• Posted: 13 October 2017
    To support the development of new qualifications and education products, we need your help to gather input from the wider fitness professional market. CIMSPA and other industry bodies are effectively gathering the feedback and views of employers and training/education partners to develop new...
  • Posted: 13 October 2017
    Why develop a new qualification?   As industry leaders it’s a matter of pride for us to make sure our qualifications are not just fit for purpose but also follow the very latest standards and guidelines. We want to be able to offer you the most up to date material and the decision to bring out a...
  • Posted: 13 October 2017
    Points make new relationships possible! YMCA Awards is always looking for new, creative and innovative ways of supporting our customers, and we are very pleased to announce that YMCA Awards have now partnered with CIMSPA to offer CPD points on all programmes that gain endorsement approval. Centres...
  • Posted: 13 October 2017
    We’re delighted to share some great news with you about three of our most popular qualifications. We now have brand new manuals available to support the delivery of:  YMCA Level 1 Award in Fitness and Physical Activity.YMCA Level 1 Award in Body Image and the Relationship to WellbeingYMCA Level 3...
  • Posted: 13 October 2017
    Following our first notification of the Assessment Workbooks introduction back in the June eNews, we are now pleased to announce the official launch of our Level 2 Mandatory Units Assessment Workbook.  The assessment workbook is available in the following formats: • Paper-based document (download...
  • Posted: 13 October 2017
    We're delighted to announce that on September 1st 2017 we launched our high quality, nationally recognised qualifications in Sport, Increasing Participation, Working with People with Disabilities, and Stewarding – at Levels 1, 2 and 3. These fantastic new qualifications are aimed at equipping...
  • Posted: 29 August 2017
    Y-Mark, Y-Go and our online learning games have all been recognised for their contribution to driving innovation in the sector On the 19th October 2017, YMCA Awards will be at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Awards ceremony with our fingers crossed that our Y-Mark digital marking platform...
  • Posted: 24 July 2017
    For those centres who need to cover the ‘Prevent Duty’ the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) have launched Side by Side, the Prevent duty online modules are for learners across the FE and training sector. These are DfE funded so can be used free of charge. You can access the modules at www....
  • Posted: 20 July 2017
    We’re pleased to share some great news with you about our YMCA Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebell Training Sessions qualification. We’ve listened to your feedback, and we’ve changed the assessment requirements, as requested, to include two key movement variations that learners must now...
  • Posted: 20 July 2017
    One of the biggest challenges faced in the UK today is encouraging people to get off their sofas and become more active. Almost one third of adults fail to meet the minimum level of activity recommended; whilst almost one in five children are classified as obese by the time they leave primary...

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