e learning fitness register of exercise professionals uk reps greenway marnoch

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALSREGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS

The Register of Exercise Professionals

February 2011

eLF Project

Rome

Work Package 6

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS

REPs Mission

‘To ensure that all exercise professionals are suitably knowledgeable and qualified to safeguard and to promote the health and

interests of the people who use their services’


Currently

28,500 members

Over 65% at level 3 – up 40% since 2003

78% re-register


CurrentlyGym Instructors - 19,675

Exercise to Music - 6,883

Aqua - 1000

Personal Trainers – 9756

Pilates - 1381

Advanced Fitness Instructor – 12,000

Older Adult - 1396

Ante and Post Natal - 1523

Disability- 218

Exercise Referral - 2075

Level 4 - 761 (Cardiac rehab, stroke, mental

health, low back pain, falls prevention, obesity)


Member Benefits…


Who can join…?

Anyone …. membership is voluntary and entry will

be dependant on:

Meets the agreed Standards set by SkillsActive

(the sector skills council for Active Leisure)

Public liability insurance

Agreement to REPs Code of Ethical Practice

Continual Professional Development (CPD)


Checks & Balances

Standards define the

Knowledge, Competence and Skills to do the job

Set by SkillsActive (the sector skills council for

Active Leisure)

Quality assured/certificated by Government

approved Awarding Organisations (AO)

Delivered by AO approved training providers

Certificates recognised for entry on REPs


Government

OFQUAL

Awarding orgs

Training providers

Courses that meetStandards

Assess/produce instructors

SkillsActive

Produce NOS

REPs Categories

Members of REPs

Employers


Biggest consultation this industry has seen

• New Structure for REPs entry• 4 national employer events • 4 national consultation events

• REPs membership

• Awarding bodies and training providers

• Fitness Industry Association

• Any one with an interest in this industry


More peopleMore active More often

More professional

Our Message…


Key features of the REPs structure

• Clarity and Simplicity:

• Medical profession

• Employers

• Public

• Governments

• Media

• Gain trust and respect of allied health professions


Employer Buy In

Fitness First

Nuffield

Virgin Active

LA Fitness

David Lloyd

Training providers


Lessons Independence

Industry Agreed Standards (employer contribution)

Financial support from industry

Entry structure (44 categories)

Inclusive start, high Provisional status 40%

Routes to Full status (hours and witness testimony)

Routes for higher education (transcripts)


Developments

Revised Industry Agreed Standards

Rationalised entry structure (21 categories)

Low % Provisional status 8%

Part of National Vocational Education structure

Transparent decision making (expert panels)

Decision making framework

Routes to Full status

Routes for higher education (form)

Test centres


Developments

Customer service promise

Member satisfaction survey

Standard operating procedures

Member support

Marketing materials

Client log books

Insurance

Conventions

Public awareness materials


5 Key Challenges Understand the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of UK REPs success

How can online learning facilitate a better trained and qualified workforce underpinned by registration?

How do we build in quality assurance and independent validation of the route to registration to ensure public confidence?

How do we secure industry engagement and financial support?

The e learning platform and pilot registers must be sufficiently flexible to meet national variations.


5 Key Challenges

How can online learning facilitate a better trained and qualified workforce underpinned by registration, for example:? Categories for Entry to the Register?

Based on agreed Standards?

Knowledge and practical competence assessment?

Quality assured?

How do we build in quality assurance and independent validation of the route to registration to ensure public confidence? Assessment criteria?

Independent assessment?

Standardised assessment?

Quality assured?


5 Key Challenges

How do we secure industry engagement and financial support? Key employers and training providers

Medical Profession

Governments

The e learning platform and pilot registers must be sufficiently flexible to meet national variations. National education frameworks

Independent quality badges

Provisional Registration

Transparent and robust decision making processes

Existing instructors


Public Awareness

Boards/plaques visible in clubs and centres

REPs members badges

Posters

Resources/marketing materials for REPs membersPersonal Training Log Books

Leaflets

Referral/business cards

Car stickers


POSTERS


POSTER CAR STICKER


REFERRAL CARD


REPs continues to

Raise standards and professionalise the industry

Raise the profile of and commitment to REPs across the health, exercise and fitness sectors

Increase public awareness – brand awareness

Gain trust and respect of allied health professions

Improve ‘value’ and create the ‘desire’ for members to be recognised as professionals


Further information?

Jean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar REPsJohn Greenway. Chair REPs

E-Mail: [email protected]: 020 8686 6464

Thank you

e learning fitness register of exercise professionals uk reps greenway marnoch

Documents

reps entry

reps mission

reps structure clarity

industry entry structure

chair reps email

uk reps success

exercise referral

agreed standards