Widening your workforce Julian Wills CSM Truro & Penwith College

Selecting a workforce: -Who do you need? -Who is available? -What can you offer them?

Three targeted groups: 1. Students 2. Community Sports Providers 3. College Staff

1. Students Task One: In small groups, consider the benefits and challenges faced by recruiting FE and HE students to form your workforce.

Student Workforce Positives and Negatives: Age, Experience, Qualifications, Insurance, Appreciation of the CPD, Time, Independent travel, Confidence/Ability to control groups/peers

Student Offer Task Two: In the same groups, consider what you could offer students in return for their delivery?

Student Offer -Funding towards Coach Education cost -Delivery Experience -Links to external clubs -Partners and employers -Internal training -Guidance and knowledge from CSM

Truro College model -Presented to1 st Year HE student tutor groups -Not just Sports education courses (youth work, community studies) -Interviews, Internal Training, Activator Manual -Over £6,000 coach education bursaries secured -12 Activators have now secured other paid coaching -External sponsorship of £1000 for uniform

Next Phase of Student Workforce Develop a team of Activator Assistants to work alongside Activators

2. Community Sports Providers Task Three: In small groups, consider what you can offer them to come and deliver for you?

Community Provider Offer -Increase membership of their club -Funding towards Coach Education cost -Funding advice and support with application -Access to facilities -Opportunity to establish a satellite club

Truro College model -Directly contacted local community clubs -Asked them how we could help their club -Offered them the opportunity for them to access our students -Provided additional training and support where needed

3. Staff Task Four: Why would a member of staff want to give up their free time to help deliver activities?

Staff Offer -Member of a local club and want to help the sport grow -May get little opportunity to deliver sport – based in other departments -Enjoy getting out of their traditional environment -Want to gain delivery experience -Would like to set a new club up

Truro College model -Opportunity to help link their club with the college and develop their sport -Helped to develop a new club in the community -Funding secured for club development -Provided free access to venues and equipment -Delivery Experience -Increased membership for clubs

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