Through our BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning in Tactical Populations and MSc in Human Performance Optimisation programmes TAPC provides education and training to the military and emergency services. Furthermore, with the ability to draw on service experience, the latest research, and a framework of national and international collaborators, TAPC can customise education and training products to meet the needs of your organisation.

BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning in Tactical Populations

This course is a part-time, blended learning, programme of study aimed at serving Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructors (RAPTCIs), Royal Air Force Physical Training Instructors (PTIs), and Royal Navy / Royal  Marines Physical  Trainers (PTs). This programme provides an opportunity for suitably qualified PTIs to undertake a bespoke and closed programme of higher education. The programme content has been aligned to the core competencies and knowledge requirements of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), Graduate Strength and Conditioning Coach (GSCC) professional standard. Furthermore, this course been designed to address the specific educational needs of the service PTI and will educate learners for both in-service applications and to prepare them for civilian life.

The discipline of S&C requires a practitioner to be both an effective coach and an inter-disciplinary sport scientist. Therefore, on this programme, learners will develop an understanding of the concepts, theories, and techniques which underpin effective S&C practice. Furthermore, building upon current skills, knowledge, and experience  learners will develop their practical coaching, research, and critical thinking abilities to critique, synthesise and apply the latest sport science research within their own practice.

MSc Human Performance Optimisation

The purpose of this programme is to explore scientifically grounded approaches to Human Performance Optimisation (HPO) and provide those who work in extremis contexts (i.e., military, fire service, police, emergency medicine) with evidence-driven strategies by which to optimise performance. HPO represents a broad topic that is too complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline or profession. Therefore, this programme represents an interdisciplinary programme of study which draws upon several different disciplinary perspectives and integrates their insights to provide a unified and comprehensive syllabus that addresses the full spectrum of human performance (i.e., physiology, psychology, cognition, nutrition, and sleep). 

Recent advances in technology and the life sciences have the potential to enhance human performance beyond the limit of normal biological function. The application of such scientific advances to alter human function and behaviour has significant moral, ethical, and legal ramifications. Therefore, this programme will also facilitate learners understanding and deliberation of these issues.