We are delighted to announce the launch of another new QQI level 5 course – Sports & Recreation Studies – 5N2667.

The aim of this course is to provide the learner with the necessary practical and theoretical knowledge of Sports and Recreation in Ireland.  The learner will acquire  an understanding of how different sporting organisations work successfully.

Similarly, the learner will acquire an understanding of how these organisations are interrelated with healthy living and active sports participation in Ireland. Thus the gamut of how Sports and Recreation impacts on Government policy, Tourism, individual sports participation and amenity provision strategies will be covered. The course will explore the history and growth of Sports and Recreation, how it has developed over time and how it is now an integrated part of Irish society. It will delve into……….

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We are delighted to announce the launch of two new courses: QQI Level 5 Exercise & Fitness (5N2668) and a brand new attendance course to complement our QQI Psychology courses – Positive Psychology and Self-Hypnosis.

QQI level 5 Exercise & Fitness 5N2668

The aim of the newly validated module is to teach knowledge and understanding in the field of Exercise and Fitness. The learner will be introduced to the principal theories of planning and evaluating exercise programmes. They will then be expected to apply these theories in a practical fitness instruction context.

This will be enabled when the learner has a detailed understanding of human physiology and how the body works during exercise…….. To find out more please click here..

Positive Psychology and Self-Hypnosis: Understanding and Evoking Your Human Strengths

Everywhere you look, there are courses on ‘mindfulness’ springing up, many of which promise to make you happier. However, there is a field of psychology that is devoted to the positive aspects of human life and the evidence-based means to evoke these strengths: this is the field of Positive Psychology.

In the current rush to incorporate mindfulness practices from the East, many practitioners and researchers have neglected a tool that is, in many ways, even more powerful: clinical hypnosis! While no one has undergone a major operation, such as an open-heart operation or amputation, using only mindfulness, individuals have been able to achieve this with hypnosis and self-hypnosis….. Find out More….

We have just launched our newly validated QQI Major Award – Sports, Recreation & Exercise – 5M5146.

This one year part time QQI Level 5 Major Award in Sports, Recreation and Exercise is a broad Sports and Leisure course that will enable students to demonstrate and apply a range of skills and knowledge in a variety of Sports and Recreation contexts.

Students will acquire the knowledge and practical skills required to assist in the running of a Sports and Leisure Facility. The variety of modules covered during the duration of this programme will allow the learner to work independently and under supervision in a range of facility types.

Students will be provided with a basic understanding of Recreation theory and health concepts in a variety of subject areas.

We will provide students with an understanding of the Leisure industry and other general areas which will be beneficial to their future careers. Students will be equipped with the confidence to go into the workplace or they may progress to further or higher education in a related field. The course is based around eight sought after and highly practical modules.

Commencing in February 2015 this new Major Award is the first of a brand new exciting range of QQI Sports & Exercise courses from The Open College.

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