1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Sport

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The L2TMI is awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications and has been developed in partnership with The Football Association’s (The FA) Medical and Exercise Science Department and FA Learning. The L2TMI is accredited at Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework.

QCA Qualification Accreditation Number: 500/3698/1.

For further information on the accredited status of the L2TMI, please log on to the QCA-accredited qualifications website at www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk.

Qualification Accreditation Start Date: 01 March 2008
Qualification Accreditation End Date: 28 February 2010
Qualification Certification End Date: 28 February 2012

Who is the L2TMI for?

Adults (over 16 years of age) with a background or involvement in sport as a coach, match official or therapist, or for students who are studying for a sports science or sports therapy qualification and want to learn more about injury treatment and management.

Although the L2TMI has been developed with specific reference to injuries within a football environment, its content can be applied to other field-based sports as a generic sport related injury qualification.

Prior to registration for the qualification, all learners should hold a current Emergency First Aid Certificate (or equivalent). Those who are working directly with children may be required by their national governing body or their employer to have been positively vetted by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).

Why deliver the L2TMI?

• To provide learners with a focused understanding of how to provide injury treatment and management in a sporting environment and to give them knowledge that can usefully support the provision of support for players in a voluntary club environment.
• To provide learners with knowledge and application skills that will support and enhance those studying generic sports qualifications such as BTECs, A Levels, HNDs or degrees.
• As part of a comprehensive programme of sport qualifications including Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for exiting practitioners.
• The L2TMI is one of the few accredited injury-based qualifications that can be applied across a variety of field-based sports.

What can learners use the L2TMI for?

• To gain paid or unpaid employment as a football therapist for an amateur or semi-professional football club.
• As preparation for working towards individual units of the National Occupational Standards for Sports Therapy (at this time there are no NVQs accredited in sports therapy).
• To progress on to the Level 3 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Football (also awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications) and ultimately on to The FA Treatment and Management of Injury Diploma. For more information on this, please telephone The FA’s Medical and Exercise Science Department on 020-7745 4900.

Structure, Delivery and Assessment of the L2TMI

Qualification Structure

It is recommended that a delivery programme for the L2TMI should include 52 notional guided learning hours.

The qualification is composed of the following three units:

• Unit 1 – Basic Anatomy, Kinesiology and Code of Ethics for Therapy
• Unit 2 – Pathology and Recognition of Injuries
• Unit 3 – Introduction to Basic Treatment and Management of Injuries and Injury Prevention

Assessment

Internal assessment comprises:

• a 20-minute practical observation
• oral questioning of knowledge and understanding.

Independent assessment comprises:

• a 45-minute written theory paper covering the knowledge and understanding requirements of all three units of the qualification. The papers are marked by an independent assessor appointed by the approved centre who meets the assessor criteria within the L2TMI Qualification Specification.

For those following a learning programme operating under the auspices of The FA, they will be required to attend The FA’s workshop ‘Child Protection and Best Practice’. Many approved centres run this workshop as part of the L2TMI learning programme. Delivery of this component will require approval from The FA. For more information, log on to the FA Learning website at www.theFA.com/FALearning.

Tutor, Assessor and Internal Verifier Criteria

In addition to the generic 1st4sport Qualifications criteria for tutors, assessors and verifiers (see the Centre Approval Application Pack or the Approved Centre Handbook), tutors, assessors and internal verifiers for the L2TMI must:

• hold appropriate and recognised qualifications in chartered physiotherapy or have considerable practical experience of administering sports therapy while working in football
  or
• hold The FA’s Treatment and Management of Injury Diploma
  and
• be a current FA Emergency Aid presenter or hold a recognised teaching qualification and hold the FA Tutors Award*.

*For more information on these qualifications, please log on to the FA Learning website at www.thefa.com/falearning or call the FA Learning hotline on 0870-8500 424.

Fees

Fees are charged per learner and provide registration and certification for the qualification, as well as a 1st4sport Qualifications Learner Pack, learning resources and certificate. Further information on fees is available from 1st4sport Qualifications.

How do I Apply?

If you are not already a 1st4sport recognised centre, but would like to deliver the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Sport, you will first need to fill in a Centre Recognition Application Form.

To apply, please request a Centre Recognition Application Form

If you are already a 1st4sport recognised centre and would like to seek approval to deliver the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in the Treatment and Management of Injury in Sport (L2TMI), please access Athena, the 1st4sport quality assurance system, and complete the qualification approval process. If you cannot remember your username and password, please contact us.

We don’t charge you any fees to apply to deliver this qualification.

Contact Details

For further information about this qualification or to apply for approval to deliver this qualification, please contact:

1st4sport Qualifications
Coachwise Limited
Chelsea Close
Off Amberley Road
Armley
Leeds LS12 4HP
Tel: 0113-290 7610
Email: enquiries@1st4sportqualifications.com

For more information on FA Learning, please log on to the FA Learning website at www.thefa.com/falearning.