The Greater Manchester Sports Partnerships overriding aim is to increase participation in sport and physical activity across the county. The county sports partnership is part of the delivery system that has a target of 1% increase in physical activity year on year.
Increased participation in sport and physical activity by children, young people and adults will take place in a range of settings including schools, leisure centres, parks, sports clubs and other community settings. The increased demand for sport and physical activity will increased the number, the range and level of skills and knowledge of the sport and physical activity workforce.
We need, therefore, to ensure that the sport and physical activity sector in Greater Manchester has the right people in sport with the right skills, by continually raising our profile as a professional sector with initiatives to help up-skill the workforce, increase employability and encourage continuous professional development.
GreaterSport has the development of coaches; clubs and volunteers at the heart of their work view them as the bedrock to support an increase in participation in sport and moderate levels of physical activity.
There is already an established and sustainable infrastructure of clubs, volunteers and coaches within Greater Manchester. Local Authorities have developed sports specific development groups, there are local and county volunteer programmes (click here to link to Volunteer page), a strong network of Greater Manchester School Club Links (click here to link to School Club Link page), Club Marked Clubs (click her to link to Club Development page) and the existing programmes for coach development (click her to link to Coach Development page) and Schools Sports Partnership staff (click here to link to Coach Development - Education page).
The success of our delivery of sport and physical activity opportunities is due to our existing skilled workforce, both paid and voluntary. To realise our aspirations of increased and sustained participation in sport and physical activity we must continue to invest in the development of the Greater Manchester Workforce.
If you would like more information please contact Alexandra Moore, Education and Skills Manager alexandram@greatersport.co.uk
