The “sports educator” speciality of the vocational diploma for youth, popular education and sport is organised into subject areas or multi-disciplinary areas defined by decree. In the case of a multi-disciplinary option, the diploma may be awarded for an option.
It confers on its holder the following skills, as attested by the certification reference framework:
-supervising all kinds of people in all kinds of places and structures ;
-Implement an activity project as part of the structure’s project;
-lead a session, an activity or learning cycle in the field covered by the qualification;
-mobilise the techniques of the specialism or option to implement a session, an activity or learning cycle.
The aforementioned decree specifies in particular:
-the requirements prior to enrolment in the training course ;
the pre-requisites for the work placement ;
-the procedures for the certification tests during the training session;
-exemptions and equivalences with other qualifications;
-where applicable, the conditions for verifying the maintenance of professional skills relating to the safety of participants and third parties.
When the diploma is intended for coaching a discipline that is delegated to a federation, the order provides for the advisory opinion of the technical director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12.