Single Party Framework for the Provision of FAI/ETB Player Training Program to The Football Association of Ireland

Tender description

2.1 General Requirements The FAI invites a response (“Tender”) to this Request for Tender from economic operators for the provision of FAI/ETB Player Training Programme (the “Project”) as set out below. In summary, the Project involves the provision of tutors to facilitate the quality delivery of the QQI Level 5 Major Award in Sport, Recreation & Exercise Studies and ITEC Diploma in Gym Instruction at a 10 Local Training Initiatives (LTIs) facilitated by the FAI and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in Dublin, Louth, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, and Mayo. 2.2 Background The FAI/ETB Player Development Programmes are Local Training Initiatives (LTIs) that provide a unique blend of educational and football development for talented young footballers who are currently unemployed or have left the education system. The programme enables learners to develop a potential career in football or the sports and leisure industry. Learners that have participated in the programme in the past have benefited from a marked improvement in their own progress as athletes, with players progressing to represent Ireland at U18, U19, U21 and senior international level for both our men’s and women’s teams. Many recent learners have gone on to play professionally in various professional leagues in Ireland, the UK, in Europe and the USA. Many others have gone on to full-time employment in the Leisure Industry or continued their studies in third level institutions both in Ireland and abroad. An attractive feature of the FAI/ETB Player Development Programme is the emphasis placed on the educational development of the student, consisting of theory and practical sessions in the areas of sport, health and fitness. Learners are prepared to take examinations in the QQI Level 5 Major Award in Sports, Recreation and Exercise studies, and if a certain standard of performance is achieved during this phase, students then prepare for the ITEC Gym Instructors Diploma.