Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course is designed as a collaboration between QQI and FAI and also between Pearson Awarding Body (BTEC) and Liverpool Football Club.
This hands-on program combines elite sports education with exclusive Liverpool FC coaching methodologies for aspiring coaches and players. Led by a UEFA B–licensed Head Coach, students develop technical and tactical expertise while earning recognized FAI coaching awards. The course provides a strong foundation in "The Liverpool Way," sport, and wellbeing, preparing graduates for professional football opportunities both in Ireland and internationally.
BTEC International Level 3 Certificate in Sport in collaboration with Liverpool Football Club Coaching Skills & Practice
FAI Coaching Awards:
Me & My Ball (5–7 yrs)
Me & My Skill (8–11 yrs)
Me & My Teammates (12–14 yrs)
FAI Safeguarding
First Aid Training
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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BTEC Certification (International Certificate in Sport)
Coaching the Liverpool Way
Technical & Tactical Skills in Sport
Health & Wellbeing in Sport
FAI
Me & My Ball (5–7 yrs)
Me & My Skill (8–11 yrs)
Me & My Teammates (12–14 yrs)
FAI Safeguarding
First Aid
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
It will offer you with a pathway to this leisure sector. It also offers the opportunity to gain professional coaching qualifications for employment in Ireland and abroad.
- Soccer Coach
- Sports Coach
- Sports Development
- Player Pathway