The crown jewels from the Home of Sport are set to join together to offer a ground breaking apprenticeship scheme for 20 young people in Nottingham.
Team Nottingham is a joint initiative between The City of Football, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Rugby, the National Ice Centre, Notts County in the Community, Nottingham Forest in the Community and sports charity Epic Partners.
The unique partnership will offer apprenticeship scheme for young people aged between 16 and 24 to work within a professional sporting environment and gain an NVQ 2 qualification in sports coaching.
Jointly funded by the Royal Foundation, the charity of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, the scheme is accepting applications until November 13th and the first apprentices are due to start with the respective partners in January 2016.
Amanda Chambers, Managing Director of the City of Football project, commented; “Nottingham has a very special sporting community and as the Home of Sport we wanted to offer something truly unique to give more young people the opportunity to work in sport in the city.
“All of the partners have worked hard together to make this fantastic opportunity possible and with the support of the Royal Foundation 20 young people will have the chance to work within the professional sporting environments across Nottingham.
Tracey Francis, Head of Community Sport at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, commented; “Sport in Nottingham continues to be one of the leading lights across the area and projects like these are vital to the participation and growth of sport, physical activity and health across Nottinghamshire.”
The Apprenticeship will incorporate 10hrs of training per week through an NVQ II in Activity Leadership, Create Development Modules, and a number of Governing Body sports qualifications, with a minimum of 20 hours per week provided in the workplace gaining much needed practical experience of working within a professional sports development environment.
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