Are you looking for an organisation to do your internship with?     UC Rec&Sport have been mentoring students for over 10years with internships across a broad range of sport & wellbeing contexts.  So, if you are in need of a place to call home for your internship requirements, why not check us out?

First up – check out our Sport Internship Website. On it, you’ll find more information about what we do, and what kinds of things you can expect to learn.

Why choose us?

1. We have a highly experienced and qualified team who are well respected by their colleagues in their specialties. All have experience and connections in high performance sport, be it as coaches, players, management or governance.
2. We support our UC sport clubs directly – you’ll be working with UC student athletes in Football, Hockey, Basketball, Netball and Rugby with both women and men’s teams available in most codes.
3. We provide excellent real-world training, using the latest equipment, technology and training techniques.   We’ll wean you in slowly, and by the end of the season, you’ll be running your own sessions.

What types of Internships do we have?

1.  Strength & Conditioning – You’ll start by observing and learning how our coaches get the best out of our student athletes.  By the end of your internship, you’ll be writing and delivering athlete programmes in a professional academy setting.

2. Performance Analysis – You’ll start with filming, and then with additional teaching sessions with our PA co-ordinator, you’ll learn how to code using HUDL software.  By the end of the season, you’ll do the whole process solo, including delivering the information back to the coaches and players.

3. Governance and Sport Development – Supporting sport clubs in how they operate is crucial to keeping sport alive!   We can connect you to sport committees in the area you are keen to get experience in, and provide you with mentorship throughout.   You could do social media, marketing plans, sponsorship plans, strategic plans – you tell us what you’re interested in!

4. Event & Team Management – Keen to hold the reins and run an event?  It could be an existing one we offer, or it could be something new and wonderful you’ve dreamt up that our students would love to do.  We’ll help you navigate the best way to attract participants and run an exciting (and safe) event.     We also take interns to assist with our UTSNZ programme, where you may even be able to attend the tournament weekends as a manager.

Fill in an online application and then we’ll be in touch to discuss your needs, if the timing works and how we can work together.

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UC Rec&Sport | Te Ratonga Hākinakina

Are you energetic, enthusiastic and enjoy meeting new people? Are you looking for opportunities to get involved in exciting events? Would you like the chance to develop some new skills?

Become a UC Host with the Communications and Events team!

This is a casual role and is open to current students studying either part time or full time (including postgraduate study). It is an exciting, fun and diverse job and covers tasks which include assisting with event and venue set-up, greeting and assisting guests, assisting with promotional activities as well as supporting activations.

So, if you’re planning to study at UC in 2025, are energetic, reliable, confident, keen to meet new people and contribute towards UC’s success, then we would love to hear from you! Please send your cover letter and CV through to events@canterbury.ac.nz by 5.00pm Friday 20 September 2024.