Event stewards news
Thursday 14 February 2008
A ground-breaking adult training scheme designed to safeguard spectators and fans at major sporting events has been launched in Scotland. Offering approved qualifications for over 2,000 event stewards who look after the public and VIPs at events ranging from top flight domestic and international football and rugby matches to music festivals and concerts.
The stewards, employed by the Rock Steady Group, will be offered a qualification by James Watt College through a series of twelve-week courses throughout Scotland. It’s believed to be the country’s largest project in the sector ever undertaken and will use Tribal's Level 2 Certificate for Event Stewards. The partnership between Rock Steady and James Watt College has been affected through Sportsvine Ltd, part of the Tribal Group PLC, who will be providing all of the approved learning materials for each candidate and managing the administration links between the employer and the college throughout the project.
Each twelve-week programme will take the form of ‘blended’ learning with a combination of classroom tutorial and individual study at home. There are six main areas of study which include: role and responsibilities of an event steward; health and safety for event stewards; principles of spectator control; handling conflict at events; promoting equal opportunities; and personal safety in the workplace. When all six units have been completed, stewards will take an externally set assessment which, if successful, will lead to them being awarded the NCFE Level 2 Certificate for Event Stewards, an approved qualification for anyone considering a career in crowd or event management.
The qualification is suitable for anybody working in the industry on a full-time, voluntary, part-time or casual basis who wishes to formalise and further develop his or her existing experience and skills. It is ideal for a broad range of employers in the leisure, tourism, sports, entertainment and security industries as it can be applied to stewards working in a wide range of spectator environments such as football, rugby, cricket, horse racing, indoor arenas and outdoor events. For more information about this programme or other qualifications for those working at events and in crowd management situations, please contact us.