18 May 2020

Deciding on your next steps after school can be daunting, especially when everyone is giving you different advice. Through all this, it’s super important to set yourself up for a career you love; after all, you’re going to be doing it for a while.

Sport is one of the foundations of Australian culture, we’ve grown as a country screaming together in joy and anguish at the sidelines of our beloved athletes. We’ve travelled far and wide to watch our teams fight for glory, win gold and promote the good sportsmanship we value so dearly. Imagine being a part of this feeling every day – combining your passion and education to make yourself a stellar career in the sporting industry.

Reckon it's too hard? Don’t know where to begin? SEDA is here to serve you an ace of a dual Diploma so you can follow those dreams straight into your future career. SEDA has shot out ahead of the pack when it comes to making pathways between sports lovers and their future careers, bringing dreams into reality.

The Dual Diploma of Sport and Business (offered in WA and VIC) is a one year course designed to help students take the first steps into the industry. SEDA has heaps of heavyweight industry links with sporting clubs and associations, and strong partnerships with higher education institutions which will give you countless connections and opportunities after smashing out your diploma. If you choose to do the dual Diploma, you’ll be studying a curriculum matched to your interests. You’ll also work with industry experts, coaches and elite athletes while you do a practical placement and run projects here or even overseas!

But How Will It Get Me A Job?

SEDA wants to make you highly employable; their aim is to understand your passions and help you turn them into a career. They’ll help you connect with their partners in the fitness, sport and recreation industries, develop your professional portfolio and get your great experience so you’ll be kicking career goals left, right and centre. If you want more reasons to follow your dreams, have a peek at the After the Atar III research and read up on all the benefits of turning passion into a career – go on, we dare ya.

Whether you’re a mad sports fan, interested in business or are looking into bridging into sports science or management, SEDA is ready to give you real skills and experience in a field you already know you’ll love. Head over and have a surf through their website and be sure to look at the testimonials of graduates, who now work for places like St. Kilda FC, Cutting Edge Cricket and AIME. If you want to use this as a bridging course to get yourself a killer degree, check out Emily, who’s following her dreams of becoming a paramedic, and has gone on to study a Bachelor of Paramedicine at Victoria University.

The dual diploma and the other courses that SEDA has on offer will connect you with endless opportunities to expand your education and career opportunities. Get straight into the workforce or choose to move on to higher education, whatever, just be sure to get a kickstart at SEDA and start your success story – you’re in the big leagues now, my friend.