Team Northumbria’s Education Sport programme provides opportunities for students across the university to gain firsthand experience in a vast number of areas to supplement their academic studies.

1. Professional Development Opportunities - Gain applied work experience through; volunteering, internships, paid employment and graduate assistant opportunities.

2. Sport Qualifications - Gain qualifications through a generic training programme, sports qualifications and training bursaries.

3. International Projects – Team Northumbria are expanding their international sport development, one of the main areas being the Zambia Project.

Below is Team Northumbria’s professional development structure. It includes the applied experiences that you, as students, can gain along with the training opportunities that underpin all levels.

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STEP 4 - GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Full time paid work within Team Northumbria
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STEP 3 – PAID EMPLOYMENT

Opportunity to apply for paid employment in Team Northumbria within a specialist area

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STEP 2 – INTERNSHIPS

Intensive mentoring and training programme in a specific area of Team Northumbria, with a defined responsibility to support other volunteers
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STEP 1 – VOLUNTEERING

Opportunity to apply for available volunteer opportunities within Team Northumbria and partner organisations
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TRAINING
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Opportunity for students at all levels to support their continuous professional development via subsidised sports qualifications.