Esports - Level 3 (September 2026 Start)

Yeovil College is excited to introduce this new two year level 3 BTEC National Extended Diploma. E-Sports, competitive on-line gaming, is a fast growing industry both globally and nationally. The course explores the wider industry and is not simply gaming, it encompasses gaming strategy, coaching and nutrition through to ethics, enterprise and livestreaming and will be delivered collaboratively by Business, Sport and Computing.

The skills developed on the course will have a practical application as we form our own E-Sports teams for which we will need players, commentators, coaches and promoters. Upon completion learners could pursue a career in the E-Sports industry, use their transferable skills in other enterprises or chose to enter Higher Education, with Yeovil College soon offering an HND in E-Sports.

It is anticipated that this will allow learners to progress onto the HNC/HND Esports course (which will be offered by Yeovil College), enter onto an HE digital apprenticeship or enter employment within an Esports related industry.

The content of this qualification has been developed in consultation with key stakeholders. This ensures that the content is appropriate and consistent with current industry practice to enable learners to enter employment.

Higher education institutions have been consulted to ensure that the qualification allows appropriate progression for those aspiring to higher-level study.

This is a career-focused qualification with industry endorsement that will enable learners to learn underpinning knowledge, develop technical and transferable skills, and gain experience in a variety of different sections of the esports industry.

All assessment is via a combination of assignments, presentations and demonstrations.

Esports learning will take place within the dedicated IT lab on Alienware PCs alongside classroom based and sessions in the new college Sports Centre.

The Esports course will be taught by a cross curricula team from the Computing, Business and Sports departments within Yeovil College.

It is expected that learners will have 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and maths. Learners that have not gained a grade 4 in maths or English will be required to work towards this alongside the Esports course.

As part of the entry onto this course, there will be an interview process.