Turn your passion for sport into your profession
Train for an official qualification so you can work as a guide for activities in the natural environment, a leisure and free-time instructor or a physical fitness professional. Training that gyms, sports clubs and active tourism companies value highly.
What can you work as with a vocational qualification in Sport?
Trainer and instructor in gyms
The most direct route out of the physical fitness programme.
Group fitness training
Group classes, programmes for older adults and reconditioning work.
Guide for activities in the natural environment
Hiking, cycling, mid-mountain routes and canyons.
Leisure and active tourism instructor
Summer camps, adventure companies and hotels.
Municipal sports programmes
Sports schools and local council activities.
Clubs and federations
Technical support and grassroots work in teams and schools.
Both programmes include work placements in companies, such as gyms, sports clubs or active tourism companies. These placements are often the way in to a first job.
The sport programmes you can study
The difference, in one sentence: one programme prepares you to guide sport and adventure activities in the natural environment; the other, to design and lead training and physical fitness programmes in gyms and sports centres.
Intermediate level or advanced level in sport?
Outdoor and Leisure Activity Guiding
The programme focused on the natural environment. It prepares you to guide groups and organise sport and adventure activities outdoors. You can access it with officially recognised secondary education, without needing Bachillerato (upper secondary education).
How do you get your secondary school qualification officially recognised and what documents do you need? → Intermediate-level requirements
Physical Fitness
The programme focused on training. It prepares you to assess people's physical condition, design training programmes and lead the sessions. You access it with officially recognised Bachillerato and, once you have finished it, you can go on to related university studies.
What requirements do I have to meet and how do I get my Bachillerato officially recognised? → Advanced-level requirements
And with the intermediate-level Technician qualification you move on to the advanced level with no further entrance exams: many people take that route and end up working in both fields.
And if you do not speak Spanish yet
You do not need to know any Spanish to join the programme. There are two stages: six months of intensive course at our school in Murcia —accredited by the Instituto Cervantes—, from zero to B1.2 – B2.1, and after that your vocational programme.
In this sector, being able to communicate is essential. You will have to give instructions, correct exercises and keep people safe. That is why the programme starts with an intensive Spanish course before the vocational training begins.
In Spain, working in sport normally requires an official qualification.
Gyms, sports clubs and active tourism companies look for qualified professionals.
Vocational training gives you that official qualification, recognised throughout the European Union, and prepares you to enter the labour market on a solid footing.
The qualification opens more doors at work
Holding an official qualification lets you apply for the roles that require a recognised qualification, in gyms as well as in sports clubs and companies in the sector. It is the way to be eligible for a stable job with better opportunities for professional development.
Spanish and the visa
These are the two steps before the programme. We take care of both of them with you.
Six months of Spanish
The programmes are taught in Spanish, with Spanish classmates and teachers. That is why the programme starts with the language: six months of intensive course at our school in Murcia, accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, from zero up to the level you need in order to follow a vocational programme, with an exam at the end.
If you already have a certified DELE B2, you skip this stage and go straight into the programme.
Student visa
Being enrolled at a school accredited by the Instituto Cervantes allows you to apply for the visa. The language is not only a language: it is the key to the paperwork.
We guide you through the documents — letter of admission, enrolment and health insurance — the areas where most applications are refused because the paperwork was badly prepared.
If you come from the EU, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you do not need a visa.
Would you rather not deal with the paperwork?
We offer an optional external professional service that handles the whole application for you. It is voluntary: you can do it yourself or request this service.
What you ask us most about sport
Can I work as a personal trainer with this qualification?
Yes. The advanced-level programme in Physical Fitness is one of the most highly regarded official qualifications for working as a personal trainer in gyms, sports centres and other physical activity settings.
Is the Outdoor Activity Guiding programme an intermediate-level one?
Yes. You access it with officially recognised secondary education, without needing Bachillerato. It is the ideal option if you want to build your career in outdoor sport and adventure activities.
Do I need to be at a high sporting level to get in?
No. There are no physical entrance tests. During the programme you will get the practical preparation you need, both in sports facilities and in the natural environment, depending on the specialisation you choose.
Do the work placements take place in real workplaces?
Yes. The placements take place in gyms, sports clubs or activity companies, depending on the programme you choose, and they are often the way in to a job.
Students who arrived without a word of Spanish
Since the year 2000, 9.403 students have studied with us, most of them from the Maghreb, West Africa and much of Europe, and nearly all of them started the same way: without knowing how to say hello. You learn through immersion and in small groups, in a city where living costs little and you practise Spanish from day one.
Do you want to make sport your profession?
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- Free and with no obligation
- We can help you in Spanish, English, French and Arabic
