Established through a grant from the Australian
Government, Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)
began operations in January 2005.
Based at Sydney Olympic Park, SKA is jointly
owned by the University of Sydney, University
of Technology, Sydney and Sydney
Olympic Park Authority. SKA's strength lies in
its unique ability to combine its education products best
practice from both academic and industry sectors.
Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)
deliver to the international sport industry education products
which are Market Driven, Leading Edge, Practical and Premium
Quality.
SKA courses are structured
and delivered to suit the knowledge, location and time demands
of participants according to identified needs.
• Serving the specific sport education
needs of governments, depending on where they are in terms
of industry development.
• Tailoring programmes to meet the training needs
of sporting organizations, according to customer requirements.
• Catering to education needs of the industry regarding
relevant issues of the day.
• Conducting programmes where and how they are needed;
on-line, live in (at our Sydney Olympic Park base) or by
partnering with highly regarded institutions throughout
the world.
SKA provides an unique
knowledge system that captures the latest sport industry
and academic knowledge from Australia and abroad.
Our education products have as their foundation
a body of previously unavailable industry knowledge built
on:
• Pre-eminent academic presenters
• A catalogue of commissioned case studies
• Funding of research scholarships
• Partnering industry organizations in the identification
and utilisation of best practice intellectual property
• Maintenance of a superior knowledge portal
SKA identifies and complements
the latest sport industry lessons with academic theories
and principles to deliver current and practical education.
Only highly credentialed academics and
sport professionals are chosen to develop and present SKA
courses with an emphasis placed on the ability to create
an effective learning environment.
