• Suitable for those with coaching experience and currently working within the sports industry, with any England Football qualifications up to and including UEFA B.
• There are three pathways available to the sport coach.
• High Performance Coaches will develop athletes and players in high-performance settings, including those on talent or development pathways, national or international programmes, professional or podium environments.
• Community Sports Coaches will motivate and engage people of all ages and abilities in community sports and physical activity settings. Community sport includes local authority, charity and national governing body of sport community initiatives or clubs.
• School Sports Coaches will collaborate with teachers to develop pupils’ mastery of psychomotor skills by applying a whole child approach in their coaching. They work in all categories of school and registered childcare environments.
• Fully funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency.
• Course duration: up to 18 months. Online with on-the-pitch CPD with Ferdinand Collective. 
• Complete within 13 months (including EPA) to receive your equipment bundle.

• Ideal for those who have completed their EE Playmaker by England Football (this is free!) and just starting on their coaching pathway. 
• Our Level 2 coaching qualification promotes, delivers and coaches fun, inclusive and engaging activities that help whole communities to change their behaviour, adopt and keep to a physically active lifestyle. Community Activator Coaches are more than activity and sports leaders. You will be equipped with the specialist knowledge needed to effectively work with one customer group (such as inactive teenagers) but also be knowledgeable about other inactive customer groups whom they may be expected to work with on occasion. When competent, you will be experienced working with a range of different communities and all kinds of customers who are likely to be defined as inactive, sedentary or not doing enough physical activity in their lives.
• Fully funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency.
• Course duration: up to 18 months. Online with on-the-pitch CPD with Ferdinand Collective. 
• Complete within 13 months (including EPA) to receive your equipment bundle.
• First cohort due: September 2025

• An opportunity for those looking to extend their skillset from the pitch to the gym, or even set up bootcamps, Strength & Conditioning bolt-ons and Functional Fitness for players. Diversify your services and start building your clientele through the design and provision of creative and personalised exercise programmes and instruction, nutritional advice and overall lifestyle management.
• Personal Trainers will motivate clients to positively change their behaviour and improve their overall wellbeing by providing specialist, tailored advice within their scope of practice, while always being aware of when to refer clients to relevant appropriate professionals for specialist information and guidance (e.g. physiotherapist, registered dietician, medical specialist).
• Fully funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency.
• Course duration: up to 15 months. Online.
• First cohort due: September 2025

• Be your own boss, step out into the world of business management or develop your skills for confidence as you navigate a new job or career change.
• Working in the private, public or third sector and in all sizes of organisation, specific responsibilities and job titles will vary, but the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed will be the same in the world of business management.
• The FC Business Operations qualification  will include creating, managing and delivering operational plans, organisational strategy, projects, leading teams, managing change, financial and resource management, talent management, coaching and mentoring.
• Fully funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency.
• Course duration: up to 30 months. Online.
• First cohort due: January 2025

FC Rise programmes coming September 2025. Trials start May 2025.

Our Level 3 Sports Diploma professional game is setup for exceptionally talented players, designed to equip our players with everything they need to prepare them for a career in the game. 

Contact the FC and let's build an engaging and successful programme within your school or college together. With further education and career prospects as the focus of our programmes, the Ferdinand Collective will work alongside your team and students to deliver an inclusive and exciting syllabus, training and league regime designed to harness the positive power of football for students to excel in.