Cheltenham Town FC Youth Team

Apprenticeship Scheme
Each year the Youth Department awards apprenticeships to students leaving school. They are offered to players who have demonstrated the potential to progress through to the professional ranks. The apprenticeship scheme is designed to provide young players with the opportunity of becoming a professional player whilst providing each player with a recognised academic qualification with a NVQ in Sporting Excellence.
Youth Player Education
New players joining the scheme will study for an Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence. The two year apprenticeship is awarded by the Football Club and monitored by the League Football Education (LFE). The LFE is charged by Government policy and funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to deliver the Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (ASE). The ASE framework comprises the work based experience (the Football Development Programme), work based learning (the NVQ) and academic education (the Technical Certificate). The apprentices study 12 hours per week at the Football Club on Monday and Friday afternoons and all day Wednesdays. Each apprentice has a log book which integrates both their playing, training and educational experiences which is regularly monitored by the LFE.	Marley Watkins

Apprenticeship Scheme

Each year the Youth Department awards apprenticeships to students leaving school. They are offered to players who have demonstrated the potential to progress through to the professional ranks.

The apprenticeship scheme is designed to provide young players with the opportunity of becoming a professional player whilst providing each player with a recognised academic qualification with a NVQ in Sporting Excellence.

Youth Player Education

New players joining the scheme will study for an Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence. The two year apprenticeship is awarded by the Football Club and monitored by the League Football Education (LFE). The LFE is charged by Government policy and funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to deliver the Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (ASE).

The ASE framework comprises the work based experience (the Football Development Programme), work based learning (the NVQ) and academic education (the Technical Certificate).

The apprentices study 12 hours per week at the Football Club on Monday and Friday afternoons and all day Wednesdays. Each apprentice has a log book which integrates both their playing, training and educational experiences which is regularly monitored by the LFE.

Marley Watkins