Unlock Your Potential. Change Your Community.
World-class skills development, fully funded, for the people who keep grassroots sport alive. Maikai and Sported have unlocked Growth and Skills Levy funding from our corporate partners, so you can train without spending a penny.
World-class skills development. Fully funded. Built for you.
Grassroots sport runs on you. The coaches, youth workers, fundraisers and operations leads who turn up week after week so kids have somewhere to play and communities have somewhere to belong. The work you do is extraordinary. The skills development you need to keep doing it has, until now, been out of reach.
The Sported Skills Academy exists to close that gap. When you learn how to write a winning bid, an extra £50,000 lands in your club. When you gain a Level 4 in youth work, you support more young people, more confidently. When you learn to use AI, you get hours back every week to spend on what actually matters, and it costs you nothing.
Maikai helps organisations prepare for the future of work through high-quality training, developing programmes for people at every stage of their career that are grounded in ethics, data and measurable impact. By applying innovative funding models, Maikai opens up access to workforce development to those that might otherwise miss out.
We've removed the two biggest barriers to training.
Funding
We've unlocked Growth and Skills Levy donations from our corporate partners so you can access world-class training without spending a penny.
Time
Training takes place within your working hours and ties directly into your day-to-day tasks. You won't be pulled away from your key responsibilities — you'll be getting better at them.
Pick the path that fits your work.
Youth Work
From youth support to a full degree, build the skills to change young people's lives through sport.
AI Skills
Use AI to save hours every week and free yourself up to do more of what matters.
Fundraising
Learn how to bring in the money that keeps your club running.
Business and Management
From team leading to operations, build the skills to run your organisation more effectively.
Two intakes a year.
Applications are open. Places go on a first-come, first-served basis, so the sooner you get your EOI in, the better.
Ready to take the next step?
Two intakes a year, July and October 2026. Fully funded, first-come, first-served.
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