CIMSPA and the UK & International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA) enter Memorandum of Understanding
Working collaboratively to ensure our respective members and stakeholders are supporting a self-empowered population, managing their health and wellbeing to thrive in life.
CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, and the UK & International Health Coaching Association, UKIHCA, have today announced that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the relationship between the two organisations.
The MOU will see CIMSPA work alongside UKIHCA to support their respective members and stakeholders promoting the recognition of the sport and physical activity and health coaching workforce.
The two organisations will work together on several initiatives. These include the input into professional standards for sport and physical activity and health coaching professionals, the understanding of the supply and demand in a local area, the promotion of the recognition services each organisation provides, the signposting to relevant information, training and support, and co-designing and delivering events in partnership.
Colin Huffen, CIMSPA’s Associate Director of Policy and Professional Services at CIMSPA, said: “UKIHCA is a unique organisation doing great work with health coaches and an organisation that we’re delighted to partner with.”
“The role of a health coach is vital to ensuring people get the right support to enable them to manage their own health and wellbeing. There are skills the health coaches hold that we can learn from, and we can recognise those that are transferable.”
“The new relationship will also ensure CIMSPA members who want to become health coaches will be directed to the right training and credible sources of insight.”
Izabella Natrins, CEO of UKIHCA, added: “We are delighted to have agreed this important collaboration with CIMSPA. It represents a significant milestone in our mission to see the modality of health coaching supporting every sector with an interest in improving public and population health.”
“We know that movement is powerful medicine and we are delighted to work with our colleagues at CIMSPA and across the sports, leisure and physical activity sector, to bring together the power of movement and the power of health coaching for the benefit of our population’s sustainable health and wellbeing.”
The MOU will start from 1st November 2025 and further information around the collaboration will be announced in due course.
