Why not boost your CV with the practical skills employers are looking for alongside your degree?

If you are a friendly, outgoing person with a passion for fitness who would like to motivate others to achieve their goals then this course is for you.

Our CYQ Fitness Instructor course can help you to gain the practical knowledge that employers in the Health and Fitness sector are looking for. An intensive vocational course, it is a valuable addition to your existing qualifications and demonstrates continuing professional development.

You will gain the practical knowledge needed to effectively train others in the use of cardiovascular machines, resistance machines and free weights as well as theoretical modules about the body and its systems. On completion you can progress on to personal training and other specialist courses.

Upon completion there may also be opportunities to gain work experience in Powerbase and LUFS gym on University campus, therefore giving you both a qualification and experience. This may then lead to possible paid work opportunities should they be available.

Course dates: 4 weekends- 2nd/3rd Feb, 16th/17th Feb, 2nd/3rd March and 9th/10th March

Cost: £350 (flexible payment options available)

To enrol on the course or for more information, please contact us via email Rachel.Laxton@loucoll.ac.uk

 

New postgraduate funding database from TARGETpostgrad

Interested in postgraduate study but can’t see the wood for the fees?

TARGETpostgrad have recently launched a new funding database that allows you to search for all major funding opportunities that you are eligible for. It is quick and easy to use and includes funding from universities, research councils, charities and more.

You can search based on a range of criteria so you only see funding that is relevant to you. This means that you don’t have to trawl through endless pages of irrelevant information. It then points you in the right direction to apply for the funding.

If you are considering postgraduate study but don’t know where to start with securing funding for your course, then this is the tool for you.

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An introduction to the marketing and commercial world of sport

One day course for students and graduates alike, is filling up quickly with just a few places left available to book.

The course will give you incredible, first-hand insight into the sport and leisure industry, plus advice on how to find the career you want. So don’t miss out, make sure you and your friends book now!

How much?
£125
(£95 with a valid NUS)

News, Sport, Magazine or Photo Journalism

Fast-Track NCTJ-accredited Journalism Courses

  • Apply now for September 2013
  • 6 month courses, costing £4,000 inclusive of VAT and exam fees
  • A realistic, cheaper and well respected alternative to MA courses
  • Based in the Daily Echo, in the centre of Bournemouth
  • Small class sizes
  • Founded by Tom Hill: former BBC reporter and producer for ITN and Sky News
  • Professional working tutors including:

Rick Broadbent: Athletics Correspondent for The Times

Andy Martin: Assistant Editor of Bournemouth Daily Echo

  • A half of the places have already been allocated for 2013
  • Interview Days on Friday January 4th or Tuesday February 19th for successful applicants

An introduction to the marketing and commercial world of sport

PLUS HELP FINDING THAT FIRST JOB

Monday 17th December 2012
Burnham Park Hall, Windsor Lane, Burnham SL1 7HR

The sport and leisure industry is supported by a vast and varied commercial sector that has allowed the world of sport to grow into the major international force that it is.

Quite simply, sport as you know it today would not be able to survive without support from commercial activities to generate revenue.

The course will give you with an excellent understanding of the commercial side of the sport industry whilst also providing advice to allow you to get your career on the right path.

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Raindance Postgraduate Film Degree London

Develop your voice as an independent filmmaker in a Masters course

Would you like to study filmmaking on your own terms? The Raindance Postgraduate Film Degree* allows filmmakers to achieve a Staffordshire University Masters degree in a film-related field of their own choosing, in a structure they personally negotiate with their tutors and industry collaborators on a part-time or full-time basis.

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