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SkillsActive appoints Olympic Gold Medallist as new Chief Ex…

17/05/12 SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Sport and Active Leisure, has appointed Olympic gold medallist Ian Taylor as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ian, who was part of Great Britain's...

Funding for Playwork Qualifications

11/05/12 City College Norwich has been appointed the lead training provider for SkillsActive’s Joint Investment Programme in Playwork. SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active leisure, learning and well-being, has secured £230,000...

Top honours for SkillsActive at 2012 Podium Awards

09/05/12 SkillsActive has been crowned winner of the prestigious Gold Medal for the ‘Award for Invaluable Volunteering Project’ at the 2012 Podium Awards on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Top honours were awarded...

Haringey volunteer wins at PRO-ACTIVE London Awards

1/5/12 Adam Coffman of Haringey has won the Volunteer of the Year Award, sponsored by SkillsActive, at the PRO-ACTIVE London Awards for Sport & Physical Activity. Adam has made a massive impact...

Motivating physical activity during Olympic year

1/5/12 SkillsActive took part in a conference about the impact and opportunities the London 2012 Olympic Games offer Northern Ireland on Wednesday 25 April. The 'Moving The Nation: Working Together To Get...

British Water Ski & Wakeboard adopts activepassport

20/4/12 British Water Ski & Wakeboard is using SkillsActive’s activepassport to maintain an accurate record of the hours coaches’ give to the sport, provide an extra incentive for volunteers and –...

SkillsActive support ‘crucial’ to success of Judofit

20/4/12 The British Judo Association has achieved SkillsActive endorsement for its new Judofit programme and promoted the concept to several leisure operators, thanks to support from SkillsActive. In early 2011, the British...

Endorsement proves course quality for Intelligent Training S…

19/4/12 An international training provider is using SkillsActive endorsement to demonstrate the quality of its courses to learners and save money registering new courses. Intelligent Training Systems Ltd, which provides evidence-based education,...

ActiveInsight Spring issue out now!

12/4/12 The Spring issue of SkillsActive’s flagship publication, ActiveInsight, is out now! Highlights include: Nancy Ovens Bursary funds learning outside the box Q&A with Lauren Taylor, AASE Apprentice and BBC Young Sports Personality of...

Life Fitness gains SkillsActive endorsement

2/3/12 Leading UK fitness equipment supplier Life Fitness is to launch its very own range of CPD courses after achieving SkillsActive endorsement. Life Fitness, which manufactures and sells strength and cardiovascular equipment,...

Meet our latest REPs member: Dame Kelly Holmes

29/3/12 Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has become the latest member of the Register of Exercise Professionals. The former army physical training instructor and now training provider was given an...

1500 children benefit from Fitter Schools Games Legacy

28/3/12 Thousands of London schoolchildren participated in Olympic-themed sporting activities on March 22 thanks to 100 newly trained coaches, referees and officials. SkillsActive, which manages the Mayor’s Sports Legacy Fund, a programme...

Funding helps mentors engage NEETs

28/3/11 A team of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation mentors are helping 160 at risk young people find a way back into education, work or further training thanks to support from the Mayor’s...

Leisure operations, elite sport and Playwork to benefit from…

27/3/12 SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active leisure, learning and wellbeing, has received funding to continue its work delivering skills solutions for the sector. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills...

SkillsActive helps ex Armed Services members change career

27/3/12 SkillsActive launched its career change support programme this month with an Employment and Training Fair at Surrey Sport Park, providing ex Armed Services members with direct access to sport and...

Funding available for ‘outside the box’ training

22/3/12 SkillsActive, the sector skills council for sport, active leisure and learning, is inviting industry employees to apply for its annually awarded SkillsActive and Nancy Ovens Bursary. The Bursary provides paid and...

Olympic volunteering roles for Personal Best learners

19/3/12 Two Personal Best learners have scooped prestigious volunteering roles for this year's Olympic Games. Richard Ross, 47, and Charlie Hefford, 27, both from Surrey, will each volunteer 10 days of their...

10,000th Londoner benefits from Mayor’s funded training oppo…

15/3/12 A disability sports volunteer has become the 10,000th Londoner to get qualified through the Mayor’s Sport’s Legacy Fund, which is managed by SkillsActive, helping ensure a grass roots sporting legacy...

Young people sought for Let The Fame Begin

SkillsActive -14/3/12 Outstanding young sports people and musicians will come together on May 22 to greet the Olympic Torch when it arrives in Bristol. Let the Fame Begin, organised by Teenage Rampage,...

Fit 4 Women 2012

12/3/12 Just a few months away from the greatest show on earth, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to stimulate and sustain increased participation amongst women and girls. But it's...

2012 Games Legacy on show at children's sport event

12/3/12 Thousands of London schoolchildren will be given the chance to participate in Olympic-themed sporting activities on March 22 thanks to 100 newly trained coaches, referees and officials. A true showcase...

Parks apprentice of the year

1/3/12 Tom Wilson-Croome is the winner of CITO's 2012 best park Apprentice award. He is studying for his qualification in Operational Services as part of his apprenticeship programme. He was presented with...

New match funding opportunity to activate the inactive

29/2/12 SkillsActive, the sector skills council for sport and active leisure, is urging employers to take up a new opportunity to access match funding for training programmes. The programme, delivered by Sussex...

Peter discusses registers at Outdoors Show

29/2/12 SkillsActive’s UK Strategic Lead for the Outdoors, Peter Thompson, was interviewed at the 2012 Outdoors Show in London in January about post-licensing and registers. The debate highlights the possibility of registration...

SkillsActive backs the ‘Pay per NEET’ scheme

28/2/12 SkillsActive strongly welcomes the Government’s ‘payment-by-results’ youth employment scheme for under-18s, announced by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. The scheme, part of the Youth Contract announced in Autumn 2011, allocates £126...

New CACHE Playwork qualifications gain funding

27/2/12 Playworkers can now access government funding for three new qualifications. The CACHE Level 4 Award in Playwork, CACHE Level 4 Certificate in Playwork and CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Playwork are...

Review of Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland

24/2/12 Nine out of 10 Modern Apprentices (MAs) in Scotland rate the quality of their training as good or very good, according to a recent study carried out by the SDS...

Customer care training offer for NI Outdoor Providers

23/2/12 Northern Ireland outdoor providers can access discount customer care training in preparation for the busy summer season thanks to a special offer from SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active...

Young people in Suffolk get chance to kick-start career with…

21/2/12 Three employers in Suffolk, in partnership with SkillsActive, the sector skills council for sport, active leisure and learning, are aiming to give 25 young people the chance to kick-start their...

Contest to find apprentice team of the year launched

7/2/12 Eight teams from some of the country’s leading employers are set to battle it out to become the ‘apprentice team of year’ in a new challenge launched today. The Brathay Apprentice...

600% increase in sport and active leisure apprentices

7/2/12 The number of apprentices in the sport and active leisure sector has increased 600% in the past five years, according to statistics released in time for England’s National Apprenticeship Week...

My Apprenticeship Experience – apprentice

6/2/12 In the first of a series of blogs, Luke Allen, 18, an apprentice at Stevenage Sporting Futures Team, tells us about his experience as an apprentice in the sport and...

My Apprenticeship Experience - employer

6/2/12 In the first of a series of blogs, Jill Eaton, director of Stevenage Sporting Futures Team, tells us about her experience of hiring apprentices in the sport and active leisure...

Surge in qualified sports coaches in Yorkshire and Humbersid…

6/2/12 Yorkshire and Humberside has more than 500 newly qualified staff in swimming and football thanks to a range of successful partnerships created by SkillsActive, the sector skills council for the...

SkillsActive sponsors special Playwork Award

3/2/12 SkillsActive is pleased to sponsor the Paul Bonel Special Mention Memorial Award to commemorate the contribution that Paul Bonel, former Head of the Playwork Unit, made to the sector. Paul worked...

Play Wales and SQA to lead Playwork qualification developmen…

27/1/12 Play Wales and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will help SkillsActive Wales address an expected increase in demand for qualifications in the Welsh playwork sector. SkillsActive Wales has secured about £235,000...

Scottish consultation on adventure activities

27/1/12 The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation into plans for the development of a new safety system for adventure activities such as caving, trekking and watersports. It follows proposals from...

SkillsActive programme to boost Welsh Apprenticeships

26/1/12 SkillsActive Wales hopes to see more young people taking up Apprenticeships, following the introduction of SkillsActive’s Sport and Active Leisure Pathways to Apprenticeship (PtA) programme. Developed by SkillsActive in consultation with...

National Apprenticeship certification system launched for En…

25/1/12 The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils, the organisation responsible for representing the voice of Sector Skills Councils, Sector Skills Organisations and their employers across the UK skills system, in conjunction...

Community action needed to help children missing out on outd…

20/1/12 More local support to help children play outside is being called for by Play England, part of leading children’s charity the National Children’s Bureau, as a growing body of research...

Helping service personnel Change Gear

19/1/12 SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active learning and leisure, is organising a special employment and training fair for those looking to leave the Armed Services, and veterans. The event offers...

SkillsActive helps secure approval for GAA coach course

16/1/12 The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is the first Northern Ireland NGB to achieve accreditation for one of its courses, working in partnership with SkillsActive. The Register of Regulated Qualifications, OfQual, approved...

Immediate change to Scottish Employer Recruitment Incentive

16/1/12 The Scottish Government's Employer Recruitment Incentive (ERI) is designed to encourage businesses to recruit eligible individuals by offering a cash incentive of up to £2000. From 21 December 2011 onwards the...

SkillsActive recognise integral part to play in new communit…

13/1/12 SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Sport and Active Leisure, has welcomed the new five year Youth and Community Sport Strategy announced by Sport England and the Culture Secretary, Jeremy...

Flame 2012 dates and venues announced

11/1/12 The FIA (Fitness Industry Association) is delighted to announce that the FIA Flame Conference 2012 will be held on 27th June at the Magna Centre Sheffield. The much anticipated Ball of...

Playwork qualifications offer now live

6/1/12 City College Norwich has been appointed the lead training provider for SkillsActive’s Joint Investment Programme in Playwork. SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active leisure, learning and well-being, has secured £230,000...

Young people in Lewisham begin 2012 on a high

5/1/12 With record numbers of people beginning 2012 without a job and wondering how to make ends meet, hope is on the horizon for 20 jobless young people in Lewisham. The January...

AASE star wins Young Sports Personality award

5/1/12 Golfing sensation and Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence participant Lauren Taylor has been named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. The English teenager became the youngest winner of the Ladies'...

Doncaster REPs convention ‘best yet’

24/11/11 The REPs team is back in London after travelling to the Doncaster Dome for the Register’s Northern convention. Delegates were able to choose from a range of practical workshops sessions on...

More NI people to get upskilled in Playwork?

16/11/11 Northern Ireland could see a significant increase in the demand for Playwork qualifications, if the Government there agrees to back proposals by SkillsActive. SkillsActive in Northern Ireland recently completed consultation on...

IMSPA chair Miles Templeman is appointed to RFU board

4/11/11 The chairman of the Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, Miles Templeman, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director to the board of the...

Jean-Ann and Ben discuss Euro standards in Brussels

16/11/11 REPs Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch joined her international counterparts at the European Health and Fitness Association Summit in Brussels last week. Delegates discussed European Standards, Accreditation of European Training Providers and pre-requisites...

Government Announces £95 million investment in SMEs