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Elite Sports Employer Skills Academy
The Elite Sports Employer Skills Academy was launched in September 2021. The programme is designed to provide students with a valuable opportunity to build their confidence, resilience, and understanding of how their technical skills will be put to the test when working with athletes and sports teams in the future. It is an opportunity to allow our students to build a professional sport portfolio which can be used to boost their career in the sport industry.
Elite Sports is a Sheffield College branded programme to champion our professional sports teams. The Academy gives all students aged 16-19 the opportunity to undertake workshops with local sports clubs and engage with projects to develop their employability skills alongside their BTEC qualifications. Students in the Elite Sports Academy will be encouraged to host and coach sporting events for their peers as well as apply for sport opportunities which are available to them worldwide. Students will be supported to compete professionally and will be encourage to apply for the most elite teams worldwide.
In May 2022 our fantastic Elite Basketball student Charles Okafor competed in and won the Slam Dunk Contest at the Hoopsfix Allstar Classic. Two of our students made the final and It’s the second year in a row one of our students has came away with the win.
You can watch the event by clicking here.
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Sheffield United Football Club currently supports 82 of our BTEC learners. The club provides our learners with an environment in which they can train and compete in a football environment; an integral part of their learning journey alongside their academic qualification.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club currently supports 135 of our BTEC learners. The club supports our learners by providing a football focused environment in which learners can train and compete alongside their academic qualification.
Formed by a merge between The Sheffield College Basketball Academy and The Sheffield Sabres and in partnership with Extra Mile Basketball; The Sheffield College Basketball has 5 different teams with 70 registered players. Players registered in these teams study a variety of A Level and BTEC Courses, as well as taking part in training sessions to compete in EABL and AOC Competitions.
The Sheffield Sharks supports five groups of students who are undertaking skills for life courses and who want to develop their knowledge on careers and opportunities. The Sheffield Sharks offers the opportunity for students to develop their employability skills through workshops and masterclasses, ran by various members of the team at Sheffield Sharks, as well as the opportunity to support at local basketball events.
Sheffield STIX Ice Hockey supports, coaches, and mentors aspiring hockey players to develop their sporting skills. STIX have been working with The Sheffield College since 2022 and provide student competitions and projects to enhance our students’ academic programme. Most recently, STIX presented our students with a competition to design them a new playing shirt. John Robinson, one of our HE Graphic Design students won the competition and was presented with a printed shirt!
Sheffield Diving's training environment is one of the biggest 10 metre venues in Britain, with two dry-diving areas, an air track and a unique tailor-made diving trampoline. The diving pool has the only 1 metre overhead wet harness in the Great Britain and the most amount of diving springboards in the UK. The club supports our College students with team building activities and offers our students the opportunity to develop their diving skills. Their mission is “to produce elite divers and ensure that all members are nurtured to their full potential”.
Launching in September 2024, the KW2 Football Academy will offering scholarships for 16-19 year olds with a comprehensive full-time initiative combining football and education. This program aims to nurture both athletic and academic skills, offering participants a well-rounded experience to support their development on and off the field. To find out more, visit: https://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/kw2-kyle-walker-football-academy
11/03/2024
The Sheffield College
26/10/2021
The Sheffield College
30/05/2022
The Sheffield College
The Elite Sports Academy acts as an umbrella programme with multiple Elite Sports Clubs supporting us to enhance our students learning journey. The following clubs enhance our BTEC programme by providing:
