Use the Growth and Skills Levy to grow your team and strengthen your community presence
Apprenticeships are more than just training; they’re an investment in your club and community to inspire the next generation to lead active, healthy lives.
Whether you’re running a sports club, football academy, coaching company, or community programme, a Community Activator Coach Apprentice can help you expand your reach, strengthen your delivery, and create lasting impact.
What a Community Activator Apprentice can bring to your organisation
From grassroots development to community engagement, apprenticeships enable you to expand your sports provision, boost coaching capacity, and create clear professional pathways for your staff.
By investing in apprenticeships, you can boost your community impact and inspire the next generation to lead active, healthy lives.
- Develop coaching philosophies and professional practice tailored to your setting.
- Stay up-to-date with national trends, strategies for social change, and participation data.
- Apply appropriate coaching methods that reflect your community’s needs, culture, and demographics.
- Profile participant engagement and set measurable goals considering psychological, physical, social, and emotional development.
How can I make use of the Levy?
Turn your Growth and Skills Levy into a powerful CPD fund to develop your coaching team and community workforce.
If your organisation has an annual wage bill of more than £3 million (or is part of a larger group that does), you can use the levy to cover apprenticeship training costs for both existing staff and new recruits.
Find out more about how the levy works on our dedicated information page.
Hire an apprentice
Our free of charge apprenticeship hiring service takes care of job advertising, candidate screening and many aspects of apprenticeship onboarding.
We support employers from a range of sectors:
Take advantage of our bespoke service for:
- Sports coaching companies
- School sports partnerships
- Football foundations and academies
- Charitable and community sport organisations
Why hire a Community Activator Apprentice?
- Support day-to-day community delivery, helping plan and deliver community sports festivals, charity matches, or open days.
- Deliver project-based tasks that support your whole organisation agenda and goals.
- Act as community ambassadors, promoting your values and ethos with local schools, community groups and sports partners.
- Assist at key community events to engage participants and build your community presence.
- Act as a positive role model for young people and families in the community.
As an employer, you’ll need to:
- Nominate an apprentice mentor, someone from within the organisation who can provide on-site support, and can assess, review and support the responsibilities the apprentice is undertaking.
- Attend progress reviews and monitoring of an apprentice in the workplace.
- Allow independent study time for the apprentice.
- Assist with preparation for EPA (End-Point-Assessment).
“We have benefitted in multiple ways from the introduction of numerous cohorts of apprentices, and none more so in our ability to work with and engage with more participants in our community, but also in our ability to invest in the apprentices to grow our full time and part-time workforce.”
Why choose ESF as your apprenticeship provider?
Ofsted outstanding
Less than 10% of apprenticeship providers gain an outstanding rating.
ESF: Founded by PE Teachers
We’re passionate about developing young people through sport, education, and community impact.
Trusted by Clubs & Foundations
Organisations we partner with include; Stevenage FC Foundation and Wycombe Wanderers Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation.
Experienced Coaches
Our team are former PE teachers and sports professionals, bringing real classroom and coaching experience into our apprenticeships.
Our work in the community
We recognise every organisation is unique. Our team of former teachers, community sports leaders and managers, can provide information, advice, and guidance to support your organisation and develop a bespoke CPD programme through apprenticeships.
Our apprentices are trained to make a tangible difference to your organisation’s success. They will:
- Develop coaching philosophies and professional practice tailored to your setting.
- Stay up to date with national trends, strategies for social change, and participation data.
- Apply appropriate coaching methods that reflect your community’s needs, culture, and demographics.
- Profile participant engagement and set measurable goals considering psychological, physical, social, and emotional development.
Our community partners:
We’re proud to have forged strong partnerships with community clubs including Wycombe Wanderers Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation, and Stevenage FC Foundation.
These organisations are strong advocates of apprenticeships, regularly hosting apprentices within their teams and creating exciting opportunities for the next generation of coaches and community leaders.