Sport and Leisure Management Higher National Certificate - HNC

This is a university level course (higher education). The course duration is 2 years. In the first year you will complete your HNC and in your second year you will complete your HND.

The course is 2 days per week at college and 1 day or half a day on placement.

You will be able to top this course up at university or with us to achieve a full honours degree.

The purpose of this course is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals, able to meet the demands of employers in the sport sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.

The course is designed to reflect this increasing need for high-quality professional and technical education pathways at Level 4 and 5, thereby providing students with a clear line of sight to employment and to progression to a degree at level 6.

Course Content
Mixture of practical and theory based lessons.

All students will have an opportunity to complete work placement for 3 hours per week.


• Taking part in competitive sport



• Coaching roles within community and elite clubs



• Marketing roles within organisations



• Scouting placements looking at recruitment/talent development



• Fitness instructors within local gyms



• Operation management roles within sports organisations