FA announces five-year BAME coaching bursary investment.

FA announces five-year BAME coaching bursary investment.

The FA will invest more than £1.4 million over the next five seasons to get more aspiring coaches from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic [BAME] communities into the licensed coaching system, at the elite level.

This comprises BAME COACH bursaries, funding between 80-90 per cent of the total course costs at UEFA B, UEFA A, Pro licence and Advanced Youth Award levels. The investment includes three full-time fixed-term BAME appointments each season, to gain experience working within The FA's Technical Division, including England Development Teams.

To mark the three-year anniversary of the COACH programme, funded by all the football bodies, The FA has released a video detailing the increase in the number of BAME coaches attaining higher level qualifications.

Since 2012, 168 BAME coaches (70 per cent black or shared heritage and 30 per cent Asian), have received 228 COACH bursaries: 26 at UEFA A License level, 66 at UEFA B License level and 136 Youth Award Modules.

The video and more information can be found on the link below.