Governance Level 1 Course

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements as these are industry-led practical courses rather than academic courses.

Months of entry

Anytime

Course content

Are you a junior executive within the sports industry, just graduated university, or simply interested in understanding how all of the sectors within the sports business ecosystem work, and where your skills/interests may fit best in the Governance industry?

Then this Level 1 Governance Course is perfect for you.

iSportLearn's online platform brings together industry leading experts from across the sports business to guide you through 8 (eight) x 1 (one) hour modules that introduce you to the major sectors of the sports industry (see below).

This course looks at the administration of sports, the global landscape, how it’s funded, the risks you need to manage and much more.

What are the modules, and who are the industry experts leading the courses:

• Evolution of Governance: Stuart Miller, Senior Executive Director, Integrity & Development, International Tennis Federation

• How Sport is Funded: Sarah Lewis, Former Secretary General, FIS

• The Sporting Pyramid: Ed Warner, Former Chair, United Kingdom Athletics

• Principles of Good Governance: David Grevemberg, Former CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation

• Grassroots Sport Landscape: Frans Hammer, Vice-President, National Olympic Committee Denmark (DIF)

• Identifying & Managing Risk: Mike Penrose, Founder & Partner, The Sustainability Group

• Diversity in Sport: Sally Hancock, Managing Partner, Y Sport

• Corporate Social Responsibility: James Robinson, Managing Director, Limelight Sports

Every module also offers multiple choice questions to test knowledge, alongside downloadable resources such as module specific presentation decks, transcripts and more.

Information for international students

Many of our courses offer subtitles, and downloadable transcripts to help anyone where English is a second language.

The courses are all on-demand, and online, so courses can be taken from any country, at any time, and students can take as much time as they need to complete the courses as there are no time limits.

Fees and funding

Assessment