Workforce Competencies and Skills for Practitioners Delivering SportPlus Programmes

This interactive session will explore the workforce competencies, skills and approaches needed to deliver effective SportPlus programmes that support young people at risk of involvement in offending and serious youth violence. Drawing on academic research and evaluation evidence, the session will cover:

• The role of the SportPlus practitioner in supporting vulnerable young people
• Key knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that underpin effective practice
• Trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches
• The value of youth work principles within sport-based interventions
• Workforce development challenges and opportunities across the sector