The Trainers Courses consist of three modules, with each taking place over four or five days. They are a mandatory part of the criteria for a Licence to Train, as set by the British Horse racing Authority (BHA), but do not confer automatic right to a Licence.
Qualification
Racehorse Management
Duration
1 Week
Study type
Newmarket
Course overview
The aim of the Courses is to prepare those individuals who are on the verge of applying for a Licence to Train, rather than to teach the art of training racehorses.
Module 1: Racehorse Management (to be eligible to attend this course applicants must have achieved a Diploma Level 3 in Racehorse Care and Management)
Module 2: Business Skills
Module 3: Staff Management.
The above courses are made up of a series of seminars, which are delivered by specialist racing consultants, who each have extensive working knowledge of the horseracing industry.
This one-week Module focuses on the general business skills you will need to run a successful racehorse training establishment, with the content including:
Business planning
Obtaining finance
Accounting principles
VAT
Business law
Marketing
Insurance
Media skills
You will have the opportunity to learn about these subjects from specialists in the racing industry. Attendance at this Module (and Module 3) only applies to applicants for licences and not those seeking permits.
This has been designed specifically for the racing industry and is a nationally recognised, skill-based qualification. The awarding body for the qualification is 1st 4 Sport.
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