BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport

Exam Board: Edexcel

You will study three mandatory units: 

Unit 1: Anatomy and physiology 
Unit 2: Fitness training and programming for health, sport and well-being 
Unit 3: Professional development in the sports industry

You will also study one optional unit; the current optional unit is ‘Application of Fitness testing’ which will be studied in Year 13 alongside the Unit 3 coursework.

Assessment

50% examination / 50% coursework

Requirements

General college entry requirements plus a recommended grade 4 or above in a GCSE PE qualification.

Where can it lead?

The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sport​ is equivalent in size to one A-Level. It is for students interested in learning about the sport sector alongside other fields of study, with a view to progressing to a wide range of HE courses, but not necessarily in sport

University courses

Sport Coaching and Development/Sport and Exercise Science/Sport Coaching/

Apprenticeships

Leisure attendant/Personal Training apprentice/Referee

Career paths

Fitness Instructor/Grounds Person/Leisure Attendant/Personal Trainer/ PE Teacher

Study of sport particularly encourages the development of skills and behaviours such as teamwork, leadership, performance analysis, resilience, evaluation, analysis and synthesising concepts. These skills are developed through the variety of approaches to teaching and learning enabled by the specification.