Psychological Impact of Recreation and Leisure Activities Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse the psychological theories underpinning recreation and leisure participation.
• Evaluate the impact of recreation and leisure activities on mental health and well-being.
• Apply psychological principles to design inclusive and therapeutic recreation programmes.
• Assess the role of recreation in stress management and personal development.
• Demonstrate the ability to measure and report on psychological outcomes of leisure interventions.
• Implement strategies to enhance participant motivation and engagement in recreation activities.

Target Audience

This course is designed for recreation practitioners, community development workers, sports coaches, and anyone involved in planning or facilitating leisure activities who wishes to understand their psychological benefits and applications.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners engage in hands-on activities to experience and analyse the psychological impact of recreation and leisure. They design and facilitate a short recreation session, then reflect on the observed psychological outcomes.

Practical Activities

• Experiential Recreation Session — Learners participate in a guided recreation activity (e.g., group game, creative craft, or nature walk) and record their emotional and cognitive responses. (1h)
• Activity Design Workshop — In small groups, learners design a 15-minute recreation activity aimed at improving psychological well-being for a specific population (e.g., elderly, youth, stressed professionals). (1h)
• Facilitation and Reflection — Each group facilitates their designed activity with another group, followed by a structured debrief on the psychological impact observed. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.