Higher Education Endorsement for playwork
Playwork degrees that teach students employable skills.
Higher Education Endorsement not only allows Higher Education Institutions delivering playwork degrees to identify their programme of study as high quality courses with relevance to the industry today. It also directly links their students to employment opportunities through a high level of practical experience and work with relevant contacts.
The benefits of Higher Education Endorsement for playwork courses include:
- Higher Education Institutions can demonstrate to employers and students that their course has been recognised by the industry as containing practical elements
- Improved links can be forged between students, employers and Higher Education institutions through of the inclusion of work experience within the course.
- Students can easily identify courses that guarantee work experience within the course
- Students have increased networking opportunities with relevant bodies in the industry.
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Is Higher Education Endorsement for playwork right for your Higher Education course?
Discover more about how to apply for Higher Education Endorsement for Fitness.
Questions? Contact endorsement.playwork@skillsactive for more information about Higher Education Endorsement for playwork.
Higher Education Endorsement for fitness with CPD
Offer your students valuable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) alongside their degrees.
Higher Education Institutions who have endorsed their fitness degrees can also choose to endorse the CPD training* that they offer to their students.
Allow your students to gain REPs CPD points while they train with you, highlighting the value of your university and all that your course can offer them!
Please note that this licence only allows Higher Education Institutions to offer endorsed training to their current students. Organisations wishing to also offer this training to the general public will have to apply for the general Fitness Endorsement licence.
All training: 1-16 CPD points* £3500 Apply Now
All training, including courses and workshops, delivered in a range of formats. At least one course must be mapped in part to the relevant national occupational standards.
Higher Education Endorsment £1900 Apply Now
Heigher Education Level 4 Endorsement £950 Apply Now
* Excluding training at level 4, which requires a separate category of endorsement.
** The number of CPD points awarded is dependent on the number of training hours.
Training and Qualifications
SkillsActive works on behalf of the active leisure, learning and wellbeing sector to develop a framework of qualifications and training that meets employer needs, ensuring the workforce is properly trained and qualified.
Our National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure works with the best training providers in our sector to deliver cost-effective, quality assured training solutions.
Training
Providing training for employees not only helps them develop their skills and knowledge – it’s also a building block to business success.
Qualifications
SkillsActive works with employers and training providers to develop vocational qualifications that enable people to be competent in specific types of work.
Quality Assurance
Discover more about how SkillsActive ensures that quality training is available to those in the sector.
Qualifications
Having a qualification to back up your knowledge and experience is increasingly important in the active leisure, learning and well-being sector.
SkillsActive works on behalf of the sector to create and deliver the qualifications employers need and want.
We make sure employers can access the right qualifications, based on national standards designed by employers, so the workforce is properly trained and qualified.
Read more about the Qualifications and Credit Framework
Vocational qualifications
SkillsActive works with employers and training providers to develop qualifications that enable people to be competent in specific types of work.
Higher Education courses
SkillsActive identifies and endorses degrees in fitness, sport and leisure that effectively prepare students for employment.
National Occupational Standards
SkillsActive is licensed by government to produce and maintain National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the active leisure, learning and wellbeing sector.