WHY IS QUALITY MONITORING OF TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT SO IMPORTANT?ROB JOHNSON / MANAGING DIRECTOR & FOUNDER

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WE ALL HAVE EMBARRASSING BABY PHOTOS…FUTURE FIT TRAINING, 1993

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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN…FUTURE FIT TRAINING, 2016TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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BUT THERE’S A PROBLEM…

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OF EMPLOYERS HAVE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO FITNESS STAFF TO ENSURE THEY ARE ‘WORK READY’

84% 77% SOCIAL SKILLS73% BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SKILLS69% COMMERCIAL ACUMEN38% COUNSELLING SKILLS38% NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE23% TECHNOLOGY & TRACKING OF ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCING:#RAISINGTHEBAR REPORTIN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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OF EMPLOYERS SAID PRACTICAL ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON REAL CLIENTS (NOT SIMULATED ON PEERS) AND NOT ASSESSED REMOTELY

100%

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OF EMPLOYERS BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITHIN A GYM INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

88%

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OF EMPLOYERS SAID PERSONAL TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS SHOULD TAKE NO LESS THAN 6 MONTHS TO COMPLETE

84%

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A LEVEL 3 PERSONAL TRAINING QUALIFCATION CAN TAKE AS LITTLE AS 4 WEEKS

A PATISSERIE DIPLOMA TAKES 20 WEEKS

A NVQ LEVEL 3 PLASTERING COURSE TAKES 10 WEEKS

A VRQ LEVEL 2 HAIRDRESSING COURSE TAKES 36 WEEKS

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THINGS ARE CHANGING…CIMSPA ARE REVISING THE STANDARDS

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CIMSPA’S EMPLOYER-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES WILL CREATE A SECTOR-WIDE SINGLE SET

OF JOB STANDARDS WHICH WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY TRAINING, ASSESSMENT

AND QUALIFICATIONS IN THE SECTOR

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CIMSPA HAS BEEN TASKED, BY THE SECTOR, TO ESTABLISH A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS TO

VALIDATE THE QUALITY OF TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT DELIVERED AGAINST THESE STANDARDS

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DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RIGOROUS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS FOR BOTH TRAINING PROVIDERS AND

AWARDING ORGANISATIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE HIGHLY-TRAINED FITNESS PROFESSIONALS THAT

THE INDUSTRY CAN BE PROUD OF

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.LET’S CONTINUE TO #RAISETHEBAR AND SHAPE A BETTER FITNESS INDUSTRY TOGETHER.