Football Apprenticeships
FOOTBALL APPRENTICESHIPS IN
SUFFOLK
There are a number of opportunities for young people to experience the world of work and apprenticeships in football related settings in
Suffolk. WS Training has been at the heart of the development of these programmes since July 2011 with backing from the National Apprenticeship Service, Skills Funding Agency and Skills Active the Sector Skills Council for the Sport Industry. Currently there are over 40 young people following football related apprenticeships and in 2012 there will be further opportunities to join one of the schemes on offer.
Ipswich
Town Football Club Charitable Trust
ITFC Charitable Trust is the registered partner Charity of Ipswich Town Football Club committed to improving education and life chances of young people in
Suffolk. Our FA qualified, coach-education officers, help develop the skills of apprentices who aim to become coaches themselves in the future. The coaching apprenticeship runs for one-year. As part of the course students will learn to work alongside the Trust’s full time coaches who deliver curricular sports activities both in the county’s schools and on our own football courses. Our current apprenticeship intake will leave us with Levels 1 and 2 FA Coaching Certificates and a Level 2 in Activity Leadership qualification.
http://www.itfccharitabletrust.org.uk/
NMFC Football Apprentice Scheme
Needham Market Football club was the first and still is the only semi-professional club in
Suffolk to offer Football Apprenticeships. The Scheme offers talented young footballers the opportunity to receive full-time football coaching, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and a paid salary. Managed by ex-professional footballer Kevin Horlock the successful applicants will enter our structured coaching programme as well as represent the club in competitive fixtures.
http://www.needhammarketfc.co.uk/itweb.php?page=apprenticeships
Suffolk Football Association

Suffolk FA has been committed to the development of football in the county since 1885.In line with the FA’s National Game Strategy Suffolk FA continues to deliver high quality football programmes aimed at increasing participation, raising standards of behaviour and developing the game’s workforce. To help deliver this first class service and to offer a possible pathway into a career within football, Suffolk FA welcomes applications to join its Apprentice Scheme which it is planning to launch in September 2012.
http://www.suffolkfa.com/default.aspx