Key benefits of this course
By the conclusion of this course you should:
- Understand why integrity is critical to sport and why it receives so much focus and funding
- Know what your sport needs to do to comply with government requirements and legislation
- Have gained deeper insight into the exposure of and pressures faced by the athletes in your sport
- Have knowledge of how your sporting organisation may be exposed to external threats
- Know how to manage complaints and alleged breaches in a more effective and efficient manner
- Understand how to run and advise on dispute resolution processes that protect your sport, while also ensuring fair outcomes for stakeholders involved
- Have deeper knowledge and practical skills to enhance performance in your role.
Digital badge and certificate
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.
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Course outline
The following content will be covered:
Sports Integrity
- Sources of integrity
- Ethical decision making
- Foundational basis for sports integrity
- How a sport sets its values.
Sports Integrity Framework and Processes
- Sports Integrity Australia (SIA) and the National Integrity Framework (NIF)
- The role of the ASC
- Global perspectives and alternatives
- How frameworks are applied.
The Athlete and Integrity
- Anti-doping / clean sport
- Illicit drugs and medicines
- Violence
- Behavioural misconduct.
The Organisation and Integrity
- Member protection
- Child safeguarding
- Competition manipulation (match-fixing) and corruption
- Concussion
- Human rights
- Trans rights
- Climate change.
Managing Complaints and Breaches
- Compliant assessment and handling
- Allegations of a breach
- Running and investigation – internally
- Managing and external independent investigation
- Report writing.
Ensuring Fair Outcomes
- Reviewing investigation reports
- Substantiating alleged breaches
- The dispute resolution process
- Finalising the complaint / breach.
Price
Full price: $1,980 (GST free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section.
Discounts
Discounts are available for this course as follows:
- 10% discount for UTS staff, alumni and students
Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.
How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff, alumni or student discount
Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with either your staff or student number.
If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout.
If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.
Enrolment conditions
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
Contact us
For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please ippg.learning@uts.edu.au
