COPA GRC
Football-specific practical learning

COPA Learning

Understand what good looks like.
Bring it into the way a club works.

Self-paced online digital courses in football governance, risk and regulated football.

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Four learning experiences. All currently free to access.

Choose your learning

Your subject.
Your kind of learning.

Two formats. The same practical football perspective.
Explore a format. Every course stays in view.

Foundation

Completion certificate following successful assessment.

STRUCTURED COURSE

Club GRC Essentials

Estimated 40–45 minutes

Currently free

Understand how governance, risk and compliance connect around a football club’s decisions, responsibilities and ambitions.

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STRUCTURED COURSE

IFR Foundations

Estimated 50–55 minutes

Currently free

Understand the Football Governance Act and Independent Football Regulator, and the practical implications for football clubs.

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COPA Half-Time

Standalone learning. No formal completion certificate.

COPA HALF-TIME

GRC Essentials

Estimated 10–15 minutesCurrently free

Explore how governance, risk and controls support better club decisions, with practical application and knowledge checks.

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COPA HALF-TIME

IFR Foundations

Estimated 10–15 minutesCurrently free

Explore what independent regulation means for clubs and the people who run them, with practical application and knowledge checks.

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How Learning works

Start simply.
Return when it suits you.

  1. Make it yours.

    Register with your email address and sign in with an email one-time passcode. Confirm you are 18+, complete your profile and accept the Learning Terms and Privacy Notice.

  2. Learn. Apply. Return.

    Choose your subject and format. Learn in practical football-club context, save your progress and resume when it suits you.

  3. Take it into practice.

    Foundation includes formal assessment and a COPA Learning completion certificate following successful assessment. Half-Time includes practical application and knowledge checks, with no formal completion certificate.

For people across football

A clearer understanding.
A more confident contribution.

For club leaders and board members; governance, risk, finance and compliance teams; football operations colleagues; and others working across the football ecosystem.

Enter COPA Learning

Available to people aged 18 and over. All four current courses are free to access.

Before you start

Foundation completion certificates record successful learning completion. They are not professional credentials or regulatory qualifications.

Half-Time does not currently issue formal completion certificates.

COPA Learning is independent and is not approved or endorsed by the IFR.

BEYOND OUR ONLINE COURSES

Learning shaped around your club.

COPA can provide tailored learning and briefing support to meet your club's needs, including our Regulated Football Briefing.

Speak to us about what would be useful for your leadership team or wider club.

Discuss your club's learning needs

Initial conversation, with no obligation.