Employment and Participation
the skills active website informs us that ‘In the UK, there are 576,000 people in paid employment in the sector, accounting for almost 2% of the UK workforce, across 230,708 public, private and voluntary organisations.’
The sector is extremely diverse as it contains a vast range of occupations; including sports therapists, personal trainers, activity leaders, play assistants, leisure center managers, soft tissue massage therapists. (More information can be found on the skills active website)
There are also an estimated 5 million volunteers working in the sector
In terms of the scope of the sector, it is important to note that:
Over 10 million of the English adult population are members of a club where they take part in sport (25% of the adult population)
Over 8.8million adults in England participate in sport and recreation three times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes
Some 7.5 million adults in England received tuition during 2007/08 to improve their performance in sport (18% of the adult population)
Over 6 million adults took part in organised competitive sport in 2007/08
There are over 1,177,000 regularly practicing coaches in the UK
It is forecast that by 2014, employment levels in England will have increased by 100,000, an increase of 21%. The sector will also have to recruit 85,000 annually to cope with replacement demand.
the skills active website informs us that ‘In the UK, there are 576,000 people in paid employment in the sector, accounting for almost 2% of the UK workforce, across 230,708 public, private and voluntary organisations.’
The sector is extremely diverse as it contains a vast range of occupations; including sports therapists, personal trainers, activity leaders, play assistants, leisure center managers, soft tissue massage therapists. (More information can be found on the skills active website)
There are also an estimated 5 million volunteers working in the sector
In terms of the scope of the sector, it is important to note that:
Over 10 million of the English adult population are members of a club where they take part in sport (25% of the adult population)
Over 8.8million adults in England participate in sport and recreation three times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes
Some 7.5 million adults in England received tuition during 2007/08 to improve their performance in sport (18% of the adult population)
Over 6 million adults took part in organised competitive sport in 2007/08
There are over 1,177,000 regularly practicing coaches in the UK
It is forecast that by 2014, employment levels in England will have increased by 100,000, an increase of 21%. The sector will also have to recruit 85,000 annually to cope with replacement demand.