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About the course
Do you love gaming and want to turn your passion into a career? The Level 2 Esports programme is designed for learners who are passionate about Esports and want to gain the skills, knowledge, and qualifications to progress in the gaming and digital industries. This programme also supports learners who need to retake English and Maths, helping you achieve a grade 4 in these essential subjects while developing your Esports skills.
Course content
The programme encompasses a wide range of transferable skills, enabling you to not only experience different areas of the Esports sector, but other associated sectors, aiding the progression into our L3 provision, and then into employment or Higher Education.
The course will include units such as:
- Esports Games, Teams and Tournaments
- Establishing an Esports Organisation
- Streaming for Esports
- Plan for an Esports Event
- Start an Enterprise in Esports
- Positive Health and Well-being in Esports
Maths & English
A key requirement for future progression and employment is a good
understanding and application of knowledge and skills in both English and maths.
You must have GCSEs at grade 2 or above, in both English and maths for
this pathway option. English and maths skills will also be developed
holistically within the core programme through a range of activities such as
data analysis.
Depending upon the learners entry qualifications, this pathway will have Functional Skills or GCSE embedded into the timetable. If a learner has a grade 2 in English or maths, they will be placed on a Functional Skills retake, whereas if a learner has a grade 3 in English or maths, they will be placed on a GCSE retake.
Employability
Possible careers and salaries include:
Social Media Manager - £23,000 - £75,000
Web Content Creator/ Editor - £22,000 - £37,250
Video Editing - £18,000 - £45,000
Esports Player
Esports Coach
And many more…
Average yearly salary data taken from the National Careers Services website
What do I need to join
Entry requirements for this pathway are grade 2 or above in both English and maths.
We will use baseline assessments during the induction phase to ensure the learner is on the correct pathway and ensure we keep parents and guardians informed of our decisions during this time.
What can I do next
This course will provide you with the opportunity to progress onto our L3
programmes , as well as providing you with the basic skills for the industry.
Employability
Possible careers and salaries include:
- Video Editing - £18,000 - £45,000
- Web Content Creator/ Editor - £22,000 - £37,250
- Event Management - £17,000 - £80,000
- Esports Player
- E-Sports Coach
Additional information
Esports Academy
All learners on the Esports programme
will have the opportunity to be apart of our SGS Esports Academy, FirstShot. The
Esports Academy will provide opportunities for learners to receive high level
Esports coaching, participate in inter-college competitions and compete in both
the AOC and British Esports competitions and leagues. National competitions will
be played from the gaming hub in the SGS Brunel Centre and you will compete
within the following games titles:
- Overwatch
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
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Sports academies are available only to applicants aged 16-18.
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Course information last updated: Thursday 25th September 2025 @ 6.20AM