Motorsport Qualifications

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Motorsport Qualifications

• Lisa Stephenson - Sector Leader
• Mike Farnworth - On Track Training

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Aim of Session

• NCFE the Leisure, Travel Tourism Sector
• Level 2 Certificate in Motorsport Operations
• Level 1 Certificate in Motorsport Scrutineering

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Leisure, Travel Tourism Sector

• 14 existing qualifications
• 16 new developments
• Developing skills competences
• SSCs driving forward sector developments

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Why Motorsport?

• Sector becoming more regulated
• Sector becoming more professional
• Need for suitably qualified individuals
• Encourage involvement from an early age
• Engage with disaffected students
• Provide a secondary route into the sport
• Evaluate the opportunities in the industry

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Who are they for?

• 13 age group
• Interested in motorsport
• Re-engaging NEETs
• Schools FE Centres

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Level 2 Motorsport Operations

• Aims of the qualification
• Whats covered in the qualification
• Transferable skills

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Level 2 Motorsport Operations

• Develop skills, knowledge understanding of the
  Motorsport industry
• Develop transferable skills, personal qualities
  attributes essential for a successful career in
  Motorsport
• Develop key wider key skills through Motorsport

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The Mandatory Modules

• Personal well being fitness
• Motorsport logistics
• Motorsport timekeeping
• Event health safety
• Competition budgets, sponsorship marketing

• The Motorsport industry
• Vehicle control
• Navigation
• Communication customer care
• Competition safety checks
• Environmental issues

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The Optional Modules

• Circuit team racing
• Karting
• Rally racing
• Motorbike racing
• Off road events

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Transferable Skills

• Interpersonal
• Personal management
• Financial
• Leadership
• Practical
• Key skills

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The Options

• Progression
• Level 3 qualifications in Motorsport
• Sport recreation related qualifications
• Qualifications outside sport recreation
• Employment
• Local motorsport teams
• Other business e.g. Logistics clerk

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Ideal Progression Route
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Employment

• Local motorsport teams
• Touring cars
• Formula 1
• World rally championship
• Logistics
• Event management
• Circuit management

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Level 1 Motorsport Scrutineering

• Aims of the qualification
• Whats covered in the qualification
• Transferable skills

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Level 1 Motorsport Scrutineering

• Develop ability to support a scrutineer at an
  event
• Develop ability to disseminate information
• Develop understanding of motor sport regulations

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Mandatory Units

• Introduction to event vehicle scrutineering
• Critical information finding for scrutineering
• Health safety issues in motorsport
  scrutineering
• Scrutineering at motorsport events

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Transferable Skills

• Interpersonal
• Personal management
• Practical
• Key skills
• Information technology

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Support for the qualifications

• SkillsActive
• NatSKA
• FE Centres
• Schools
• Industry

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Complementary qualifications

• Level 2 Event Stewards
• Level 2 Volunteering
• Level 2 Event Planning
• Level 3 Event Management
• Level 2 Customer Service for Hospitality,
  Leisure, Travel Tourism
• NCFE Key Basic Skills

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• Any Questions?