Strength and Conditioning Studentship

Employer/Organisation
University of Wolverhampton and TASS

Contract type
Part time

Contract duration
Fixed term

Duration
September to April

Bursary (if applicable)
Full home tuition fees + £2,500 CPD package

Full description
The University of Wolverhampton is working with TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) to
welcome applications for our strength and conditioning studentship. This studentship combines a full
home tuition fees bursary for the MSc Strength and Conditioning, with an additional £2,500 CPD package
to support with enhancing employability. During the studentship, the successful student will support the
WLV Sport strength and conditioning program to gain practical experience coaching athletes across a
range of sports. Aligning our work to Sport England’s broad ambitions of having a workforce within sport
and physical activity that is representative of the population, TASS and the University of Wolverhampton
have intentionally created this studentship to include a candidate who is from a culturally diverse
background and/or has a disability.

Package description
The successful student will support the WLV Sport strength and conditioning program by coaching BUCS
Teams and WLV Sport Scholars, as well as assisting TASS Athletes. The student will complete 12 hours
of coaching per week, in exchange for:
• receiving a full home tuition fees bursary for the MSc (home fees amount)
• being able to claim up to £2,500 towards external CPD opportunities
• undertaking a free in-house CPD workshop program
• delivering within state-of-the-art facilities that are housed on campus
• receiving mentoring from a UKSCA-accredited coach

Vacancy email address
C.Blades@wlv.ac.uk

Applicant pack: 

strength-and-conditioning-studentship-638555033636564180.pdf (uksca.org.uk)