Neil Lennon who in April has rejoined Celtic to be a part of the coaching team has taken the decision to return to college and gain his UEFA coaching licence
This summer will see him at Stranmillis University College, the complex outside Belfast where the FA in Northern Ireland is running its annual coaching courses.

"There is no guarantee that I will be a success as a manager," he said. "I would like to be. I have a great opportunity at Celtic to progress as a coach. I learnt a lot in the last ten weeks of the season under Gordon - especially in how to cope with pressure.

Lennon had training sessions at Stranmillis when he played for Northern Ireland’s schoolboy sides over two decades ago. Now, as he celebrates his 37th birthday this week, the Celtic coach and former captain finds himself as a pupil again. He may have recently hung up his boots after a playing career that lasted 19 years, but he knows that the Uefa A Licence he is now pursuing is as vital to his future as any tackle he made

Lennon took his B Licence four years ago, along with his former Celtic colleague, Alan Thompson, but the pressures of playing prevented him from taking the next step. The Pro Licence requires 240 hours of study and a year to complete but Uefa’s club licensing scheme, which embraces every top league in Europe, will introduce a Continual Professional Development programme, which means that all licence holders, whether at A, B or Pro level, will require 15 hours of coaching study every three years just to keep their badges.

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