All You Need to Know about AFL Sports Ready

AFL Sports Ready is a non-profit organisation that provides educational programs and traineeship to equip young Australians with the skills and experiences needed for their future careers. For 25 years, AFL Sports Ready has been passionate about its mission to give people real chance and equal opportunities to kick start their career with confidence, qualifications, and skills. As of date, they have helped over 16,000 young students, including 2,500 Indigenous Australians.

Here are the other things you must know about this organisation and its programs.

Enhancing life skills and leadership skills

Students and student-athletes need a lot of skills to thrive in the workplace. Some of the most important skills that they must have are the ability to lead, communicate, inspire, be creative, and relate with others. The organisation creates programs to hone the said skills and prepare them to be successful in the career pathways they have chosen. They partner with universities and other educational institutions to bring their programs for leadership, and life skills development in the classroom.

Combining practical work experience with vocational training

Their technique in educating students is by giving them practical experience or traineeship. That is opportunity is especially beneficial to student-athletes. Through their programs, they can effectively transfer the skills to their new career outside their sports. To ensure the best on the job learning, they partner with various businesses in different sectors and industries such as recreation, administration, education, information technology, finance, horticulture, retail, and arts.

Partnership with universities

Their educational experiences with the organisation not only equip them with skills but also qualify them to become degree holders. Many of the students who complete AFL Sports Ready can gain entry into Degree qualification ranging from Certificate level to a Diploma in their respective industry.

Student-athlete development

Like AFL Sports Ready, there are many other institutions that aim to educate young Australians, specifically student-athletes, in unique ways. They teach them sports skills to become professional players and to be part of the Australian sport industry. They also hone other competencies that they can apply on and off the field. Aside from practical and classroom-based programs, they also have online courses to address various needs of student-athletes.



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