Professional Status – the smart investment for business growth
By Clare Dunn, Associate Director of Business Engagement, CIMSPA Let’s talk business. If you’re leading an organisation in the sport and physical activity sector, you’ll know that your success relies on one thing – your people. They are absolutely your biggest asset and your biggest differentiator. Whether you’re growing your community reach, bidding for new […]
Get recognised. Stand Out. Release Your Power
Why professional status is your key Your professional identity sets you apart. It’s why customers choose you and it’s why employers and deployers work with you. It’s particularly important in our sector where roles blur and qualifications don’t always tell the full story, it can be hard to show what really makes you different. That’s […]
New resources launched for gyms and leisure centres to continue creating safer spaces for women and girls
ukactive and Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, in partnership with CIMSPA and Women’s Aid, have today published new resources to help fitness and leisure facilities continue to create safer spaces for women and girls to be active. Research shows that sexual harassment is prevalent across society, with 71% of women of all ages having […]
Introducing Professional Status to the sport and physical activity sector
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity will be introducing professional status to sport and physical activity professionals in September. With approximately 600,000 roles, the sport and physical activity sector has an important role to play in society today – the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the population, social […]
Evidence alone isn’t enough. Why the physical activity workforce must be recognised as a pillar of public health
Colin Huffen, Associate Director of Standards and Regulation, CIMSPA The recent Guardian editorial couldn’t be more timely: “The evidence of the benefits of exercise keeps growing – but who is listening?” It’s a question that should resonate not only with those of us working in sport and physical activity, but with policymakers, health leaders and […]
Liverpool City Region create a local skills plan for the area’s sport and physical activity sector
The plan aims to create a thriving, inclusive and future-ready sport and physical activity workforce that empowers individuals, enables wellbeing within local communities and drives economic growth across Liverpool City Region. In collaboration with local employers, education providers, local authorities, the health sector and employability-focused organisations, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and […]
CIMSPA comment on the release of the new 10-Year plan for the NHS
Commenting following the release from the Department of Health and Social Care, Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA, said: “We welcome the NHS’s new 10-year plan and its ambition to shift focus towards prevention, early intervention and community-based support. The sport and physical activity workforce has a vital role to play in that shift, not just […]
Five CPD courses to… specialise in working with children and young people
A recent study by the Royal Society for Public Health has found that the majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035. This means that the sport and physical activity sector now plays a more crucial role than ever before in the health and wellbeing of future generations. If […]
Elevate 2025 Review
This year’s event took place at the ExCeL in London on 18 and 19 June. Reflecting on what has been without doubt CIMSPA’s busiest and most impactful Elevate to date, we look back on our two days at the UK’s largest trade show dedicated to fitness, sport and physical activity. Bringing together professionals from the fitness […]
Training Academy Course of the Week – JTL Hot Tub Operator Training Programme
This course provides the knowledge and understanding required by operators for the safe and efficient running of commercial hot tubs. Learners will also gain the knowledge and skills required to be able to competently carry out pool water testing and to understand how to interpret pool readings with reference to the appropriate parameters. Learning outcomes […]