New partnership opportunities for sports students and community hubs and clubs

Sports and fitness students at Perth College UHI will benefit from a new community partnership designed to increase and develop the local sporting workforce.

The Community Sport Hub Student Link Framework, launched in November, provides students with an opportunity to develop the practical skills and experience they need to prepare them for the job market and supports the development of Perth and Kinross Community Sport Hubs.

Sharon McGuire, Perth College UHI Sport and Fitness Sector Manager said: “To ensure our students gain experience alongside gaining their qualification, we are focused on ensuring our college provision is industry-facing with significant elements of work experience and volunteering built into all courses. The need to increase and develop the local sporting workforce has been identified as a key aim across all Community Sport Hubs within Perth and Kinross and the framework agreement provides us with a vehicle to address this and support sustainable community sport.”

Kirsteen Ross, Perth & Kinross Community Sport Hubs Officer added: “This framework is an excellent example of collaborative working. It provides clubs in sport hubs with an exciting opportunity to access a wide base of skilled volunteers from Perth College UHI that will support continued club growth, meet community need and develop new sports leaders for the future.”

Pictured at the Community Sport Hub Student Link Framework launch (left to right):
Andrew Watson, sportscotland Partnership Manager;
Catherine Etri, Perth College UHI Sector Development Director: Business, Management, Computing and Leisure;
Sharon McGuire, Perth College UHI Sector Manager: Sport and Fitness;
Kirsteen Ross, Live Active Leisure Community Sport Hubs Officer;
Stephanie Eadon, Live Active Leisure Assistant Community Sport Hubs Officer;
Gareth McKenna, Perth College UHI Commercial Manager: Academy of Sport and Wellbeing;
Kelli Cochran-Sharp, Perth College UHI Research Knowledge Exchange Co-ordinator: Sport and Fitness.