A Step By Step Guide To Running Your Course

Information gathering

Read the information about available awards and qualifications to see which is most appropriate for your learners.

Apply to become an Approved Assessment Centre (AAC) for the qualification/s you want to deliver and apply for your first course

Apply online or download an AAC Application Form and Course Application Form. If necessary, a support visit by a regional Sports Leaders UK staff member can be arranged. Find out more information on becoming an AAC and applying for your first course.

A member of the Sports Leaders UK Quality Assurance Team will contact you to arrange a date and time for your accreditation visit

All applications for AAC status and first courses will be accredited by a member of the Sports Leaders UK staff. All staff who wish to be involved in the tutoring of a course must be present at this accreditation visit.

CD-ROM Tutor Resource

When you become an AAC, you will receive a copy of the Qualifications That Change Lives CD-ROM Tutor Resource. Using this resource, familiarise yourself with the requirements of the award or qualification before you go any further.

Discuss within your team/department what you want out of the course, how you will recruit learners, how it might fit in with what you already offer and consider the budgetary implications for your centre.

Do you need to attend Tutor Training?

Read the Tutor Training leaflet and/or information on our website to decide whether or not you need to attend Tutor Training. You can see a copy of the Tutor Training Decision Tree here. Visit the Tutor Training page for information and Tutor Training dates and venues.

Start your course

If you didn't state the number of Records of Achievement on your Course Application Form, then confirm numbers with the Head Office now. Once you receive your Records of Achievement you may start to run your course. (Don't worry if you have started your course and you are waiting to attend training. This is fine as long as you have been accredited.)

Return the Learner Registration Forms

The Learner Registration Form from the Record of Achievement must be completed and returned to Sports Leaders UK, for each learner, within four weeks from the start date of your course. These forms register each learner.

Deliver your course

Make sure that the Internal Verifier visits as appropriate, and that you are recording your assessment decisions on an Internal Assessment Record.

Finish your course

By the end of the course you will have signed off all units on the Learner Certification Form in the Record of Achievement for each learner. Remember to also ensure that you have signed the section of the Learner Certification Form that confirms that you have seen a completed and signed Independent Assessor Form. You must also have completed your Internal Assessment Record and make sure that the Internal Verifier has visited as appropriate.

Return the Learner Certification Form for each learner who has successfully completed the course. We will then send certificates and badges for these learners.

Apply for your next course!