Coach Developer
Coach developers are expert support practitioners who plan for, implement, and sustain strategies and interventions in support of skilled performance in sport coaching. The coach developer’s work is educational, developmental, caring and support-oriented, and they work with other stakeholders in the coaching environment to support sustainable behaviour changes. In their role, they:
- help coaches to develop active, critical knowledge and skills
- develop relationships with the coaches they develop
- assess coaches’ workload, knowledge, skills and experiences to tailor learning
- use technical skills to evolve effective strategies and manage challenges
- prioritise the health and wellbeing of coaches.
based on an an annual fee of
*discounts apply if your organisation is a CIMSPA employer partner
- Verifiable professional status accreditation
- Exclusive benefits and offers
- Access free endorsed CPD
Professional status
Having a professional status is a way to show the world that you are a trained and highly skilled coach. Gain professional recognition for your knowledge, skills and experience by sharing your status with employers, clients and your peers.
As you progress in your career, gain new professional statuses that celebrate your expertise and allow you to explore more opportunities in your work.
Chartered Coach Developer
Chartered Coach Developer is the highest level of professional status available. It shows that you are delivering an outstanding service to the coaches you develop and are leading the way in influencing positive change in the sector.
Benefits
Title
You will gain the professional status title of Chartered Coach Developer. You will be able to use this to ensure that clients and employers understand exactly what you are capable of, linked directly to the sector’s professional standards:
- Try using your title in your website or social media bio to show clients that you’re a trained expert. Many other professions such as healthcare practitioners and financial advisers use these to demonstrate their credibility.
- When applying for jobs, your professional status title is an important addition to your CV. Employers will be able to see your skill level and are assured that your qualifications are quality assured – all from a quick glance.
Postnominals
You will gain the postnominals of MCIMSPA (Chartered) or FCIMSPA (Chartered).
Many established professions, such as accountancy and medicine, use postnominal letters to show that an individual is accredited by a professional body.
You will be able to use yours after your name on social media, your website and business communications to demonstrate that you are a recognised professional.
Find out more about postnominals
Accreditation credentials
Your accreditation credentials – which take the form of a digital badge – will offer a verifiable visual representation of your professional status which you can use on your website and social media to showcase your expertise. When you click on them, anyone will be able to see further information about your status and that it is verified and up to date.
Find out more about accreditation credentials
Entry requirements
You will need to complete the Coach Developer occupational professional standard by evidencing all of its competency statements.
You will also need to complete the CIMSPA chartered assessment process, through which you will demonstrate your experience and sustained positive impact within your role.
Apply for your professional status
To start your journey to the highest levels of professional status in sport and physical activity, please complete the enquiry form linked below.
Our accreditation team will then contact you to guide you through your first steps to chartered success.
Supporting your career
Take complete control of your career progression and stay at the forefront of our sector.
To help you maximise your professional status and develop your knowledge and skills, we offer a range of exclusive benefits that complement your professional status:
- Receive discounts on endorsed qualifications and CPD from a range of training providers.
- Enhance your career prospects – many of our Employer Partners commit to only employing professional status holders.
- Gain exclusive access to Move Professional, our quarterly online publication giving you the latest sector news and tips for progressing your career.
- Get regular bite-sized sector updates via email with our tailored monthly bulletin.
- Learn and develop through CIMSPA’s member-only webinars featuring cross-sector experts.
- Make connections through CIMSPA and partner events and conferences and at our professional development boards and consultations (by invitation).
- Be the first to hear about opportunities to be involved with CIMSPA consultations and insight, helping to influence sector policy and future research.
- Take part in focus groups and committees to help shape the sector’s future.