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National body Esports Wales has today announced the launch of The Agored Cymru Award in Esports Leadership course.
The programme, which offers a Level 3 qualification with Agored Cymru as the awarding body, was made available on November 1st 2024 and is able to be delivered in schools, colleges, universities, youth services and any other Agored centres across Wales.
The course’s total runtime is 60 hours with a lower age restriction of 16 years.
The Agored Cymru Award in Esports Leadership will provide students with ‘the knowledge and skills necessary to organise esports sessions that are both engaging and safe for the attendees. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn, in detail, about the esports ecosystem and its key stakeholders; hone their skills in leadership roles such as management and coaching; and become acquainted with regulations and ethical practices within tournament organisation.’
Alongside the Level 3 qualification offered through Agored Cymru, Esports Wales has made the course materials available through its own site. This includes all the same information, but completing it will not result in a Agored Cymru qualification, which is the equivalent of part of an A-level.
The news comes after Creative Swansea partnered with Esports Wales for the launch of the first esports local in South Wales.
Esports Wales CEO John Jackson, said:
“The hope for the course is that we create an industry standard within Wales. The course can help with CPD, tournaments, and events. By all working together we can create something amazing.”
John Jackson, Esports Wales
“This will allow for coaches to demonstrate that they have a basic level of understanding in esports, and showcase their certificate and DBS checks on the Esports Wales Hub provided by Epic.LAN. This should be a requirement for anyone working in Esports in Wales. It also gives companies and parents more reassurance for events and tournaments happening.
“This course will lead to new courses for coaches, tournament admins, and more. It’s just the start, but this course helps to create a more sustainable ecosystem for esports within Wales.”
Esports Wales, as part of the launch of The Agored Cymru Award in Esports Leadership course, also attended the Welsh Senedd in Cardiff today (November 6th 2024) to speak with Government officials about their project, which was funded by Media Cymru.
The organisation also offered further insight into their mission to elevate esports across the country, providing the Welsh Government with an outlook into the organisation’s future plans.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
