Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is for people who manage the overall operation of a sport, recreation, exercise, event or outdoor recreation facility.
Facility managers are big picture people who juggle a wide range of responsibilities in order to keep operations running smoothly. Strategic players with sharp critical thinking and planning abilities, they apply specific knowledge and skills to lead teams, promote inclusion, make sound decisions, and contribute to the achievement of facility goals.
This qualification will be delivered and assessed on-the-job in a workplace within the sport and recreation industry.
Up-and-coming facility managers will come out of this qualification ready to plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of a facility including its operation, maintenance and long-term viability.
What's involved?
This 120-credit diploma covers the following areas:
Applying management skills and practices to all aspects of a facility and its operation
Contributing to strategic business plans to achieve facility goals
Managing health and safety to ensure compliance with legislation as well as organisational policy
Providing leadership and human resource management to promote teamwork and wellbeing, in an inclusive environment
Adapting facility operations in response to research and strategic directions
Preparing budgets and financial reports using data and quality measures to forecast and report on procurement and replacement.
This qualification is designed to take 2-3 years to complete.
What are the costs?
On-job training costs workplaces both time and resources. It can mean covering registration fees, learning and assessment resources, allocating time for training, and having an appropriate assessment pathway available.
Total costs for trainees will vary depending on how the qualification is delivered, how it is assessed and how much support the workplace can provide.
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For more detailed information about the cost of doing an on-job qualification, get in touch.
Where to from here?
Keen to manage a top-notch facility? Think this might be the right qualification for your staff?
To find out more, contact your regional Skills Active learning support advisor.
Remember, to do this qualification on the job, a Skills Active trainee needs to be working as a volunteer or paid employee in the sport and recreation industry.
If you are interested in this qualification, but you're not currently employed in the industry, contact your local sport and recreation facility, or a Skills Active learning support advisor to talk about how you can get involved.
Want to see where this qualification can take you next?
Check out our range of other multi-industry qualifications.
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Express your interest
Contact your regional advisor or
P 0508 4 SKILLS (0508 475 4557)
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