Changes to Coach Education

Changes to FA Level 1 & 2 Coming From August 2016

The new qualifications will be available from 1 August 2016 and are designed to modernise the first steps of The FA’s coaching pathway.
The purpose of the new courses is to create a clear introduction to this pathway, that is aimed at people who want to coach as a volunteer at community club level or aspire to make football coaching a career.
Both Level 1 and Level 2 courses have evolved to help address the requirements of the modern game, and have been structured so coaches can enjoy a more flexible and personal learning experience.
Lasting up to four days, the majority of the Level 1 course is spent developing the required coaching skills on the pitch, with supportive tasks now available digitally.
Crucially, coaches will now also be able to enjoy structured one-to-one guidance, from Level 1 and beyond.
The new Level 2 course lasts 10 days over three different blocks of learning and has been re-shaped to better reflect what’s required to coach specifically within youth football. It combines content from the existing FA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football, with elements of The FA Youth Award Modules 1 & 2. It has been put together with new content from The FA’s coach competency model.
Both qualifications have been modernised to help ensure there is a consistency in how coaching courses will be delivered at both the grassroots and elite end of the game – from Level 1 to Pro Licence – linking coaching modules to The FA’s England DNA philosophy.
For more information on how The FA Level One is changing please click here.
For more information on how The FA Level Two is changing please click here.

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Updated 16:55 - 18 Aug 2016 by Chris Hicks