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Esports

Course Code: ESPL1
  • Level: 1
  • Qualification: Diploma
  • Awarding body: Pearson, Edexcel
  • Duration: One year
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 4.30pm
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What's it all about?

If you’re looking for a way to turn a passion for gaming into a legitimate career path, this course is the ultimate starting point. This isn’t just about playing games – it’s about understanding the massive global industry behind the screen.

Designed for individuals who want to build a foundation in the competitive gaming world, this qualification blends technical skills with essential “soft skills” that employers crave.

You will: gain insights into how esports events are organised, how teams are managed, and how the industry generates billions in revenue

  • develop transferable skills including sharpening your communication, teamwork, and digital literacy – skills that are just as valuable in a boardroom as they are in a tournament.

A clear pathway: this level 1 diploma serves as a rock-solid stepping stone to level 2 and level 3 BTECs, or direct entry into junior roles within the creative and digital sectors.

Hands-on learning: focus on practical projects rather than just sitting through lectures. You’ll learn by doing, creating, and competing.

Course information

Core Structure & Requirements

To achieve the diploma, you must complete ten units in total.

4 Core Units (Group A)These focus on foundational attributes for further study:

  • being organised developing a personal progression plan (mandatory)
  • working with others
  • researching a topic. 

6 Sector Units (Group B)You will choose six units to develop practical digital media skills, such as:

  • creating a storyboard
  • designing an interactive presentation 
  •   producing an advert 
  • creating an animation 
  • shooting a short film 
  • editing and sharing a media product.
       

Key Features of the Offer Applied Learning

The course emphasises “what learners can do rather than what they know in theory,” using practical tasks and applied scenarios.

Transferable skills beyond technical media skills, the programme explicitly develops five key areas:

  • communication
  • working with others 
  • problem solving 
  • managing information 
  •  self-management.
     

Internal Assessment All units are internally assessed through teacher-set assignments and are subject to external standards verification. Grading: units and the overall qualification are graded (pass, merit, or distinction), allowing you to demonstrate you level of achievement.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment methods will vary from unit to unit. The methods we commonly use are essays, presentations, recorded content, videos and much more.

Upon successful completion you may progress onto the Level 2 Esports course.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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