Developing the Workforce in Northumberland

Following a series of consultations with Partners including Sport England, Skills Active, and sportscoach UK, Northumberland Sport successfully secured £133,000 to develop the skills, capacity and qualifications of the sporting workforce in the county. This is a tremendous and notable achievement for the Partnership and will provide the relevant support to achieve the following aims & objectives;

To build capacity of the volunteer workforce within Northumberland
To develop a ‘fit for purpose’ workforce to deliver local needs
To strengthen the community and voluntary sports club networks
To support Northumberland Sport and our Sport & Physical Activity Alliances in achieving the 1% increase in sport and active recreation participation
To support partners in addressing under representation from priority groups
To contribute to achieving cross cutting priorities outlined in key national and regional policy
To underpin the delivery of the regions 2012 volunteering legacy priorities identified through the Regional Sports Volunteering Strategy

Moving forward, Northumberland Sport will continue to develop a stronger strategic alliance with the other County Sports Partnerships in the region and the five North East Universities as part of a Regional Coaching Forum. We also aim to establish a Regional Coaching Service that will enhance provision for coaching within the County.

For further information on Workforce Development plans for Northumberland, please contact Malcolm Moore, Project Development Manager.