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Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative
has made another leap forward, with the foundations now in place for three new sets of
standards.
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04 Dec 2015
Premier Training International (PTI) and Burrell Education have unveiled a new
Pregnancy and Post-Natal Massage/Remedial Therapy course designed for fitness
professionals and therapists.
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03 Jul 2012
Fitness training provider Amacsports has launched a new course aimed at training health professionals with the skills required to carry out personalised professional health check reports.
news •
08 Jan 2007
How can PTs help people become more engaged in changing their behaviours?
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Alex Khan has been named the new chief executive officer of training company
Lifetime.
news •
24 May 2012
Premier Training International (PTI) has announced that it will open five new UK
venues in the first half of the year as part of an ongoing expansion strategy
for the provider.
news •
20 Jan 2012
Hinckley, Leicestershire-based management contractor, Sports and Leisure Management (SLM) is to launch mandatory work-based training for all its staff.
news •
10 Jan 2006
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has linked up with SkillsActive to improve professional standards in the fitness industry.
news •
12 Sep 2005
David Beckham has signed a long-term agreement with Sky Sports as an ambassador
in an effort to get more people involved with sport at the grassroots level.
news •
19 Apr 2013
DC Leisure has trained over 3,000 of its staff in the past year with the intention of gaining CPD accreditation within the next 12 months.
news •
18 May 2006
The first kick boxing-based exercise system and personal training qualification,
accredited by both the martial arts and fitness industries, is now available.
news •
22 Oct 2013
Virgin Active is teaming up with children's television characters The Octonauts as
part of an initiative to encourage more youngsters to learn to swim.
news •
15 Aug 2017
Premier International Qualifications (Premier IQ) is a new awarding body established to provide colleges and training providers with health and fitness-related courses.
news •
20 Jul 2004
Boxology, the boxing-based training programme, has been recognised by Active IQ’s
Professional Recognition scheme and workforce body CIMSPA.
news •
13 Mar 2017
Virgin Active has enlisted around 100 of its staff on a bespoke apprenticeship programme in a bid to
recruit more of its senior management from within the business.
news •
04 Sep 2019
Health and fitness operators based in London could benefit from free fitness training thanks to a scheme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the London Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
news •
17 Apr 2007
The Learning Skills Council (LSC) has awarded Leisure Connection additional funding to deliver national vocational qualifications (NVQs) to its employees in 2007.
news •
03 Nov 2006
The Training Room has signed a partnership deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) which will
result in the launch of an international fitness training platform.
news •
30 Oct 2018
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has
launched a new membership scheme for sector professionals, billed as an ‘alternative to
REPs.’
news •
27 Apr 2016
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) is set to welcome more than 500 guests to its first annual conference, which will be held on 8 December at the TUC building on Great Russell Street, London.
news •
25 Nov 2005
Loughborough College and West Cheshire claimed top honours at the recent AoC Sport
Fitness Trainer Competition, as physical activity students put their skills to the test in a
high-class field.
news •
21 Jul 2015
FightFit has developed a revolutionary new boxing-based workout routine which can be used by anyone.
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08 Sep 2008
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget was a “missed opportunity” for the
government to demonstrate its commitment to tackling the nation’s physical inactivity
crisis, ukactive executive director Steven Ward has said.
news •
08 Mar 2017
A selection of duty managers and supervisors at three Hampshire leisure centres are the first in the UK to start an advanced apprenticeship leading to a new qualification from Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ).
news •
06 Apr 2009
A new Employer Ownership Fund has been launched in order to give employers
direct access to public investment as part of efforts to improve the skills and
productivity of the UK workforce.
news •
22 Mar 2012
Awarding organisation Active IQ has unveiled a new two-year college diploma qualification
offering an alternative to the BTEC for further education students eyeing a career in the
physical activity sector.
news •
24 Feb 2015
UK-based health and racquet club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has launched
a new junior coaching programme designed to teach young people the core skills
of gymnastics.
news •
22 May 2012
More than 55 per cent of UK fitness managers believe that exercise professionals
are under-skilled for delivering social and psychological support to inactive
people, according to the results of a new survey published by Central YMCA
Qualifications.
news •
06 Oct 2014
Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a new range of active leisure
qualifications designed to help address the industry’s management skills
shortage.
news •
10 Nov 2014
Following the launch of new occupational standards for yoga professionals, the sector skills council for active leisure and learning, SkillsActive, has developed a conversion process to enable existing yoga teachers to gain entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs).
news •
23 Dec 2005
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