SEDA Vocational

  SEDA Vocational & Higher Education offers various Diploma courses and additional sports & recreation qualifications. Learn from industry experts.  

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Sports Careers: What Does it Mean to be a Sports Administrator?

There is such a wide range of sports career pathways in the sports and recreation industry – it’s not all about being an athlete or coach! At SEDA, we ensure that our sports development courses ar…

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Reasons why sports should be encouraged

There are tons of reasons why we should encourage everyone to be physically active and engage in sports. Aside from the fact this kind of habit is really healthy for our bodies, it also helps we establish good mood as well. Sports education should be encouraged in such a young age. We should encourage our children to participate in sports education the same way we encouraged them to excel academically because they will also acquire applied learning that is not given by academic subjects all the time. Sports college nowadays like SEDA is a great pathway to develop not only your child's academic proficiency but even used all the applied learning for their future career.

In today's generation, a lot of people, particularly children doesn't have an active lifestyle like playing outside with the neighbours, that's why at a young age, they are already having illnesses like diabetes and become obese since they are largely inactive and unhealthy due to the sedentary lifestyles. Encouraging to participate in sports education will help them have a healthy lifestyle. Regular participation in sports education especially from sports college helps to control or reduce the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, hypertension and osteoporosis and sports also helps improve metabolism. As for our children, being active in sports education will lead them to be a physically active and emotionally balanced adults in the long run.

In life, there's always a competition, especially at work. As an adult, you always have to take extra effort in what you do in order to excel, however, there's always a winning moment and of course, the losing moment. This is also the same in sports. Sports education from sports college like SEDA teach everyone not only applied to learn but also teach us to learn how to accept defeat graciously. Sports education, in nature, always have a winner and also a loser, and the experience of being one or the other is a valuable one. In sports,  it’s important to realize that losing is nothing to be ashamed of and this teaches us to be more resilient not only in sports and our children will also apply this attitude once they are already part of the professional work.

We also have to consider the fact that sports education is an important part of the holistic approach in education and also a strong tool that can contribute significantly to the development and learning progress of our children. Sports college like SEDA aims to bring out the best in every student through our applied learning approach and also by focussing on their passion. Also, sports education in SEDA provides an individual approach for each student through our applied learning and also learning directly from the industry experts.

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Inside the Career of a Sports Psychologist

A sports psychologist plays an important role on the sports management team , helping athletes deal with performance anxiety, the chall...

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7 Exciting Career Options You Can Access Through Sport Development Courses

When most people think about the sports industry, they focus on the careers of top athletes – high-performance national teams and Olympic stars – but there’s a lot more to consider! By completing o…

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What are My Higher Education Options for a Sports Career?

If you’re in high school and looking for higher education options to start your sports career as a personal trainer, soccer or netball coach, or anything else in Australia’s thriving sports and recreation industry, then it’s the perfect time to look at what the SEDA Group has to offer.

Don’t wait to start your sports career

Rather than waiting until you have completed your high school diploma to start down your chosen career path, you can start gaining critical work experience and training through your Year 11 and Year 12 studies. This puts you years ahead of the rest of the pack while allowing you to use your passion for sports to achieve your high school certification.

Start building your career network

An important part of your education with the SEDA Group is focussed on helping you develop a functional professional network to support your chosen career path. To achieve this, our courses are designed and led by industry specialists – accomplished professionals who are placed at significant positions within the sports industry. This includes high-performance coaches and athletes, managers and facilitators, and more. By building these relationships, SEDA Group students are uniquely placed to enter the job market and succeed in finding positions that are the perfect fit.

Build real-world skills that the job market is looking for

Our higher education program focuses on an applied, interest-based curriculum where knowledge-based classroom learning is balanced with applied learning experiences. Simply put, we teach you the skills that are in demand in the sports and recreation industry, and then train you through real-world projects where you put these skills into action. It’s not only a great way to teach skills that are directly aligned to an industry, it’s also a functional and fun way to build self-confidence. At your job interviews, you’ll not only know how to do something in theory, you’ll know how to do it in practice thanks to our hands-on approach.

Find your niche in the sports and recreation industry

If you have a passion for sports but are unsure of how to turn this into a sports career, then our higher education program can help. We’ve designed it to be comprehensive as well as aligned with the focus of the industry, so you get a well-rounded education. We work with major sports like AFL, netball, cricket, soccer, golf, swimming, and leisure activities as well as offering training programs for personal fitness professionals, first aid and CPR courses.  

As part of your course, you’ll come into contact with a wide range of roles in the industry where you’ll be trained, including coaching, project management, sports leadership, fitness training, sports nutrition, anti-doping regulations, sports psychology, sports law, marketing, and personal and professional development training.

To find out more about what the SEDA Group offers and how our accredited higher education program can help you on the path to your dream sports career, please contact us today.

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What You’ll Learn in a First Aid and CPR Course

health career

Want to get a great foundation to your health career? SEDA academy offers a high-quality First Aid and CPR course that is ideal for any Year 11 or Year 12 students wanting to develop high-demand skills for the education, health and sports and recreation industry. Here’s a quick guide to what skills you’ll learn.

An overview of the CPR course

This course is the first section of our First Aid and CPR course and is designed for anyone who is required to know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of their work requirement, including in workplace and community settings. While everyone should take the time to learn this lifesaving technique, it is a standard requirement for many roles, including sports coaches, teachers and most health careers.

This course follows guidelines set out by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and consists of 4 hours of combined online learning and one-on-one training and assessment.

In addition to learning the correct CPR technique, you’ll learn how to:

Recognise the signs of an emergency situation and behave appropriately

Identify, assess and minimise hazards to yourself and others

Recognise the need for CPR performance

Operate an automated external defibrillator (AED)

Contact the appropriate emergency services and inform them of essential incident details

Report the incident to workplace supervisors

Maintain confidentiality of records.

This course is open to anyone who meets the requirements of SEDA academy.

An overview of the First Aid course

This is the second section of our First Aid and CPR course and is similarly designed to equip you with the qualifications that your workplace or community program, or future career will require.  

It is lengthier than the CPR course and covers 18 hours of combined online learning and one-on-one training and assessment. You’ll learn how to identify, assess and manage common scenarios that include bleeding, abdominal injuries, allergic reactions, wound care, burns, cardio events, drowning, fractures, spinal and head injuries, seizures, traumatic shock, poisoning, envenoming, strains, sprains, strokes and unconsciousness.

You’ll work on both adult and infant manikins and be trained in the use of several lifesaving apparatus and materials, including adrenaline auto-injectors, AEDs, bandages and dressings, bronchodilator and spacer devices, and First Aid kits.

In addition to learning the skills contained in the CPR course, you’ll also learn how to:

Interact respectfully and effectively with the injured person

Obtain consent where possible

Make the injured person comfortable

Monitor their condition and respond effectively in line with your training

Recognise the psychological impact of trauma on yourself and other rescuers

Participate in a debriefing

Start Your Health Career Today with SEDA Academy

At SEDA academy, we believe in empowering you to achieve the health career of your dreams through hands-on vocational skills development. Our non-traditional high school teaches in a unique way, by giving you real life working experience with industry specialists combined with traditional learning. To find out more about our school or to apply for our comprehensive, accredited First Aid and CPR course, please contact us today.

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Why Study a Diploma of Sport Development and Become a Women’s Cricket Coach?

Cricket has long been thought a men’s game, but the reality is very different! Here are some interesting facts about this sport from SEDA vocational training specialists – and some information on how to become a coach through the cricket course we offer as part of our Diploma of Sport Development.

Women’s cricket dates back to 1745, according to a report in a newspaper called The Reading Mercury on a match between village teams from Bramley and Hambledon in the United Kingdom.

The first Women’s Cricket World Cup took place in 1973 in England, ending in a showdown between England and Australia where the English team took home the prize. This was two years before the initiation of the men’s World Cup!

Australia leads the world in WCWC victories, holding an incredible 7 out of 10 cups – again, two more than the men’s team!

When we think of the first player to reach 200 in an ODI, you might think of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar – but you’d be wrong. The record is held by Australia’s Belinda Clark, who scored an unbeaten 229 of 145 balls.

Australia’s Betty Wilson holds a record first too, having picked up 10 wickets and scored a century in a match, two years before Alan Davidson achieved the record.

And the biggest run totals? It’s women again – although this time it’s held by the New Zealand team, with an incredible 455 for the loss of 5 wickets in a 1997 match against Pakistan. This happened 9 years before the men’s record achievement.

Despite these accolades and exceptional performances, women’s cricket in Australia and around the world doesn’t get the attention it deserves. This means that talented players miss out on the funding, training resources, winnings and even the salaries that men’s teams receive. It means that young girls don’t get the encouragement, support and resources to develop themselves into the next generation’s top talent. It also means that fans miss out on a sport that is clearly delivering an exciting and exceptional performance.

As a women’s cricket coach with the SEDA vocational training Diploma of Sport Development qualification, you can play a central role in changing all this, from introducing girls to the sport at a young age through community or foundational coaching programs, to supplying players with the best possible training programs and support. Coaches also play a vital role in motivating top athletes to realise their full potential – developing the stars that bring in the crowds and inspire others to follow their footsteps.

SEDA vocational training focuses on the sport and recreation industry, offering an industry-led cricket course in partnership with Cricket Australia and top local teams. This ensures that students of our Diploma of Sport Development cricket course are uniquely equipped with the real world skills, work experience and professional connections to follow their dream career.

To find out more about our cricket course, the content of our Diploma of Sport Development or how SEDA vocational training works, please contact us today.

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Discover Your Career Path at School

Can’t wait to start your life as an independent adult? Want a career that is all about making a positive, meaningful impact on the lives of others? You don’t have to wait to start down your chosen career path! SEDA courses are available from Year 11 and Year 12 to give you the best possible start to your sports career.

With SEDA courses, your sports career can start today

Unlike traditional high schools, SEDA offers vocational education – training that is designed to develop the necessary skills needed in a specific industry. Our focus is on the sports and recreation industry, a thriving space where the skills we offer are in high demand. SEDA courses set you on a specific career path where you can become a coach, team manager, athlete development specialist, community outreach planner, events planner and much more.

These courses are not just theory and lectures – we combine traditional learning with hands-on application and opportunities to learn from leading sports, recreation and leisure specialists as well as high-performance organisations. This allows you to create a strong professional network and access quality work placement opportunities in Australia and abroad.

Our classrooms are set up at quality sporting, recreation and community facilities, and we partner with industry bodies including top professional sports teams and coaches to ensure that you only learn from the best. There’s simply no more effective way to turn your passion for sports into a successful and meaningful career.

Want to study further? No problem!

If you want to specialise your career path further or move into an adjacent industry or field, completing your SEDA courses will give you direct entry into universities and other tertiary learning institutions. These include Victoria University, La Trobe, Federation, ACU and Holmesglen.

In fact, 61% of our students choose to study further with an undergraduate university degree, while 27% go directly into employment. A further 6% go into apprenticeships and 3% study further through RTO/TAFE.

What SEDA courses are available?

Different sports career courses are available at each campus, including:

The SIS50612 diploma in ACE Performance, AFL, basketball, leisure, cricket, football/soccer, tennis, aquatics, netball, and golf.

The SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness

The HLTAID001 and HLTAID003 courses in first aid and CPR

Build your career path by developing real-world skills

SEDA courses are designed with a focus on learning practical skills that are essential in the workplace and your sports career, whether you find yourself coaching sports at local community centres or at a professional level, training the country’s top athletic talent or planning the next sports extravaganza. These skills include communication, teamwork, self-management, organisation, and initiative – empowering you to become a positive and productive influence in the world of sports and recreation.

To find out more about SEDA courses, sports careers and the types of career path that our courses open up for young adults, please contact us today.

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Learn to how avoid common gym injuries

When doing your usual gym routine, it is the same as doing AFL training or sports training for basketball WA. However, the routines and training for sports are more intense. If you’re completing AFL training or just your normal gym routine, the chances of experiencing injuries are still there. Sports development programme at SEDA provides not just quality education but also transferrable skills that you can use, not only in your sports career but also in other professions as well.  

Sports development programmes at SEDA helps you develop your knowledge in the sports industry including, basketball and AFL training. You'll also have a chance to gain practical learning development and transferrable skills, as well as getting real experience working in the field of the industry you love. In this way, you'll learn how to avoid possible injuries that you're going to encounter whether in training or your workout routine.

According to a study conducted in 2009, there are 1,500 emergency room visits due to equipment related matter in gyms, while 224 injuries have been counted due to weight machines and free weights. Injuries related to broken ankles, fractured arms, fractured legs and also fingertip amputation are the common gym equipment incident. These situations can be avoided if you have a certified personal trainer with you that can provide all the transferrable skills you need that will help you not only achieve your fitness goals but even reduce the risks of injuries.  

Another common injury that most athletes and runners experience is shin splints, which is the pain that you feel from the inner edge of your shinbone or tibia. This type of injury is caused by over stressing your muscles. In order to prevent it, you may need to wear proper shoes that are in good condition, and don't increase the intensity of your workout routine or AFL training straightaway, but instead increase it in a gradually. Warming up is also essential before you start, whether it’s a light workout or intense workout since this ensures the blood is moving and also it prepares your lower leg muscles.

Another common injury is the wrist strain. Our wrist is made up of nerves and is a complex joint in our body. Wrist strain is caused by carrying heavy weights or working out with many push-ups. You may not know that too many barbell curls with a straight bar and other exercises that require notable shoulder movement can add unwanted stress in our wrist area. In order to avoid this, you may switch to kettle swings and wrist rotation exercises for your workout.

If you're into sports or fitness, SEDA school is the right choice for you. In SEDA, aside from playing your favorite like basketball or AFL training, you'll also have the chance to immerse in an industry that you really love. We always bring out the best in you through our applied learning approach and transferrable skills and at the same time by focusing on your passion. Our programmes are directly from industry experts and we always place equal importance on the development of key skills and other personal attributes as academic outcomes.

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Survive Cardiac Arrest through CPR

According to studies, almost 600,000 people suffered cardiac arrest every year, and it’s sad to say it's killing these people once they have an attack. However, this number of deaths can be managed if more people took a CPR course, either as a transferrable skill or use it in a career. SEDA Group now provides CPR courses as part of their curriculum.  

According to studies, about 75% to 80% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest happen at home, which is the main reason why most of these cardiac arrest cases result in death. Once a person is trained or took CPR courses at the SEDA Group, this can mean the difference between life and the death for our loved ones.  

Aside from saving precious lives, taking CPR courses can also help you gain self-confidence since you'll now be prepared in the event that someone suffers from cardiac arrest, or other emergency situations. As emergency situations always need immediate actions like providing CPR to the victim while waiting for the arrival of the ambulance. CPR also decreases the risk of brain damage or death during a cardiac arrest. It is also good to note that the higher the number of people who took CPR courses, the better, as this is a transferrable skill.

During cardiac arrest, every second is considered deadly, so it is extremely important to perform CPR to an unconscious patient. If there are numbers of individuals around who know CPR, you could take turns by giving chest compressions and rescue breaths as well. You know you're on the right path with SEDA Group, since as well as providing transferrable skills, we are also committed to achieving meaningful changes that can lead to big life success for each of our students.  

At the SEDA Group, we set the bar high, because we believe and understand every industry's demands and expectations through the transferrable skills we provide. A person who takes CPR courses, and knows how to use it well, can create a safer environment for everyone, especially in the workplace. This can also be an impressive factor for employers, especially for people who are in the medical field or will further study and take nursing.  

CPR courses will not just benefit you and your family, but the entire community because this allows us to know about the proper procedure for assisting victims of heart attack patients and at the same time know about the handling well an emergency situation.

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How to Become a Qualified Coach Through AFL Training

The Australian Football League (AFL) is an exciting and growing industry, drawing the 4th highest attendance figures of any professional sport worldwide. Becoming a coach in this dynamic field means getting the best AFL training available. Our AFL course is designed to take young, enthusiastic and community-minded individuals and help them reach the top of their sport coaching career. Here’s what this career path is all about.

Why become an AFL coach?

Coaching is all about being a mentor and role model for the game, whether you’re helping young kids discover a passion for the game, helping amateur players break into the professional league or helping professional reach their peak performance. Being a coach is a great way to share your love of the game, get involved in your community and provide the essential guidance that all players and teams need.

What does it take to get AFL training?

Getting into an AFL course and successfully completing training is all about having the right attitude and desire to succeed. You don’t have to know all the rules of the game or know every major player by name – but you do have to be full of energy, enjoy motivating others to be their best and confident at taking on leadership roles. An official training course will teach you everything else your sport coaching career needs.

What is included in an AFL course?

An official AFL course will give you the knowledge and practical skills to deliver high-quality training to AFL teams and players. Sections you can expect to study in AFL training cover all your bases and include sports nutrition, psychology, project planning, personal and professional development, sports leadership, fitness modules, anti-doping regulations, how to develop coaching practices, and sports law. With this level of intensive, hands-on training, you’ll be able to teach skills and tactics effectively, lead a team and motivate players to push for their best performance.

What career pathways does AFL training open up?

When people think of AFL training, they often first think of the well-known coaches leading the best teams in the country like Mick Malthouse, Nathan Buckley or Leigh Matthews, but that’s not the only sport coaching career path for AFL coaches. You can coach players and teams of different age groups and at different club and professional levels, including foundation coaching for beginners. AFL coaches also get involved in fantastic community outreach programmes and community initiatives and work extensively with both men’s and women’s teams. Official AFO courses can also open up placement at different universities, including the University of Notre Dame Australia, Curtin University and Edith Cowan University.

To find out more about AFL training and the industry-leading courses we offer to support your sport coaching career, contact us today and speak to the friendly team at SEDA. Our courses are both practical and applied, bringing out each person’s capacity to becomes a confident, caring and engaged member of society with a robust career path ahead of them.

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Why is playing tennis good for you?

Due to our everyday errands, personal activities or work, most of the time we are now spending more time sitting in front of your computers than being physically inactive. A high percentage physical inactivity will not only lead to obesity but also to different chronic diseases. One good sport to indulge in is taking a tennis course or by simply playing it as part of your leisure time. But if you're into tennis for your sports career, it is a good idea to take a tennis course at sports schools like SEDA. At SEDA, aside from taking tennis course because you are passionate about this sport, we also provide transferrable skills that is useful not only for your sports career and also for other professions as well.

One of the good health benefits of playing tennis is good as a full body workout. Your body moves from your head to toe. Your upper body will move whenever there's a need for you to hit the tennis ball, including your arms, shoulders and upper back. While your lower extremities will move whenever you need to run to reach the ball, jump and crouch, so all your muscles will move to play tennis.  

Since almost all your body parts needs to move, you'll burn unwanted fat and calories at the same time. The act of running, swinging, reaching and pivoting will really shake those sleepy nerves you have from sitting for a long period of time. Playing other sports like weight lifting, golfing, dancing and volleyball is good, but tennis burns more calories and fat among those sports mentioned.  

Playing or taking a tennis course is also a good brain boosting exercise or activity. Tennis courses can improve your critical thinking, mental alertness and tactical thinking through making brain connections. These skills are considered transferrable skills that you can not only use in your sports career, but also in other professions as well. Engaging in tennis also helps our body regulates serotonin, which is a brain chemical that is linked to functions such as sleep cycle, appetite and our emotional state.

Sports schools like SEDA help every student by providing programmes like tennis courses, by working with a wide range of leading sporting organisations to provide not only transferrable skills but also an industry based course designed to provide every students the first-hand experience working in the sports and recreation industry which will be beneficial upon entering your sports career. You'll learn transferrable skills direct from the staff of the associated organisations including Tennis Victoria.

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First Aid Procedures to treat Sports Injuries

When you play sports like football or basketball, you’re not just aiming to win – it’s also about reducing the possibility for injury. A player should always be careful when playing sports, especially contact sports. However, accidents can happen despite everyone’s best intentions, but one thing we can control is how we respond after the injury happened. At sports school, like SEDA Australia, it's not all the sports techniques are being catered. We also offer applied education and transferrable skills that will be beneficial not only for students who want to push through in sports industry but all to all other profession.

But what should we really do when someone has been injured or it is you? Be wary of the early signs of injury, when you feel a sudden pain, stop and take some rest. Ignoring it will just cause more damage to your body as you go on with the game. Resting an injured part of your body like your legs or arms will also help in the healing process unlike when you play the game in pain, it will just make things worse. Sports schools like SEDA Australia have the facilities to help you through the injury and they also provide applied education and transferrable skills necessary for these kinds of situations.

You also need to be careful with acute injuries like cuts and abrasions, fractures and concussion. Good thing is that when a person suffered an acute injury, it is easy to determine what caused it. Ruling out the cause of the injury is really essential for making a quick treatment decision. Sports schools like SEDA Australia may have some cases of injuries, but it's good that all of the students are well aware of how to handle these situations because of the applied education and transferrable skills provided. In this way, the person injured is being addressed right away.

Have you also heard treating the injury with RICE? It stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. When some is injured in a sports school like SEDA Australia or an official game, resting is really advice whenever someone felt sudden jolt of pain. This allows the injured tissues and muscles time to heal and can also help the athlete to get in the game after few minutes of rest if ever the injury is not that serious and the pain already subsided. Putting ice or cold therapy is also helpful particularly for acute injuries. The coldness of the ice helps reduce the swelling and the pain and it also causes the blood vessel to narrow and limits the internal bleeding in the injured spot. Compressing the injured part of your body is also good as a first aid and somehow the next most important aid. When you compress the injured part of your body or a certain player or athlete with an elastic bandage for example, it helps keep minimize the swelling. It is also helpful to apply ice to the injured area while compressing it with the bandage. Another thing to note is elevation. When an injured area is elevated, it reduces the blood flow and the swelling in that particular area.

In sports schools like SEDA Australia, we put so much importance in applied education and transferrable skills aside from sports technical aspects and academics because we are committed in achieving meaningful changes of our students that will lead them to big life of success. We aim to change people's lives through individual learning and also to develop real skills to prepare all of our students for a successful future.

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Difference between University Education and Vocational Education

There's a saying that education is a treasure that no one can steal from you. Indeed, it's true. Having a good and quality education really opens a lot of doors of opportunities in your chosen career, whether it is a sports career or another profession. Though some are still a bit confused between university education and vocational training, there is an increasing interest in expanded vocational training as a way to get youth quickly and effectively into the labour market by giving them access to and education in occupation-specific and transferrable skills.  

With the significant transformation of transferrable skills and labor markets and other profession including sports career over the years including such factors as globalisation, technological change, altered training programmes and reforms of social security systems, it is important to revisit the potential efficacy of expanding vocational training  in today’s economic environment. However, it is also easy for a person to find a job after finishing a university degree. You can also benefit in areas such as salary and also personal development. A lot people, particularly Australians, are fortunate to have access to a range of further education options after they graduate from secondary school. The country is known internationally for its world class universities and vocational training system. Two of the most popular options are Vocational Education and Training or also known as VET and University.  

Though both of the educational systems are great for your child's future, each system has its own focus, style of learning and transferrable skills and also unique strengths to offer, which can make choosing the right training option for you a challenge. As we all know, the job market is extremely competitive and skilled employees are high in demand, because of this, degrees are required for a wide range of careers such as Medicine, Education, Engineering, Accounting and Law. A university education will help your child succeed in today's workforce and establish an enjoyable career of their choice.  

University generally offers an academic education experience. Academic education is normally defined as education with learning as its primary purpose. An academic education explores the theoretical and hypothetical, but is not necessarily practical, realistic or directly useful. Undergraduate students normally study for 3-4 years full time to earn their first Bachelor’s Degree. They can then continue on at university and do postgraduate, master’s degrees and doctorates.

Vocational training on the other hand has a distinctly different educational focus. Vocational training is aimed at delivering practical, job specific skills. That means if you pursue a vocational training, your courses should teach you the specific knowledge and skills you need to know to perform a particular job role. One of the most motivating reasons for taking vocational training during high school is the ability to shorten a student's years at university. Vocational training is also typically quite short compared to university degrees and they can even start working into the profession of their choice like having sports career. A vocational programme can take anywhere from a few hours up to a couple of years full time study. Certificates often take 3-12 months full time to complete. Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas often run for one to two years full time. Apprenticeships and traineeships can take longer – 3 to 5 years in some cases. While not every school offers the option, many vocational schools like SEDA open their entry-level classes to high school students who have demonstrated a good aptitude for college-style learning which is a clear career pathway for them particularly in sports careers. Since the classes taken are at the college level including transferrable skills, these programs give high school students a chance to get a head-start on their college education.

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From Future Ready to Life Ready

It’s clear that educators see value in life ready learning and transferrable skills. In fact, nearly every district and industry partner coins their own phrase for these essential skills. We’ve called them by different names and heard them called Future Ready Skills, soft skills, 21st century skills, Key Competencies, and more. Transferrable skills and life ready learning in SEDA Australia offer a hands on approach to learning which will help to kickstart your career into your chosen industry. SEDA specialises in sporting diplomas but we also place a strong focus on life ready learning. With us, you’ll learn not only the skills needed to succeed but also to thrive.

What skills do students need to be considered “life ready?” For some highschool graduates, they may sound familiar: “critical and creative thinkers, excellent communicators and collaborative and civic-minded citizens.” So what steps can states take to give their students opportunities for deeper learning? The label “soft skills” makes these transferrable skills seem like “nice-to-haves” instead of the essential survival skills for today’s context. This digest features stories of deeper learning in SEDA Australia,the importance of collaboration in personalized life ready learning and transferrable skills, some key lessons in competency-based education.

In SEDA Australia, we provide advance coaching wherein in you'll learn to plan,  implement and evaluate coaching sessions, including the use of sport psychology techniques and sports nutrition knowledge. Effectively utilize the assistance of support personnel to get the best out of your athlete.  We also develop a MyPLAN and professional portfolio and life ready learning to kickstart your career. You'll receive expert career pathway advice, gain practical placement opportunities, acquire transferrable skills employers love and form valuable industry connections.

Today's economy requires graduates who are critical and creative thinkers, excellent communicators and collaborative and civic-minded citizens.  Developing work-based learning programs and ensuring students receive exposure to career paths during high school were just some of the steps in education reform to provide more deeper learning opportunities for all students.

When learning is personalized to individual students’ needs, it can run the risk of emphasizing individual learning over collaboration with other students. By equating personalize learning with individual learning, the field could be running the risk of adopting a one-size-fits-all approach to personalization that does not meet the needs of each individual learner for social support, exchange and feedback from peers. Opportunities for collaboration with other students is an important part of student learning. In SEDA Australia, students who complete programmes have the opportunity for direct articulation into a range of universities following successful completion of this qualification.

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Benefits of attaining SEDA Certificates

There’s a new credentialing player in town, and it’s giving degree programs a run for their money. In recent years, certificates have become increasingly popular, as students have begun skills learning and transferable skills, they are now concentrating more on what skills are needed in the workforce. Employers, in turn, are placing more emphasis on specialized skills than traditionally valued credentials like degrees. For higher ed institutions, certificates offer more than new revenue streams. They offer the chance to meet specific market needs and become leaders in the industry. In SEDA group, we connect with leading sport, recreation and community organisations in Australia, giving students unique opportunities and experiences that meet the needs of the modern day workplace.

If you look at the relationship between income and education, there’s almost a perfect correlation. But over the last 20 years, most of the income growth that’s gone to people with degrees has gone to people with higher degrees. My hunch is that as that continues, certificates will play a role in helping people move up the income ladder through advanced education—just not in programs that are quite as long or quite as expensive as they had been. SEDA group certificates can help create a lifelong learners. Today’s learners no longer obtain a four-year degree, get a job, and then say goodbye to the classroom forever. As the workforce expects an increasingly diverse and changing set of transferable skills, students are going back to school to upgrade their credentials and take other skills learning. There is tremendous potential for institutions to attract certificate students (who may enroll with or without a previous degree) back time and time again. By basing programming around what students actually need, institutions can transform certificate students to lifelong learners.

As a research say, SEDA group certificate is a great program for high school graduates in the middle to below-middle of the skills learning. These are people that can tremendously benefit from this, especially if they get a job in-field, like be part of sports industry or other profession. And they can potentially turn this success that they’d had in the certificate program to then getting a degree. A third of the people who get a certificate will go on to get a two- or four-year degree. Some people will get a certificate after they get a two- or four-year degree, so it’s flexible in that regard.

Higher education has often been criticized for failing to produce graduates with tangible, workforce-ready transferable skill set. Instead of focusing on what faculty want to teach, institutions should look at what kind of skills learning and programming delivers the best return on investment possible for students looking to enter the workforce. Certificates help students gear up for employment upon graduation, aligning their skills with what employers actually want. SEDA group programmes have been identified as important to adult learners who are focused on workforce development and are concentrated in programs designed to prepare adult learners for specific workforce roles. Upon graduating from SEDA group, you will have a detailed understanding of the skills and knowledge required to be successful in either further study or the workforce. The practical experiences and transferable skills provided allow you to understand the type of roles in the sport and recreation industry and the attributes that employers seek.

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Kickass Fitness Jobs

Working in the fitness industry isn’t necessarily synonymous with being a trainer. There are a ton of other jobs out there that help makes the fitness world go round—and keep the bills paid. This section is for you if you care about health, care about fitness, like sports and above all, want to help people. Health career and fitness courses are interesting, exciting and rewarding and are extremely popular, especially for those with a background that includes athletics and other applied education subjects.  

Let's start with Fitness Tech Engineer. Designing fitness tech and fitness courses is all about finding solutions to real-world problems: smelly workout gear, finicky fitness trackers, and sore muscles. All that gear all is inspired by athletes—but it takes engineers to bring it to life. Athletes offer us the insight to go beyond today’s trends or marketing stories to actually solve a problem. It’s not uncommon for us to research automotive, footwear, consumer electronics, or outdoor industries for the latest in technology that can be applied to our products. The real approach is to conduct research that proves that the science actually makes the product better, which is how society measure innovation success.

Proper diet is really important not only in sports industry but even in health career. The Sports and Fitness Nutritionist knows food, the athlete’s likes and dislikes and the mental as well as the physical aspects of eating right. Although you can get a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, you can work into this field with a related background or fitness courses and applied education from sports schools like SEDA and in any of the other Health and Fitness jobs, a medical or holistic health career, or simply through your own interest and studies in health, and sports. This allied health profession is growing, with work available in schools, with sports teams and in public venues such as health clubs.  

Fitness courses and health career is about more than building big muscles and breaking personal bests. Sometimes it's about recouping from an injury and keeping your body healthy. Physical therapists help clients recover after a physically debilitating injury. Whether working with an athlete overcoming an injury or an elderly person on the mend from surgery, physical therapists get to help people from all walks of life. Also, if you're looking for stability, physical therapy is a great route. Elite athletes and weekend warriors alike fall prey to the pitfalls of injury, and that’s where the everyday heroes we know as physical therapists come in. And while most physical therapists work for a larger company or clinic, 21.6% of physical therapists are owners of, or partners in, their own practice.

You know what they say: Fitness results are 80% diet, 20% working out. Registered dietitians are the miracle workers who provide nutrition and applied education consulting to a variety of personal clients, food companies, and health organizations that can change bodies and lives. In addition to developing and implementing wellness programmes for individual clients as well as corporations across the country, registered dieticians— aka R.D.s—often also use social media to share accurate and up-to-date nutrition info in a way the average person can understand and use to get the results we want out of our workouts.  

These are just few of the fitness and health career paths we can attain by completing proper applied education at a good school like SEDA. Are you serious about helping people achieve their health and fitness goals? It’s time to get real in the fitness industry. After completion of your fitness course, you could be earning an income as a high level fitness industry professional.