3SELECT YOUR LEVEL
Ideal if you have one or two pieces of fitness training to approve. Individual Training approval allows you to promote your training as SkillsActive approved and recognised by REPs for one year.
A great value option for those with several pieces of CPD training and/or who deliver QCF/SQCF qualifications - save time, money and effort by submitting as much as you need over a period of two years for just one initial fee.
HE endorsement teaches employable skills and allows fitness graduates direct entry on to the Register of Exercise Professionals.
For those offering specialist training at level 4, specific endorsement options are available, which can be combined with other options to cover all your training.
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WHAT SORT OF TRAINING DO YOU OFFER?
Fitness training comes in all shapes and sizes. Whether you're an individual offering one course or workshop, or a large company with a prospectus full of training, SkillsActive approval is a powerful tool for your business.
With SkillsActive approval you gain access to the fast-growing Register of Exercise Professionals. 30,000 REPs members need to gain a set number of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points each year to stay on the register - something they can only gain through providers with fitness endorsement from SkillsActive.
From gym instruction and aqua to rehabilitation and special groups, students need your training - make sure they can access it!
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Ideal if you have one or two pieces of fitness training to endorse. Single endorsement allows you to promote your training as SkillsActive endorsed and recognised by REPs for one year, and award CPD points to your learners.
Ideal if you have lots of training to endorse. Just like single endorsement, but save time, money and effort by submitting as much training as you want with one initial submission and one fee on a two-year licence.
Embed employability/vocational skills throughout your academic programme, and enable undergraduates to gain employment and entry to REPs within their first year of study.
Endorse your Specialist Exercise Instructor Courses, which allow learners to gain employment in a health care setting.
For training providers who want just their fitness and generic QCF qualifications to be listed on our searchable Quality Training portal and receive CPD points for their learners.
WHAT SORT OF TRAINING DO YOU OFFER?
Fitness training comes in all shapes and sizes. Whether you're an individual offering one course or workshop, or a large company with a prospectus full of training, SkillsActive approval is a powerful tool for your business.
With SkillsActive approval you gain access to the fast-growing Register of Exercise Professionals. 30,000 REPs members need to gain a set number of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points each year to stay on the register - something they can only gain through providers with fitness endorsement from SkillsActive.
From gym instruction and aqua to rehabilitation and special groups, students need your training - make sure they can access it!
Follow these
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Choose your sector
3
Choose your product
4
Select your training
5
Check list
6
Apply
SkillsActive can help you to broker new partnerships with employers.
We're confident you've benefitted from SkillsActive endorsement and hope you will continue.
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20/4/12
In early 2011, the British Judo Association approached SkillsActive requesting help with the development of its new Judofit programme. SkillsActive is funded by Sport England to support national governing bodies of sport to deliver the workforce development commitments in their current plans.
British Judo Association Development Director Mark Beecher says: “Judofit uses the core training principles of the Olympic sport of Judo to provide a fun and exciting fitness class that tones and strengthen the entire body.”
SkillsActive worked with the NGB throughout 2011 to help design the course and compile all the necessary evidence for the SkillsActive endorsement application, including policies and procedures and tutor and learner resources.
SkillsActive endorsement ensures the quality of the course and its relevance to the sector. It also provides learners with Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) recognised CPD points. All REPs instructors have to log a total of 24 CPD points over a two year period to maintain their membership.
Mark says: “In October 2011, SkillsActive approved our course first time, allocating it the maximum REPs CPD points available, which is a fantastic result. This means instructors can now learn to deliver the programme by attending a one day course with the British Judo Association, and also accrue eight CPD points towards the 24 they need to stay on the Register.”
In early 2011, the British Judo Association approached SkillsActive requesting help with the development of its new Judofit programme. SkillsActive is funded by Sport England to support national governing bodies of sport to deliver the workforce development commitments in their current plans.
British Judo Association Development Director Mark Beecher says: “Judofit uses the core training principles of the Olympic sport of Judo to provide a fun and exciting fitness class that tones and strengthen the entire body.”
SkillsActive worked with the NGB throughout 2011 to help design the course and compile all the necessary evidence for the SkillsActive endorsement application, including policies and procedures and tutor and learner resources.
SkillsActive endorsement ensures the quality of the course and its relevance to the sector. It also provides learners with Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) recognised CPD points. All REPs instructors have to log a total of 24 CPD points over a two year period to maintain their membership.
Mark says: “In October 2011, SkillsActive approved our course first time, allocating it the maximum REPs CPD points available, which is a fantastic result. This means instructors can now learn to deliver the programme by attending a one day course with the British Judo Association, and also accrue eight CPD points towards the 24 they need to stay on the Register.”
Following a successful Judofit pilot by the British Judo Association with Freedom Leisure in early 2012, SkillsActive introduced the NGB to several other leisure operators across England. The programme is now gaining interest from Fusion Lifestyle, SERCO and Virgin Active, and Virgin Active has invited the NGB to present Judofit at the FitPro convention’s ‘Clash of the Classes’ - a showcase for new class concepts - in April 2012.
Mark says: “SkillsActive’s support and involvement was crucial in helping us get Judofit off the ground and into gym classes. The present and future success of Judofit is at least in part down to the professional and insightful knowledge the SkillsActive team has provided to British Judo.”
SkillsActive now has ready made templates to support new organisations looking to gain endorsement.
Intelligent Training Systems Ltd, which provides evidence-based education, design and consultancy services, began working with SkillsActive to strengthen its training provision in 2007.
CEO Martin Haines says: “SkillsActive endorsement was important to us because we don't fit in a currently defined educational mould. The process ensures we met the industry criteria needed for endorsement while retaining our own unique information.”
SkillsActive’s strategic lead for endorsement recommended Intelligent Training Systems Ltd apply for a course training provider licence for its Level 2 and 3 training CPD courses to demonstrate the quality of its provision to learners and employers and increase its customer base.
The license enables training providers to offer unlimited endorsed courses for up to two years without having to submit each individual course for evaluation every time. Training providers are also included on the REPs list of approved training providers, which is viewed REPs’ 28,000 members, as well as quality assurance support and key market information to improve delivery.
Martin says: “The process was simple. From the initial submission document through to the evaluation visit, everything was well laid out and we knew exactly what we needed to do at each stage and our course was approved first time.”
Intelligent Training Systems Ltd also submitted and had approved a Level 4 course (Level 4 Award in Lower Back Pain) for endorsement. An independent panel evaluates these courses using criteria clearly outlined on the SkillsActive website.
Martin says endorsement gives the company a competitive edge over other providers in the fitness sector.
“Endorsement gives us credibility. Students can attend our courses knowing that they are attending a course that has been subject to a vigorous quality process and, as the criteria becomes standardised internationally, it will help us save costs registering our courses in new territories.
“Becoming endorsed is important for the fitness industry because, as educators, we shape the future of the industry. We need to have our courses continually assessed to be confident we’re taking the industry forward with evidence based practice.
“Endorsement will help you sell your course and improve it.”
SkillsActive now has ready made templates to support new organisations looking to gain endorsement. To find out more about how endorsement can improve your training provision visit www.skillsactive.com/endorsement or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
19/4/12
Intelligent Training Systems Ltd, which provides evidence-based education, design and consultancy services, began working with SkillsActive to strengthen its training provision in 2007.
CEO Martin Haines says: “SkillsActive endorsement was important to us because we don't fit in a currently defined educational mould. The process ensures we met the industry criteria needed for endorsement while retaining our own unique information.”
SkillsActive’s strategic lead for endorsement recommended Intelligent Training Systems Ltd apply for a course training provider licence for its Level 2 and 3 training CPD courses to demonstrate the quality of its provision to learners and employers and increase its customer base.
The license enables training providers to offer unlimited endorsed courses for up to two years without having to submit each individual course for evaluation every time. Training providers are also included on the REPs list of approved training providers, which is viewed REPs’ 28,000 members, as well as quality assurance support and key market information to improve delivery.
2/3/12
Life Fitness, which manufactures and sells strength and cardiovascular equipment, is the latest fitness equipment supplier in the UK to be granted a license from SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active leisure, learning and wellbeing. This enables Life Fitness to not only deliver but actually create new, accredited CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses and workshops to customers and trainers.
SkillsActive endorsement officer for fitness Claire Darlow says: “We are really delighted to see fitness suppliers like Life Fitness branching into the training market and sharing their expertise and training research. It’s a great vote of confidence that Life Fitness see the value of the SkillsActive training provider licence for endorsement after recently gaining approval for the full course licence, and we look forward to working more closely with them.”
Life Fitness Education Solutions Manager EMEA Nick Mennell says: “We are thrilled to now have our own CPD license as this means that we can really cater for the wants and needs of our customers, providing the best training solution for their business.”
SkillsActive's training provider licence enables providers to offer unlimited endorsed courses for up to two years. It is ideal for training providers that want to develop and deliver multiple training courses, which are recognised as endorsed training for CPD, without having to submit each individual course for evaluation every time.
SkillsActive now has ready made templates to support new organisations looking to gain endorsement, a valuable resource that can strengthen delivery, and help develop or maintain a strong brand. To find out more about fitness endorsement please see Fitness Endorsement or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Source: Life Fitness
Consider the fact that opting for a licence may save you time on administration in the long run and will allow you to award endorsed courses whenever the need arises. Please note that if you are applying for Level 4 there are submission dates that you will need to adhere to.
You will need to enter your contact details, information on your training and upload a range of supporting documentation, including: course details; CVs of all tutors and assessors; marketing materials; delegate handouts and learning materials; training manuals, lesson plans and assessment criteria. All evidence must be submitted with your application form; failure to do so will delay your approval decision.
Ready made support packs are available to simplify your application. These contain templates and examples for you to amend as your own. Visit shop.skillsactive.com to find out more.
The amount will vary depending on the type of endorsement you apply for.
Your course will be evaluated by our panel of experts who will assess your training for the course content, the policies and procedures you have in place and whether training conforms to industry standards. All evaluators are occupationally competent and have vast amounts of experience in SkillsActive’s sectors.
You will be advised of the outcome of your application 6 weeks after it has been submitted.
If your application is successful, you will be approved to promote your course as training which meets top-quality industry standards. If additional evidence is required, you will be provided with a detailed action plan of how to meet the criteria.*
You will be invited to an optional orientation day which will outline how to add your training to the SkillsActive website to maximise your business referrals. You will also have the opportunity to network with other training providers and meet our experts to have your questions answered. This is free for those with an endorsement licence and £30 for those with individual course endorsement.
Depending on the product selected, all licence holders will receive a support visit from our quality assurance team. The quality assurer will sample the training delivery and ensure that the systems and processes you provided us with on the initial application are being adhered to. Your quality assurer will introduce themselves and talk you through this process 6 months prior to requesting a visit.
Please note: training providers in South Africa will need to provide video evidence.
*Applications with major omissions that require additional feedback and information will incur an additional fee of £150 to continue with the endorsement process. Support packs are available to purchase from shop.skillsactive.com to help ensure you cover all criteria.
3CHOOSE YOUR PRODUCT
Ideal if you have one or two pieces of sports training to endorse. Single endorsement allows you to promote your training as SkillsActive endorsed and award CPD points to your learners.
Ideal if you have lots of training to endorse. Just like single endorsement, but save time, money and effort by submitting as much training as you want with one initial submission and one fee on a two-year licence.
Embed employability/vocational skills throughout your academic programme, and enable undergraduates to gain employment and recognition through industry bodies.
For training providers who want just their sport and generic QCF qualifications to be listed on our searchable Quality Training portal and receive CPD points for their learners.
WHAT SORT OF TRAINING DO YOU OFFER?
Sport training comes in all shapes and sizes, but no matter what, endorsing your sport training shows that it meets industry standards, allowing you to promote your courses as training of recognised high quality.
Becoming a SkillsActive approved provider for sport highlights the value of your training to clubs, employers, national governing bodies (NGBs), County Sport Partnerships (CSPs), professionals, volunteers and anyone else interested in sport training.
With so many training options out there, make your training stand out from the crowd by showing that it has been endorsed by the Sector Skills Council for sport.
Sport endorsement covers any training for which there are National Occupational Standards (NOS) in place.
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1CHOOSE YOUR SECTOR
Access 30,000 Exercise Professionals who want to enhance their skills and qualifications and provide quality assured training when you become a SkillsActive endorsed training provider.
Have your training programmes for sport endorsed and quality assured. Gain access to over 100,000 sports enthusiasts and coaches who want to enhance their skills and qualifications.
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Have your training programmes for Playwork endorsed to show employers and participants that your training carries the SkillsActive industry quality kitemark.
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Overseas training providers can benefit from going through our endorsement process and gain access to the 30,000 UK REPs fitness professionals. Overseas training providers such as the American Council of Exercise (ACE) and REPs Ireland can be fast-tracked please call +44 (0) 207 632 2006 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to proceed.
SkillsActive endorses training that works across all areas of the Active Leisure Learning and Well-being sector.
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