Steven Osborne
Principal Lecturer in Professional and Workforce Development
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Steven Osborne is a Lecturer in Sport Management and Development in the Cardiff School of Sport.
Steven joined the School in 2014, following a four and a half year tenure as a lecturer at Swansea Metropolitan University (now UWTSD).
Steven has over 20 year's voluntary, professional and academic experience in the sports industry, where he has experience in developing and implementing; strategic change programmes, local and national strategies, managing and leading teams of sports professionals.
This work has been conducted in all major spheres of sport including voluntary, public, not for profit/private and national organisations.
He continues to support the development of Welsh Sport as a non-executive director for a not for profit leisure trust and has previously chaired Welsh Rowing and acted as a non-executive director with British Rowing.
Research Publications
QAA Micro-credential Framework for Wales and Northern Ireland
Osborne, S. (Guest editor), 30 Sept 2026, 52 p. https://www.qaa.ac.uk/about-us/our-main-areas-of-work/our-work-in-wales/student-experience-in-wales/micro-credentials : Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).Research output: Other contribution
National Workforce Research Plan Sport & Physical Activity Sector.
Osborne, S., Patil, P., Wright, P., Anupam, A. & Clifton, N., 26 Apr 2026, Cardiff Metropolitan University.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Micro-credential Planning Framework Canvas
Osborne, S. (Designer) & Thirlaway, K., 23 Mar 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
CIMSPA UK POSITION STATEMENT Our Expected Workforce Standard
Osborne, S. & UK Sport & Physical Activity Workforce Professional Development Board, 1 Dec 2025, Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity (CIMSPA).Research output: Other contribution
Competencies of Sports Development Managers
Lewis, E. & Osborne, S., 23 Sept 2025, Management of Sports Development: SECOND EDITION. Taylor and Francis, p. 356-375 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Establishing a Strategic Workforce Planning Framework for Sport Management in the UK: A Practice-Based Knowledge Transfer Partnership Approach
Osborne, S., Clifton, N., Anupam, A., Patil, P. & Wright, P., Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Evaluating Sport Management Student User Experience and Engagement with a Trusted Research Environment: A Case Study of CIMSPA’s National Data Lens Platform.
Wightman, R. & Osborne, S., Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Summary
Williams-Burnett, N. & Osborne, S., 10 Jul 2025, Marketing for the Health and Fitness Industry: : Technology, Strategy and Value. Williams-Burnett, N. & Marriott, H. R. (eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 129-137 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Using currere to consider past and future landscapes of technology use in learning and teaching: a view from the Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD)
Chapman, S., Beauchamp, G., Evans, R., Zeeman, G., Young, N., Yhnell, E., Wills, N., Williams, C., Watkins, G., Tiddeman, B., Owen, S., Owen, K., Osborne, S., Morgan, G., Meace-Williams, S., Martin, L., Lewis, J., Lewis, C., Layland, S. & Karlinger, P. & 12 others, , 30 May 2025, In: Wales Journal of Education. 27, 1, p. 128-153Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Working small - and thinking big
Osborne, S., 12 Dec 2024, Website : Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).Research output: Other contribution