Five CPD courses to... Support your new business
With so many Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to focus your self-improvement efforts in order to have the greatest impact on your career prospects.
In this new CPD series, we will be focusing on a specific topical area that may be relevant to your career, so that you can maximise your learning and apply it directly to your current practise.
In this blog, we’re featuring five courses to help kickstart a new business in the sport and physical activity sector. These opportunities comprise a mixture of online learning and webinars, as well as signposting further relevant resources to allow you to further develop your new venture.
CPD
1. YMCA Level 3 Award in Business Skills for Personal Trainers
Provided by HFE
10 CIMSPA CPD Points
Tailored for learners wishing to work on a freelance basis, this endorsed qualification has been specifically designed to equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to ensure your fitness or personal training business thrives.
What you’ll learn:
- Running a personal training business
- Business and marketing matters
- Business planning
- Marketing and promotion
- Accounting and finance
2. The Group Exercise Instructor Marketing Toolkit
Provided by FitPro
4 CIMSPA CPD Points
Gain an understanding of how to attract your ideal clients using key marketing methods and strategies. You’ll learn to market your offering and expertise so that you can grow your clientele and convert prospects into returning customers.
Aims and objectives:
- Establish your expert status and identify your ideal client.
- Become familiar with the group exercise marketing model.
- Begin utilising marketing systems in your business.
- Use phone communication techniques to convert prospects.
3. Duty to Care Digital Badge
Provided by UK Coaching
3 CIMSPA CPD Points
Funded by Sport England, this free online course will help you to embed the six pillars of Duty to Care into your practice to create a solid foundation in the way you operate your business. This badge provides tangible evidence that you are committed to evolving and improving your practice and demonstrates that you have the knowledge to support your clients.
The six pillars of the Duty to Care are:
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Physical wellbeing
- Safeguarding
- Safe to practice
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4. What’s worth working on, the secrets to business brilliance with Adam Daniel
Provided by FitPro
0.5 CIMSPA CPD Points
In this webinar you’ll gain tips, tools and techniques on how to prioritise whilst building a brilliant business. Learn the difference between efficiency and effectiveness and how to maximise your input to ensure you’re working on the business and not just in the business.
To view this webinar you’ll need to access your FitPro account* via your portal. Log in and look under the ‘Member Benefits’ tab, then click ‘FitPro’ to get started.
5. Customer Care
Provided by STA
2 CIMSPA CPD Points
Designed by a marketing and business growth specialist, this programme covers the importance of customer service within the leisure industry including areas such as handling complaints and customer care.
What you’ll learn:
- Customer care
- Communication
- Communication channels
- Being the face of the organisation
- Complaints
- Customer retention
Remember - you can submit your CPD to your CIMSPA member profile to build your professional portfolio, showcase your professional status and earn your CPD points.
