Qualification specific guidance
Detailed guidance on acceptable adaptations to assessment
How to use this page
The table below provides an overview of where we have identified:
- qualifications can be delivered as outlined in the assessment specification ('No adaption required')
- changes you can make to the standard assessment methodology to allow learners to complete their qualification during a period of disruption to your normal way of working (click the 'Adaption guidance' link)
- assessment cannot take place unless it can be delivered as outlined in the assessment specification ('No suitable adaptations identified').
Where the final column indicates 'Occupational Competence', assessments may continue in England until the end of March 2021 providing that:
- learners are ready for assessment
- assessments take place in line with Public Health England measures
- any additional subject specific guidance published by YMCA Awards is followed.
This information should be used alongside the qualification syllabus and general guidance in the 'How to adapt' section of our Coronavirus Support Hub. You will need to be logged into our website to view qualification syllabuses.
| Level 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600/7385/8 | Award | Body Image and the Relationship to Wellbeing | No adaptation required | |
| 601/4334/4 | Award | Employability and Personal Development | No adaptation required | |
| 601/4335/6 | Certificate | |||
| 601/4358/7 | Diploma | |||
| 601/4120/7 | Award | Fitness and Physical Activity | No suitable adaptations identified | |
| 601/6693/9 | Award | Health Champions | No adaptation required | |
| 600/2264/4 | Award | Introduction to Lifestyle Management | No adaptation required | |
| 600/7641/0 | Award | Introduction to Personal Wellbeing | No adaptation required | |
| 500/8442/2 | Award | Lifestyle Management | No adaptation required | |
| 603/1409/6 | Award | Sport |
No suitable adaptations identified | |
| 603/1410/2 | Certificate | |||
| 600/9170/8 | Diploma | Sport and Active Leisure | No adaptation required | |
| Level 2 | ||||
| 600/0491/5 | Certificate | Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being Operational Services (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/0347/9 | Certificate | Activity Leadership (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 501/0405/6 | Award | Community Activation | No suitable adaptations identified | |
| 600/5924/2 | Award | Delivering Chair-Based Exercise | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 500/6534/8 | Award | Employment Awareness in Active Leisure and Learning | No adaptation required | |
| 500/8269/3 | Certificate | Fitness Instructing - Exercise and Physical Activity for Children | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 500/8269/3 | Certificate | Fitness Instructing - Exercise to Music | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 500/8269/3 | Certificate | Fitness Instructing - Gym-Based Exercise | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 500/8269/3 | Certificate | Fitness Instructing - Water-Based Exercise | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/6203/4 | Certificate | Fitness Walking | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/2767/4 | Certificate | Gym Instructing | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/6744/5 | Diploma | Health, Fitness and Exercise Instruction | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/1416/3 | Award | Increasing Participation in Sport and Active Leisure in Community Settings | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 603/1417/5 | Certificate | |||
| 603/1418/7 | Diploma | |||
| 601/5406/8 | Award | Instructing Circuit Training Sessions | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 601/0485/5 | Certificate | |||
| 501/0519/X | Diploma | Instructing Exercise and Fitness (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/3751/5 | Award | Instructing Group Circuit Training | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3752/7 | Certificate | |||
| 603/3813/1 | Award | Instructing Group Indoor Cycling | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/3817/9 | Certificate | |||
| 601/2584/6 | Award | Instructing Group Indoor Cycling Sessions | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 601/5010/5 | Certificate | |||
| 601/7704/4 | Award | Instructing Kettlebell Training Sessions | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 601/7887/5 | Award | Instructing Suspended Movement Training Sessions | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/8280/X | Certificate | Leisure Operations | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/5269/7 | Award | Nutrition for Healthy Living | No adaptation required | |
| 601/0191/X | Diploma | Promoting Health and Wellness | See 600/6744/5 | Occupational competence |
| 603/1019/4 | Certificate | Spectator Safety (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/1411/4 | Award | Sport | No suitable adaptations identified | |
| 603/1412/6 | Certificate | |||
| 603/1413/8 | Diploma | |||
| 500/8682/0 | Award | Step Exercise to Music | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 500/8738/1 | Award | Studio Resistance Training | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3406/X | Certificate | Teaching Group Exercise to Music (Freestyle) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/3413/7 | Certificate | The Foundations of Strength and Conditioning (Trainer) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/1915/X | Award | Understanding Stewarding at Spectator Events | No adaptation required | |
| 600/6202/2 | Award | Walk Leading | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/1414/X | Award | Working with Participants with Disabilities in Sport and Active Leisure | No adaptation required | |
| Level 3 | ||||
| 600/5862/6 | Award | Adapting Exercise for Ante Natal and Post Natal Clients | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 600/5879/1 | Award | Adapting Exercise for Independently Activity Older People | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/0354/6 | Award | Assessing Competence in the Work Environment | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/0358/3 | Certificate | Assessing Vocational Achievement | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/0356/X | Award | Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/1146/4 | Award | Business Skills for the Fitness Professional | No adaptation required | |
| 601/1846/5 | Award | Education and Training | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/1902/1 | Award | Emergency First Aid at Work | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 500/6535/X | Award | Employment Awareness in Active Leisure and Learning | No adaptation required | |
| 600/4731/8 | Diploma | Exercise Referral | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/3103/3 | Diploma | Exercise Referral (2018) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/1903/3 | Award | First Aid at Work | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3504/X | Diploma | Gym Instructing Personal Training (Practitioner) and portable equipment | See 603/2767/4 and 603/2438/7 | Occupational competence |
| 603/2921/X | Diploma | Gym Instructing and Personal Training (Practitioner) | ||
| 603/1445/X | Award | Increasing Participation in Sport and Active Leisure in Community Settings | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 603/1446/1 | Certificate | |||
| 603/1454/0 | Diploma | |||
| 600/1144/0 | Award | Instructing Outdoor Fitness | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/4856/2 | Certificate | Leadership, Management and Customer Service in Sport and Active Leisure | No adaptation required | |
| 600/5163/2 | Certificate | Leisure Management | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 600/1911/6 | Diploma | Leisure Management (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/3098/3 | Award | Nutrition to Support Physical Activity | No adaptation required | |
| 500/8259/0 | Certificate | Personal Training | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 601/0195/7 | Diploma | Personal Training (Gym-Based Exercise) | See 500/8269/3 and 500/8259/0 | Occupational competence |
| 501/0158/4 | Diploma | Personal Training (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/2438/7 | Diploma | Personal Training (Practitioner) | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3505/1 | Diploma | Personal Training (Practitioner), Outdoor Exercise Sports Conditioning and portable equipment | ||
| 603/3510/5 | Diploma | Personal Training (Practitioner), Outdoor Exercise and Sports Conditioning | ||
| 600/1275/4 | Diploma | Personal Training and Instruction | See 500/8259/0 | Occupational competence |
| 600/5681/2 | Award | Programming and Supervising Exercise with Disabled Clients | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 603/1030/3 | Certificate | Spectator Safety (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 603/1460/6 | Award | Sport | No suitable adaptations identified | |
| 603/1461/8 | Certificate | |||
| 603/1462/X | Diploma | |||
| 600/1145/2 | Award | Sports Conditioning | No adaptation required | |
| 601/5011/7 | Diploma | Sports Massage Therapy | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/4015/4 | Diploma | Teaching Pilates | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3855/6 | Diploma | Teaching Pilates (Practitioner) | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/1227/4 | Diploma | Teaching Yoga | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 603/3671/1 | Diploma | Teaching Yoga (Practitioner) | Adaptation guidance | Occupational competence |
| 600/0357/1 | Award | Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| Level 4 | ||||
| 601/4796/9 | Certificate | Delivering Physical Activity for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 600/3913/9 | Certificate | Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 601/3505/0 | Certificate | Programming Physical Activity for Individuals with Low Back Pain | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 603/1036/4 | Diploma | Spectator Safety Management (NVQ) | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 601/5123/7 | Certificate | Sports Massage Therapy | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/3849/4 | Award | The Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice | No suitable adaptations identified | Occupational competence |
| 600/3850/0 | Award | Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
| 600/6752/4 | Certificate | Weight Management for Individuals with Obesity Diabetes Mellitus and/or Metabolic Syndrome | No adaptation required | Occupational competence |
Our team are open to suggestions on how we can provide further support.