Our Awarding Organisation Partners play a key role in delivering quality and professional qualifications for a respected and recognised workforce.
CIMSPA Awarding Organisation Partners are part of CIMSPA’s sector wide engagement involving over 300 Employer Partners, Training Provider Partners, Higher Education Partners and Further Education Partners.
Awarding organisations are vital to ensure a range of sector-relevant, quality-assured qualifications are available to employers, employees and those wishing to enter the sport and physical activity sector. CIMSPA is pleased to have put in place a formal partnership with some of the leading awarding organisations in the sector.
CIMSPA professionally recognises awarding organisation partner qualifications, which support membership and continuing professional development. With a rapidly changing skills and qualifications landscape it is vital that CIMSPA is working with the leading organisations involved in that change to continue to support members with their education and professional development needs.
Become a CIMSPA Awarding Organisation partner
For further information on how to sign-up please complete the linked enquiry form.
Partnership benefits
- Professional standards engagement – Expert input into Professional Development Committees developing individual standards. Participation in professional standards consultations.
- Sector engagement – Partners will be invited to be part of one or more Professional Development Committees (PDCs). PDCs are made up of various employer groups, awarding organisations, training providers, higher / further education providers and sector specialists.
- Partnership recognition – The right to use the CIMSPA partner logo, an official partnership certificate and a listing on the CIMSPA partnership directory.
- Quality assurance – CIMSPA’s quality assurance is exclusively reserved for CIMSPA partners. CIMSPA will conduct quality assurance on the partner in accordance with its Quality Assurance policy and procedures.
- CIMSPA support – Partners will be provided with a dedicated Education Manager to liaise with you on all aspects of our partnership. There will be formal face to face points / meetings with your Education Manager during each 12-month period.
- Email bulletins – Partner news update to key partnership contacts.
- Media profile and recognition – CIMSPA will celebrate partners and the contribution they are making to the sector across our website and social media platforms. Partners will be listed in a directory on www.cimspa.co.uk.
Professional Status
Professional status is a game-changer for individuals working in sport and physical activity. It makes career paths in the sector more visible and easier to navigate. It’s a framework founded on high-quality training aligned with employer needs. It gives individuals the tools to demonstrate their skills and knowledge to employers, clients, peers and everyone else.
Professional status supports recognition of the expertise of those working in our sector. Find out more about how professional status can benefit your organisation and release the power of our profession.