Crusaders Football Club has announced its Full-time Football Academy based at Seaview Stadium in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College, with a Virtual Information Night taking place Wednesday 19th January, 7pm via Eventbrite. Click here to register for the event.
This exciting new Academy will provide a Level 3 qualification with course options in Sport, Business, Event Management and Media. The Academy provides a fantastic opportunity for students to gain a qualification and offers educational pathways with Belfast Metropolitan College and Ulster University. The Academy is open to males & females with all students completing their placements with Crusaders Football Club and their partners.
Participants will be given employment opportunities with Crusaders FC and their partners which will give students vital work experience to learn new skills to prepare them for the world of work.
Ronnie Millar, Chairman at Crusaders FC said “Crusaders Football Club are delighted to be working with Belfast Metropolitan College on this exciting new project. The Crusaders Football Academy will create a pathway for elite footballers, male & female, with access to quality teaching & learning in subject areas of choice. We look forward to developing our relationship with the college with the addition of other community education projects at Seaview”.
Sharon Rivers, Head of Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion at Belfast Met is delighted with the new Crusaders Football Academy at Belfast Met and is looking forward to the programme starting with students. She highlighted: “This really is a ground-breaking football academy which brings together the football success and employability skills opportunities afforded by Crusaders FC with the extensive education experience and learner success of Belfast Metropolitan College. She added: ”This academy will afford young aspiring footballers a truly unique opportunity to choose to study from a range of internationally recognised full time level 3 qualifications, including Sport. We are delighted to be the education partner of choice for Crusaders FC in this new venture.”