In order to achieve this SkillsActive works to ensure that training is available that meets industry standards and provides the best quality to the sector.
SkillActive endorsement identifies specific courses as training of the highest quality which conforms to industry standards. Endorsement proves that training has met strict criteria and undergone a rigorous evaluation process by a panel of experts. By endorsing the content of courses and the work or training providers as meeting approved standards, SkillsActive supports those working in the industry with finding providers that offer the best value quality training.
SkillsActive endorses courses in a range of areas:
Higher Education endorsement identifies degrees which effectively prepare students for employment in the sector.
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Discover which higher education courses have alreaded been endorsed >
SkillsActive's National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure has a network of approved providers. These training providers from across the sport and actvie leisure sector have undergone a rigorous assessment to ensure that the training they offer meets the needs of employers in their area.
Browse our catalogue of approved providers to find quality training in your area >
In order to achieve this SkillsActive works to ensure that training is available that meets industry standards and provides the best quality to the sector.
SkillsActive endorsement
A course is a unit of teaching that is led by one or more tutors, teachers or professors and made up of individual sessions, typically on a fixed schedule or scheme of work. It may combine a range of learning formats, such as practical sessions and lectures and will contain a mandatory invigilated assessment, either practical and/or written depending on the submission.
Category 1 courses can be delivered via online/home learning formats, although all practical assessments must be completed face to face with the learner or submission of a video.
This category of CPD training requires a minimum of eight hours of learning (not including assessment) and must be mapped in part to the relevant national occupational standards.
Endorsement proves your training has met strict criteria, undergone a rigorous evaluation process by a panel of experts, giving it added value to both employers and potential students.
Endorsement is currently available for a range of different types of provider – discover more about which endorsement options could be most relevant to your business.
Alternatively, see our set of frequently asked questions for further information
If you wish to offer level 4 specialist courses for fitness, SkillsActive endorsement will get you on the REPs list of approved training providers.
Demonstrate the value of your university course by ensuring you produce employable graduates.
Training providers with existing contacts through the National Skills Academy continue to have opportunities to promote their great quality training through our new and improved website.
If your company has a current contract, you can view your new webpage in our training provider catalogue, offering a new way to showcase the full range of courses that you offer all on one central page. These pages will be further developed over the coming months as we continue to improve the website and the functions it can offer.
This new location for your information makes it a great time to send us an up-to-date list of the training courses that you are currently contracted to offer. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any updates.
Visit the new training provider catalogue >
As SkillsActive and the National Skills Academy have become one onganisation, we are also working towards one single offer to training providers. This offer will be rooted in SkillsActive endorsement, which offers training providers the ability to endorse courses as meeting industry standards and offer CPD points for their training.
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SkillsActive’s successful bid to establish England’s first ever Group Training Association (GTA) for the sector offers further opportunities for approved providers of the National Skills Academy.
This GTA will bring together more employers looking for quality training for their staff. Providers with a National Skills Academy contract will have priority for any opportunities that arise within their field.
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