Further your career in sport and education.
At Venture Training & Education, we specialise in helping individuals build rewarding careers in sport and education. Our mission is to equip you with the qualifications, skills, and hands-on experience needed to thrive in school environments and make a lasting impact on young people.
Whether you’re just beginning your career journey or an employer seeking to train your team or hire apprentices, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
About
Exceptional teaching and training.
At Venture Training & Education, we’re passionate about providing engaging opportunities for young people to train and develop their careers in sport and within the education sector. With real-life experience our students develop the skills necessary to allow them to contribute within a school environment, impacting the children they work with and working effectively with the team around them.
Based in Kent and the South East, our offerings include apprenticeships and nationally recognised qualifications, approved by trusted organisations like 1st4Sport Qualifications. At Venture Training & Education, we focus not only on technical skills but also on nurturing personal growth, ensuring our students are prepared to excel in the workplace.
Whether you’re just beginning your career journey or an employer seeking to train your team or hire apprentices, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Qualifications & apprenticeships.
If you are an employer looking to take on an apprentice (levy paying or non-levy employer) get in touch direct by completing our online form or emailing our Employer Relations Manager – elizabeth@ventureeducation.co.uk
We are looking to partner with more Schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and Local Authorities, as well as limited companies working within sport and education – to help provide the highest standard of apprenticeship training.
Apprenticeships
Sport and education apprenticeships.
Whether you want to upskill existing staff or bring in fresh talent, our tailored sport and physical activity apprenticeships empower you to build a strong, dynamic workforce. As specialist providers, we craft training programs that align with your unique job roles and organizational needs, ensuring both quality and value.
Apprenticeships offer an effective solution for recruiting and retaining effective team members. They provide a reliable pipeline for developing a skilled workforce and allow you to cultivate your own talented team.
Qualifications
Sport and education qualifications.
We provide accredited qualifications in sports teaching for schools through 1st4Sport Qualifications. These certifications equip your staff with the skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to deliver physical education programs and events in a school setting. They are ideal for teaching assistants and educators seeking to play an active role in PE within primary or secondary schools.
Why work with Venture Training & Education?
Working in partnership with 1st4sport Qualifications, our training prepares you for employment in schools and to work as a School Sports Professional once you qualify.
Our training courses and apprenticeships take place over 12-24 months in an employment setting with a school, sports coaching or primary PE provider. Speak to your employer or school regarding them placing you on one of our courses and funding available, whether it be via qualifications or apprenticeships.
Alongside our in person training days, seminars and one to ones with your tutors take place online. Submit work online and connect via online meetings to help you progress at a pace throughout the course that suits you.
Partners
Venture Camps
Venture Camps, based in Kent is our schools and holiday provision sector of our organisation. We exists to deliver the very best holiday activity camps during half terms and school holidays, and during term time our team are busy providing high quality physical education and sports coaching to primary schools throughout the Kent and the South East.
Our aim to empower young people with the skills and attributes that are vital in sport and physical activity and promote a positive attitude towards themselves and others. Our partnerships through Venture Camps provide additional training opportunities and real-life experience for individuals who are unable to find work placements throughout their training.
FAQs
An apprenticeship is a paid job where the employee learns and gains valuable experiences. Alongside on-the-job training, apprentices spend at least 20% of their working hours completing classroom-based learning with Venture Training & Education Ltd, which leads to a nationally recognised qualification.
To start and complete an apprenticeship, you’ll need an employer to hire you as an apprentice. Typically, this will be a school or a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT—a group of schools) where you can complete your on-the-job training. If a school or MAT is interested in taking you on as an apprentice, their designated lead should contact us to discuss training aligned with our apprenticeship standards and qualifications.
If you don’t currently have an employer, complete our contact form to connect with us about apprenticeship vacancies available in your area.
Our apprenticeships are delivered over 12-18 months. Following a structured programme of blended learning, our tutors will delivery sessions that help to support you in developing knowledge, skills and behaviours required to complete your apprenticeship. The majority of the working week will be spent in school working alongside our education team. 20% of the week will be allocated to theory sessions and practical training days at a designated Venture & Training Education facility. There will also be regular progress reviews held with your tutor and visits to your workplace.
Apprenticeships are fully funded through two methods: either via a levy-paying employer or through the non-levy funding route.
The apprenticeship levy is paid by large employers. Every employer who pays the levy has a digital account where they can access their levy funds to spend on apprenticeship training.
Smaller employers (Non-Levy) – those with a total annual pay bill of less than £3 million – pay just 5% of the cost of their apprenticeship training and the Government pays the rest.
Although very similar, qualifications vary from apprenticeships slightly.
Although we recommend work placements for all of our qualifications, they are achieved by completing designated tasks and assignments to achieve the associated level.
Apprenticeships require 80% of time given to work placements and completion of the standard not only requires the completion of tasks and assignments but also an End Point Assessment (EPA) from an external verifier. End-point assessment (EPA) is the final stage of an apprenticeship. It is an impartial assessment of whether your apprentice has developed the skills, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the apprenticeship standard.
As well as successfully completing the EPA, an apprentice may need to complete, and pass, several additional requirements before completion of the apprenticeship. This might include mandatory English and maths qualifications.
Each of our qualifications have certain prerequisites to allow you to join the course. Please contact us to ask what these are.
For the Level 3 Qualifications and apprenticeships – Level 2/GCSEs may be required.
The Level 4 Sports Coach is an advanced coaching apprenticeship and interested candidates must be in a leadership role where they are responsible for a wider team. As a minimum we would expect candidates applying for this to have numerous years independent coaching experience and to hold relevant coaching qualifications (level 2 minimum). All the above criteria must be met to be considered for the apprenticeship.
If you are looking to take on an apprentice and have an interest in the standards and qualifications that we currently offer here at Venture Training & Education – Fill in our enquiry form and one of our team will be in touch to arrange a call to discuss your needs.