In the Zone 2 • AYP Organisers Award Assist in extra curricular 5x60 clubs, assisting the running of intra school competition and sports days • Level 1 & 2 Awards in Sports Leadership • AYP Organisers Award • adiStars Young Ambassadors • NGB Level 0 Assistant Coach • Dance Leaders • GCSE, BTEC, Welsh Bacc Assist in delivering extra curricular DS cluster clubs, Lead 5x60 & adiStars sessions , promote physical activity and London 2012, alternative roles • Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership • Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership • Gold Young Ambassadors • NGB Level 1 Assistant Coach • A-Level, Welsh Bacc • Millennium Volunteers Opportunities to lead sessions in 5x60 , DS and community clubs, advocate physical activity and London 2012, alternative roles like officiating • Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership • Platinum Young Ambassadors • NGB Level 2 Coach • Millennium Volunteers Mentor other young people on leadership continuum, lead sessions in schools and communities, NEET volunteers, advocate sport and London 2012 Purpose Options Opportunities

12. The FE Sector’s contribution: Officials Key to competitive sport Pathway from Grass Roots to Elite Potential Career

13. The FE Sector’s contribution: Student Management Teams Our future leaders The ‘Student Voice’ Young Ambassador pathway

15. USW Sport Employability Programme 2015 @USWSport

16. USW Sport • Context to USW sport • 10 courses offered (plus one ‘Top-Up’) • Heavy focus on Employability • Links with industry partners • Vocational qualifications 2015 @USWSport

17. USW Sport’s vision: ‘To create highly employable sports graduates through inspirational and professionally recognised courses’ 2015 @USWSport

18. Employability • Dedicated role to support WBL and employability • Ensure students are ‘employable’ in the sports industry • Embedded work-based learning at levels 5 & 6 of all sport degree programmes • Combination of vocational qualifications, skill/knowledge development and experience • Support the delivery of community sport across South Wales 2015 @USWSport

19. USW Sport: Work-Based Learning Current Picture 2014/15: • Approx. 190 students on placement this year • Partnerships with around 55 different sport related organisations • Over 21,000 hours of time contributed to the sports industry across South Wales this academic year • On the whole, positive feedback from employers 2015 @USWSport

20. Employability Conference 2015 @USWSport

21. Active Valleys 2015 @USWSport

22. USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise & Leadership’ (SEEL) academy • Excellence kite-mark for graduate leadership, employability and enterprise in sport • Gold standard programmerecognised by employers when recruiting for student placement and graduates • The creation of an ‘elite’ alumni club that will promote high profile success and also support future participants recruited from FE e.g. YA’s 2015 @USWSport

23. USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise & Leadership’ (SEEL) academy Aim of the project is to: ‘Be recognised, by both students and industry professionals, as a centre of excellence for employability and workforce development in sport’ 2015 @USWSport

24. USW ‘Sport Employability, Enterprise & Leadership’ (SEEL) academy • Will include a range of elements: • Academic provision • CPD & professional development • Employment/WBL opportunities • Enterprise projects e.g. Active Valleys • Research • Individualised approach for talented students 2015 @USWSport

25. Case Study • Partnership between USW Sport; CollegesWales Sport & First Campus • Utilising HE sport students to support existing sport provision and provide additional opportunities in local colleges: • Bridgend College • CAVC • The College MerthyrTydfil • Coleg Gwent • Coleg y Cymoedd 2015 @USWSport

26. Case Study • Mollie Croxon – journey so far… • College - 3 A Levels & 1 AS Level • USW BA Sports Development • Year 1 – Sport RCT • Year 2 – Sport RCT; StreetGames • Year 3 – CollegesWales & First Campus 2015 @USWSport

27. Case Study • Successes of project • Challenges experienced • Critical success factors: • mentors • clear role descriptors • support at all levels of programme 2015 @USWSport

28. Ideas moving forward • Continue to grow HE student support in colleges within sport • Opportunity for colleges to replicate in other areas e.g. Drama, music etc. • Continue to strengthen links with FE colleges to ensure HE pathway is suitable, progressive and individual for talented students at USW Sport • Future opportunity to embed a similar programme within colleges for FE students 2015 @USWSport

29. Questions? 2015 @USWSport