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The Academic College at Wingate

The Academic College at Wingate grants Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Physical Education
and provides academic and professional training in Physical Education, instruction, sports,
movement, coaching, and rehabilitation. The College’s aims are to train senior professionals in
physical education, and in sports research, management, and supervision; to teach physical
education to professionals engaged in sports, education, recreation, medicine, and rehabilitation;
and to develop an awareness of the value of physical education, recreation, and movement among
the public at large.

The College’s Bachelor of Education programs are offered through its School of Education and
School of Physical Education, which train physical education teachers according to the guidelines of
the Ministry of Education. The College is constantly growing in terms of student registration – in the
201 7-201 8 school year, about 1,500 students were registered in the B.Ed. program, including in the
Academic Retraining Program.

The Academic College at Wingate also confers Masters of Physical Education degrees. In 2017-
2018, about 150 students were registered in the program. Besides expanding the knowledge of
physical education teachers, this program is aimed at preparing its participants for research and
development in the movement and sports sciences, and training professionals from sports
organizations, local authorities, security services, etc., in the fields of coaching, consultation, and
supervision of physical education. The College also trains professionals in “Rehabilitation through
Movement”, as well as in developing sports participation in the special education system and in
other settings that cater to populations with special needs (for example, heart-lung rehabilitation,
sports for the disabled, physical activity for seniors).

The Academic College at Wingate operates a professional development school with programs for
teachers, trainers, and coaches. It also offers several specialty programs: “XCOOL” for challenge
tourism, MediWin for alternative medicine, a school for security and combat, and a unit for
methodology and medicine in sport. A total of 56, 00 students were registered in the teacher in-
service and continuing education programs in 2017-20 81 .

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