Badminton England HE Officer Programme Supporting your aims & increasing capacity

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1 Badminton England HE Officer Programme Supporting your aims & increasing capacity Increase staff capacity Student Employability Student Wellbeing National Partnership

2 What is the HE Officer programme? The programme aim is to increase once a week participation through high quality casual badminton opportunities in Higher Education Badminton England provide resources and support worth up to 850: PlayBadminton framework, a menu of products designed to attract a different segments Library of resources, templates and case studies Fantastic enrichment opportunity for a student including HE Officer training HE Officer bursary towards training and education The University agrees to individualised targets, based on delivery of weekly casual badminton opportunities, increasing & retaining participants, and return of data Recruitment of a student volunteer HE Officer to support delivery

3 Benefits of a national partnership with Badminton England 5 th most popular sport for 16-25s with over 132,500 playing weekly Communication routes via 1700 affiliated badminton clubs Partnerships with over 500 local leisure facilities Network of 22 regional staff supporting community development links Exclusive opportunities for HE Officers include summer work experience placements University franchised National Badminton League shown on Sky sports

4 Increase staff capacity Recruit a HE Officer to provide support where staff do not have capacity Utilise role to lead recreational sessions HE Officer training day provides education and guidance for the role Support also available via online resource bank Badminton England support recruitment and performance management HE Officer recruitment pack provided, including: Template job description Editable poster Fantastic benefits package, including: Badminton England t-shirt 215 towards training and education Incentives offered throughout the year to maintain performance, such as: Event tickets Shopping vouchers

5 Student employability & sport: BUCS employability research 2013 More than half of graduates say sporting involvement has helped them develop team work skills and leadership qualities Nine in ten (94 per cent) of employers questioned identified a clear link between university sport participation and valuable skills & strengths in potential employees Employers say its not just about playing, the 'added value' comes from organisational skills and taking on responsibility.

6 Graduates that regularly take part and volunteer in sport earn on average 20% more than those who don t

7 The HE Officer role The student benefits from: Badminton UKCC coaching qualifications (or bursary) Training day/weekend Interview and recruitment process experience Performance development plan to record progress & skill development References Role focused on developing key employability skills Realistic work experience

8 HE Officer Alumni Tegan first became a HE Officer in 2010 at St Marys University, and she stayed in the role for 2 years before successfully being employed as a sport development officer at Sport St Marys, she now works at Imperial College London. Jeannie was a HE Officer at University of Worcester in She took part in a summer work placement scheme at Badminton England, and is now employed full time at Badminton England in the Education and Training Team.

9 Student retention & wellbeing Offer an students an enriched experience through badminton Whilst the activity may be sport, the message does not need to be Appeals to non-sporty segments Alternative activities that have an adventurous element Fits with student lifestyle and trends Options that appeal to a range of student segments Variety sustains participation in uncommitted student segments Offers something different, yet familiar

10 What we offer: Access to our PlayBadminton products No Strings, SmashUp! Essentials and Battle Case studies & templates designed to reach specific segments Practical support on how to overcome capacity issues Competitive opportunities Dedicated Moodle resource page Fancy dress/rag

11 Badminton is the ideal vehicle for promoting wellbeing Relaxed & social Team or individual Can be non-competitive Easy for beginners to get started

12 Don't take our word for it!

13 Get in touch: Sandy Kurek: Project Manager -HE