Coach & Official Education & Development Scholarships
South Staffordshire Council aims
to assist potential and current coaches/ officials working in the
District to gain or develop their coaching/officials
qualifications.
Up to date, enthusiastic and
motivated coaches/ officials lead the delivery of sport in the
district attracting and retaining more players to
sport.
Criteria
Scholarships are available for up
to 50% of the cost of the course (s) applicants wish to
attend.
- Applicants may only apply for one
scholarship within a 12 month period.
- Scholarship can cover more than
one course.
- Applicants will be expected to
provide free coaching/ officiating hourse through sports
development or club coaching initiative in return for a
scholarship.
- Applicants will be expected to be
coaching/officiating within the district for up to 12 months after
receiving a scholarship.
- Two referee's forms to confirm the
aims and future activity of the applicant are also attached and no
scholarships will be awarded without the FULL completion of these
forms.
- They can be returned with the
personal application or separately.
- Courses cannot be funded
retrospectively.
- Applicants will be sent a
monitoring and evaluation form 12 months after receiving a
scholarship which must be completed and returned to South
Staffordshire Sports Council within 1 month of receipt.
Failure to comply with any of
the above criteria may result in an unsuccessful application or a
request for reimbursement of an awarded scholarship.
Eligibility
Applicants are eligible for South
Staffordshire Sports Council Coach/ Official Education and
Development Scholarship if they:
- Currently hold National
Governing Body (NGB) recognised Coach/Official qualifications.
- Currently hold National
Governing Body (NGB) recognised Coach/Offical qualifications and
wish to develop their career by taking further generic
coaching/officiating qualifications.
- Currently actively involved in
sport as a player, umpire, volunteer, club organiser etc but hold
no recognised NGB coach/official qualification and would like to
develop their career by becoming qualified.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for an Education and Development
Scholarship please download the form below, complete
and return to Leisure & Community Development, South
Staffordshire Council, Council Offices, Codsall, WV8 1PX.
If you would like to discuss your grant application please
contact the Community Development Officer on 01902
696533.
Links
Contact
Mark Jenkinson
Community Development Officer
Telephone: (01902) 696533
Fax: 01902 696546