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Level 2 Certificate in Esports
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Overview
Turn your passion for gaming into a future career with the Level 2 Certificate in Esports. This exciting, industry-recognised course gives you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed in the fast-growing world of esports.
You’ll take classes in a specialised classroom environment, and explore how the industry works while developing practical, real-world skills. Along the way, you’ll build valuable skills in teamwork, communication, problem-solving, marketing, event planning, and creative design—all highly sought after by employers.
How you’ll learn
Units you may study include:
- Esports Games, Teams and Tournaments
- Establishing an Esports Organisation
- Streaming for Esports
- Planning an Esports Event
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
- GCSE Maths & English grade 3-9.
- All applicants must attend an interview.
- Once in college students must complete an initial assessment in Maths and English
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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- UAL Level 3 Graphic Design and Content Creation - Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
Careers it can lead to
- Sports and Leisure Assistants £12.60 an hour
- With further study or experience Actors, Entertainers and Presenters £30,900 a year
- With further study or experience Sports Players £18.44 an hour
- With further study or experience Arts Officers, Producers and Directors £36,200 a year
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With further study or experience
- Graphic and Multimedia Designers £26,400 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.