Course pre-requisites:

Learners must have the following:

Have completed The FA Level 3 (UEFA B) in Coaching Football Qualification.

Learners are required to complete an online application form and submit the following documents to education@thefa.com within seven working days of their application:
-Coaching CV
-Evidence of achievement at UEFA B (certificate, UEFA B action plan optional)
-A letter of recommendation from appropriate personal (this could include FA Youth Coach Developers, FA National Coach Developers, WHPFC CDO's, the PFA, Academy Managers, Heads of Coaching, General Managers, CEO of club, first team managers, Chairman etc)
-Where appropriate provide their Individual Coach Development Plan

Any additional documents that you think may be suitable are welcome.

If we do not receive these documents within seven working days your application will not be considered.

Please be aware we will be contacting your Academy Manager or Head of Coaching to verify your role at the club and the details contained in your application.

Priority will be give to (Male Game):

-Those currently working within the senior Professional Game in England as part of the Premier League & English Football League
-Those who need the qualification in order to meet Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) requirements with those working with 11v11 given priority
-Full-time staff to be considered before part-time staff

As well as this, where possible coaches working in the below areas who don't necessarily need the qualification in terms of requirements, but have been identified in terms of future development will be considered:

-Full-time coaches working in The National League and outside of the professional game with priority from step one to step seven.
-Coaches who are currently working and living in England 

Priority will be give to (Women's Game):

-Those who need the qualification as part of the FA Women's Super League requirements
-Those who need the qualification as part of the FA Women's Championship League requirements
-Those who work within and need the qualification as part of the FA Female Talent Pathway requirements.

As well as this, where possible coaches working in the below areas who don't necessarily need the qualification in terms of requirements, but have been identified in terms of future development will be considered:

-Coaches working with FA Women's Super League, Championship & WSL Academy teams
-Coaches working with FA Women's National League teams
-Coaches working within the FA Female Talent Pathway 

Course Assessment:

The course will run over six blocks of three days (18 in total) with a minimum of three in-situ support days, but ideally an in-situ support day between each block of work. The blocks will be approximately 4-6 weeks apart , to allow for the in-situ support day to take place. The learner will be assessed against a competency framework at Level 4 on an on-going basis until the learner is deemed competent by their FA Support staff.

Please note that learners, if not already, will need to gain access to 11 v 11 at some point during the course.