Graduate Diploma of Elite Athlete Mentoring
The Graduate Diploma of Elite Athlete Mentoring will provide students with detailed knowledge of mentoring relationships, applied models and frameworks, and core techniques and skills to develop meaningful mentoring relationships in the sporting environment.Students will develop an understanding of the factors that affect the mentoring relationship, and the importance of indigenous and other culture contexts, gender, values and ethics in the provision of mentoring.
The Graduate Diploma of Elite Athlete Mentoring will also provide students with an evidence based approach to mentoring athletes by teaching them about evidence based practices and providing them with the opportunity to apply these practices. To facilitate the application of knowledge into the workplace, students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Elite Athlete Mentoring will complete two placement units, the first within the college and the second in a sporting environment. Throughout the Graduate Diploma of Elite Athlete Mentoring, students will develop an understanding of their professional boundaries and limitations of knowledge such that they can confidently provide appropriate support to athletes.
Course Duration
2 terms full-time (24 weeks) or part-time equivalent.
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Course Content | Credit Points | |
Core Units | The Theory and Practice of Mentoring | 3 3 |
Electives |
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- Why Study with ACAP?
- Flexibility to study and work simultaneously. Our courses are delivered in a mix of on-campus and online modes to ensure that our students can continue to work while they complete their studies.
- On-Campus (with an optional online component). On-campus study involves attendance at scheduled classes which may occur over a period of 12 weeks, or as block mode intensives, where the contact hours are condensed into whole day blocks. Students studying on campus will be able to access all core unit materials online through 'my.acap' the College's online learning portal. On-campus delivery is taught from the Melbourne ACAP campus, which is situated in a central CBD location.
- Online. Some units will be available online. Online learning allows students to access course materials and readings through ACAP’s online learning portal ‘my.acap’. Students will be able to work through course materials and interact with classmates and lecturers via online discussions in the virtual classroom.
- Small class sizes mean that students have more opportunities to apply their knowledge and develop key skills, in addition to getting to know their lecturers and fellow students.
- A focus on mentoring and coaching Courses specifically designed in conjunction with industry experts to meet the needs of the sporting professions mean that ACAP is able to offer quality, targeted qualifications that meet student needs.
- Why study these courses?
- Adding value to sporting professions Graduates will bring value to sporting professions through their ability to support athlete development by applying relevant knowledge and techniques in mentor, development and welfare roles.
