FA INITIATIVE-

Applications for fully-funded places on Introduction to Coaching Football are open. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and applicants will be contacted from the week commencing 4 December 2023.

To support football truly being a game for all, we are offering 20% of all places on Introduction to Coaching Football free of charge as part of our Fully-Funded Places Programme.

Please note, if you are awarded a fully-funded place on Introduction to Coaching Football, you will also be awarded fully-funded places on our Introduction to First Aid in Football and Safeguarding Children Course. You must complete both of these courses before enrolling on Introduction to Coaching Football.

The Fully-Funded Places Programme has been developed to support coaches who may be facing barriers to getting involved. We want to create a more inclusive coaching workforce and have worked with a number of organisations to develop the criteria for the programme.

We welcome applications from coaches who fit into one or more of the following categories:

Female coaches
Coaches from ethnically diverse backgrounds
Coaches from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds
Coaches with disabilities
The programme also takes into consideration other relevant factors such as lived experience in care.

https://learn.englandfootball.com/courses/football/introduction-to-coaching-football