This four-part, online, course provides everything necessary to maximise applications for these positions. The first two Units will explain the role of the Director of Sport as leader, cultural architect and quality controller: the third will consider programme issues and priorities. The final session will consider all dimensions of the job application and selection process to enable candidates to present themselves at their very best. This unique content results from the experience of making more than 50 Director of Sport appointments, conducting over 200 interviews and reading nearly 2000 letters of application.

This course will be run once in the 2025/2026 year, specifically for people intending to apply for these jobs in the future.

• UNIT ONE Tuesday 4 November - The Director of Sport as a Leader
• UNIT TWO Tuesday 11 November - Culture Building And Quality Control
• UNIT THREE Tuesday 18 November - Managing Programme Issues
• UNIT FOUR Tuesday 2 December  - Applying for jobs: Rules of the Game, forms and letters & Optimal Performance in the Selection Process