Start your Coaching Journey with a Coaching Bursary
Thursday 16th March 2023
Coaching is a challenging and enormously rewarding role within our game. Players need expertise, support and passion at every level of their development.
No matter whether you are putting something back into the game you love, progressing your career, helping out at your local club, or simply providing more support to your child, there is a reason for everyone to get involved in cricket coaching.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2023 Bursary Scheme for Coaches to assist those wishing to begin their coaching journey. Bursaries funded by the generous support provided by Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group Limited to the England and Wales Cricket Trust are intended to increase the diversity of learners taking their first step into coaching, gaining a qualification or taking the next step on their coach development journey.
Groups that have been identified to increase the diversity of learners accessing coach development programmes are:
- Potential coaches/existing coaches that are female
- Potential coaches/existing coaches from ethnically diverse communities
- Potential coaches/existing coaches with a disability
- Potential coaches/existing coaches experiencing financial hardship.
A bursary can be awarded to learners that register on ECB Support Coach, ECB Foundation Coach or ECB Core Coach programmes between 1st February 2023 and 31st January 2024.
Coaches applying on basis of financial hardship
Anyone wanting to access coach development that is experiencing financial hardship will be awarded a bursary of up to 100% of the national price of the programme.
Once an applicant receives confirmation they will need to complete their programme registration using a discount code to redeem their bursary.
Coaches applying on basis of diversity
Anyone wanting to access coach development that is female, from an ethnically diverse community or has a disability who is not experiencing hardship will be awarded a bursary of up to 75% of the national price of the programme.
Once an applicant receives confirmation they will need to complete their programme registration and make full payment and upon attendance at face-to-face modules, competence and certification they will receive a refund to redeem their bursary.
You can apply for a Bursary before or after booking on to a course.
Information about the courses and how to book can be found here.
Our Autumn courses will be available to book at the end of July- you may apply for bursaries before booking on to the course.
We look forward to receiving your applications and supporting you on your coaching journey.
Please contact shireen.hart@kentcricket.co.uk if you have any bursary-related questions.