Our National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure works with the best training providers in our sector to deliver cost-effective, quality assured training solutions.
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Providing training for employees not only helps them develop their skills and knowledge – it’s also a building block to business success.
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SkillsActive works with employers and training providers to develop vocational qualifications that enable people to be competent in specific types of work.
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Discover more about how SkillsActive ensures that quality training is available to those in the sector.
SkillsActive works on behalf of the active leisure, learning and well-being sector to develop a framework of qualifications, training and continuous professional that meet employer needs, ensuring the workforce is properly trained and qualified.
Through our National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure, we deliver those qualifications, ensuring the training is quality assured, cost effective and relevant to employers’ needs.
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SkillsActive works with training providers to deliver a wide range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to help people maintain their professional knowledge and skills.
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SkillsActive offers a range of resources to help people upskill in areas such as communication, literacy and numeracy, and management.
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National (for large organisations operating in more than one location):
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
77-91 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1DG
tel: 020 7632 2002
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London & East:
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
77-91 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1DG
tel: 020 7632 2002
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South East:
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
77-91 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1DG
tel: 020 7632 2002
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South West:
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
Hestercombe House
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8LG
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North:
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
Unit 120
Salford Innovation Centre
Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP
tel: 0161 743 3781
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Yorkshire, Humber and the Midlands:
Blades Enterprise Centre
Loxley Suite
John Street
Sheffield
S2 4SU
tel: 0114 292 2369
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The Outdoors:
The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure
Unit 120
Salford Innovation Centre
Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP
tel: 0161 743 3781
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The Yorkshire, Humber and Central region has played host to many major sporting events, celebrating and championing its outstanding facilities and approach to the sport and active leisure sector and industry.
Working with approved training providers, we are able to provide employers in the region with gold standard training for your staff.
With a large demand for training in the sector, we have created a network to meet these needs and reduce the regional skills gaps that have been identified.
To find out more about our work and how the regional team can benefit your business, have a look at the pages below:
We have also developed an easy to use analysis tool to help you identify in more detail the training needs in your organisation.-
To find out more visit the Training Needs Analysis pages. Once you have submitted this, we will be able to send you a proposal as to how we can meet your training needs through our quality assured training provider network.
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