Careers in Sport and Physical Activity Sector

The sport and physical activity (S&PA) sector plays a vital role in the UK economy, both directly and indirectly. According to Sport England, sport and physical activity contributes £39 billion to the UK’s economy and a significant portion of this comes from grassroots sport: the millions of people who buy trainers, bikes, gym memberships or pay match fees. The sector boosts the economy in two ways: directly, through job creation, and indirectly by reducing healthcare costs due to a healthier population and reducing crime.

There are an estimated 600,000 jobs in the S&PA sector as reported by CIMSPA. The government also estimates that every £1 spent on sport and physical activity generates almost £4 in return across health and wellbeing, strengthening communities and the economy. And that each year, active lifestyles prevent 900,000 cases of diabetes and 93,000 cases of dementia, a combined saving of £7bn to the UK economy.

Herefordshire Opportunities Portal – HOP website

The HOP is a dedicated website that lists information about different careers and sectors from leisure, health care to engineering. The HOP website provides information on career path options, apprenticeship and work experience opportunities in and through the S&PA sector.

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