Sport and Fitness
Kickstart your sports career
If you live and breathe sport, love being active or want to help others achieve their fitness goals, our sports courses are the perfect match.
Whether you’re training to coach, compete or lead in the fitness industry, we’ll help you build the skills, confidence, and experience to turn your passion into a profession.
Train in real facilities, with real impact
You’ll also gain hands-on experience in real sporting environments, working across a wide range of sports and training opportunities.
You’ll be based in professional, fully equipped facilities that mirror the world of sport and fitness, including:
- Modern fitness gyms
- On-site campus pitches and sports halls
- A sport analysis suite for performance insights
- A bright, spacious dance studio
Got a passion for helping others improve? Our sports coaching courses cover everything from planning sessions and analysing performance to leadership and athlete development. Perfect for those who want to coach teams, schools, or individuals.
Want to run the show? Explore how sports and leisure facilities are managed, from business planning to customer care – ideal if you’re aiming for a career in sport management or operations.
If personal training is your goal, our fitness instructor training options will help you get qualified in group exercise, gym instruction, and wellness management. You’ll gain essential skills to work in gyms, studios, or one-to-one with clients.
Where can your qualification take you?
Whatever your ambition, you’ll leave with the confidence and qualifications to get started.
Our courses open doors to exciting careers in:
- Personal training and gym instruction
- Sports coaching and youth development
- Leisure management
- Outdoor activities and adventure sports
- Exercise and wellness programmes
- Rehabilitation, therapy and massage
- Professional or community sport
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Specialised training academies
You’ll study alongside like-minded teammates, train with top coaches, and compete in recognised leagues and tournaments.
Our specialist academies give talented athletes the chance to gain qualifications while training at a high level:
- Dragons Junior Rugby Academy
- Female rugby academy
- Netball academy
- Football academy
I would definitely recommend Coleg Gwent, the course has a lot of variety including football, rugby, athletics training, netball and more. The support system from the tutors is really good too. You can go to them with anything and they can help you!
Start your journey in sport
From gym to pitch, and coaching to conditioning, we’ll help you take the next step in your sport and fitness career.
Explore our full-time, part-time and higher education sport and fitness courses today – and turn your passion into a profession.