Training Opportunities

National Governing Body (NGB) funding for course fees

From time to time funding becomes available to assist leaders wishing to further their skills, especially where a National Governing Body Award training and assessment programme is being followed to help clubs and establishments provide more outdoor learning opportunities.

If you coach/instruct on a Voluntary Basis

Coaching Highland can provide you with Coach Scholarship/Educational Grants 

General Guidance

A grant is only awarded to those coaches who have been recognised for their commitment and contribution to sport in the Highlands and is awarded to provide an opportunity for you to further develop your coaching skills. Grants can be awarded for National Governing Body awards, sportscoach UK courses, tutor training, coach mentoring and coach workshops / conferences / seminars. We will also consider 1st aid courses if these are essential (where specified by the relevant National Governing Body) to the coaching qualification you are undertaking.

If you coach/instruct as part of your job as a High Life Highland or Education Culture and Sport Highland Council employee...

High Life Highland's Outdoor Education Unit has a limited amount of funds each year to assist High Life Highland and Education Culture and Sport staff attend National Governing Body (NGB) training and assessment courses at Glenmore Lodge, one of Scotland’s national training centres. The funding is for the course fee, all other associated costs have to be met by the individual.

For further details re booking a training or assessment course, please contact the Outdoor Education Unit by email outdoor.learning@highlifehighland.com

Please follow the guidance within the HLH Glenmore Lodge Booking Form

Increasing Capacity

  • The aim is to increase capacity, which means, to have more qualified people working within Highland Council creating more opportunities for children to learn outdoors
  • more active children
  • young people having a healthier life style and learning and experiencing new skills

Other Courses

In addition to NGB courses offered by Glenmore Lodge, NGB training and assessment courses offered by their sister centre Cumbrae can occasionally be funded. Please ask for further information from the Outdoor Education Unit outdoor.learning@highlifehighland.com

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Orienteering awards can also be funded.

Please refer to our Orienteering for Schools web page.

The National Orienteering Centre provides the best terrain, maps and support possible for all your training, course and event needs.

For more information about the course content please contact the;

National Orienteering Centre
Glenmore Lodge
Aviemore
PH22 1QU
Tel: 01479 861374
Email: nationalocentre@scottish-orienteering.org


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External Funding


Within Education, Culture and Sport we have an external funding manager, Jeannie Graham, contact he by email at Jeannie.Graham@highland.gov.uk

Sportsmatch

Sportsmatch is an award scheme that supports grass roots sport projects that encourage participation at community level, especially youth groups.

In Scotland, Sportsmatch is funded by the Scottish Executive and administered by sportscotland.

Sportsmatch matches commercial business sponsorship on a £ for £ basis

Any not-for-profit group such as a sports club, local authority, governing body of sport, school etc. can apply.

We match sponsorship fees on a £ for £ basis. Although applicants are expected to be from not-for-profit groups, sponsors can come from any profit-distributing business, whether a bank, restaurant or local jeweller.

You can have at most 3 sponsors per project, each contributing at least £500.

Sponsorship can last between 1 and 3 years for any one project.

Sponsorship can be in cash or in kind with regards sporting equipment.

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