The EHFA Standards and Fitness Education - EHFA - Alfonso Jimenez
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More People | More Active | More often Prof. Dr. Alfonso Jiménez Chair of the EHFA Standards Council The EHFA Standards and Fitness Education
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Prof. Dr. Alfonso Jiménez Chair of the EHFA Standards Council
The EHFA Standards and Fitness Education
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The EHFA Standards Council
The independent body able to provide strategic advice, guidance and direction to EHFA, in relation to standards for People, Programmes and Places across the Exercise and Fitness sector in Europe, to achieve the EHFA’s main goal to get
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Education for the Health Fitness Industry??
• Non-formal Education
• Vocational Education and Training
• Higher Education
• “Job purpose driven” …
• to get More People, More Active, More Often
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ACSM 2010 Worldwide Fitness Trends SurveyThompson, W.R. ACSM Heath & Fitness Journal, 2010
# 1: Educated and experienced fitness professionals !!!
2009: #1
2008: #1
2007: #3
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Our Strategic Balance
Excellence Structured Exercise
Social Impact(to provide solutions)
Personal & Professional Development*
EfficiencyIn Management
(time, resources, people)
Health & Fitness Industry Strategic Balance
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THE EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK - EQF
Commenced in 2002 with the Copenhagen declaration to increase the transparency and quality of qualifications for VET
Established over-arching 8 level qualification “meta”
framework covering all 27 member states
Qualifications described through learning outcomes
(knowledge, skill and competence)
Formal adoption by the
EU Parliament & Council May ‘08
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INPUT BASED+ duration+ type + location+ programme+ institution OUTCOME BASED
What an individual isexpected to know or beable to do at the end ofa learning experience
Towards
A challenge for EHFA is to agree the learning outcomes for our
qualifications– the “purpose of an occupation”
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EQF87654321
Fitness instructorGroup Fitness instructor
Personal Trainer
Hons degree – B.Sc./B.A.
Unqualified
Levels 2-5 for fitnessvocational training
THE EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK - EQF
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EHFA Standards Council Structure
(Strategic Plan for 3 years)
Vice-Chair and Chair of TEG LeadersSC Communication, oversee VU, Leading TEG work
Working Groups Identification of relevant issues for the Industry
Standards Council MembersStandards approval
TEG Leaders & MembersStandards Development
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EUROPEAN AFFAIRS & RESEARCH
The Structure of EHFA
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
SECRETARIATE and SERVICES
EHFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STANDARDS COUNCIL
WORKING GROUPS
OVERSEEACCREDITATION
PROCESS OF TRAINING
PROVIDERS
MEMBERSHIP
TEG - TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUPS
OperatorsFederationsEU AffairsSuppliersHigher EducationVET providersEmployeesAccreditation bodies
Review EQF L3&4Additional competencies for exercise modesNew EQF L2ElderlyChildren & AdolescentsExercise ReferralSpecial populations
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EHFA Standards Process for Development and Approval
Working Groups(WG)
Technical Experts Groups(TEG)
External Consultation
& Review
EHFA Standards
CouncilApproval
Official Approval
by Resolution
atEHFA GA
Identification of needs at the Industry
Development of Standards based on EQF
and job purpose
Open consultation
and discussion
Review and discussion
by SC members
Full consultation with EHFA members
Process based on independency, transparency, credibility and extensive consultation
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EHFA SC Strategic Plan 2009-11
Action 2009 2010 2011
StandardsDevelopment
Review L3&4 EQF Level 2 EQFChildren & Adolescent
ElderlyExercise Referral
Special PopulationsCardiovascular
MetabolicMusculoskeletal
Sector Qualifications Framework
Initial discussion process
H&FQF Development
Implementation on National QF
Verification Unit Initial Assessment
Review EHFA Verification Process
New Policy approved for Accreditation of Training Providers
Development of European Strategy
CPD Implementation Initial discussion process
Concrete proposal for CPD
EBM approval for CPD Strategy
Implementation and Development of CPD
Strategy
Others Support/Advice EBM Support/Advice EBM Support/Advice EBM
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Looking Ahead-EHFA 2016 Strategy… from SC
2012 2014 2016
People Programmes Places
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed,
it’s the only thing that ever has.”
(Margaret Mead)
