Press releases
Position statement on technology-enabled learning
Posted: 9 May 2016
YMCA Awards has earned a reputation for pushing boundaries. Hardly surprising when you consider that we’re part of a movement which has been at the forefront of social policy reforms for more than 175 years. A movement which has often challenged conventional thinking, and at times taken controversial decisions which were unpopular in their day, but which now in our modern times seem apparent, reliable and morally astute.
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YMCA Awards Sponsor Fitness Trainer Competition - Gym Instructor Competition
Posted: 29 April 2016
Leading awarding organisation YMCA Awards will be sponsoring the Association of College Sport (AOC Sport) Fitness Trainer Competition for Gym Instructors in 2016. YMCA Awards originally set up the Fitness Trainer Competition to showcase high standards of Fitness Instructors & Personal Trainers in the UK, before the reins were handed over to AOC Sport.
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Selling off the family silver?
Posted: 11 February 2016
The bottom line is that the reduction/shortfall in (mainly public purse) income means that the sector is having to dip into assets to cover costs that should be funded in the normal operational and investment cycle. The challenge for FE is that their ability to invest is already impacted by the fact that many funding cycles are annual or volatile – it’s hard to make a case for payback period of over 1 year, and it’s tough to invest for longer without the certainty of income. This is a challenge that the education sector faces on an ongoing basis (see item 3 in this House of Commons, Committee of Public Accounts report for more information).
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Bob Harrison joins board to help steer charity through digital transformation
Posted: 4 January 2016
Bob Harrison, has been appointed to the board of trustees at Central YMCA – which includes the awarding organisation YMCA Awards as an operating division.
Harrison brings a wealth of experience to the role, having been chief examiner at vocational education specialists City and Guilds for 12 years, and a member of the Ministerial Educational Technology Action Group. He was also a member of FELTAG, whose breakthrough report on learning technology has helped to shape further education’s digital future. Bob was recently announced as a judge at the prestigious Stanford University education technology expo in the USA.
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YMCA launches scheme to recognise training providers in leisure industry
Posted: 2 December 2015
Training providers delivering exceptional quality in the leisure sector will be recognised in a new initiative from YMCA Awards, ‘Platinum Partners’, which aims to help employers and learners quickly identify training providers dedicated to offering high quality courses, amidst the hundreds of health and fitness courses on offer.
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Internal Quality Assurance eLearning course available now
Posted: 2 November 2015
We’re thrilled to be offering an eLearning course to support the knowledge unit Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment needed to achieve Level 4 IQA qualifications.
If you’re studying for an IQA qualification or you want to refresh what you know about internal quality assurance, then this is an ideal course for you!*
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Assessor eLearning course now available
Posted: 2 November 2015
We’re excited to be launching an eLearning course to support the knowledge unit Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment needed to achieve Level 3 assessor qualifications.
If you’re studying for an assessor qualification or you just want to refresh your knowledge of quality assurance generally, then this is the course for you!*
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YMCA Awards app wins Innovation of the Year!
Posted: 26 October 2015
We are delighted to announce that Y-Go, the pioneering new app for YMCA Awards learners, has won Innovation of the Year at this year’s Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Awards!
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Getting healthcare messages to the Millennials
Posted: 16 October 2015
How can we expect to keep up with the millennials, those tech-savvy digital natives, the uber-connected Generation Ys? We don’t even know what to call them, never mind how to engage them!
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Hooked on Learning Technology - From Challenge to Success
Posted: 16 September 2015
On 24th September 2015, we’re delighted to be hosting a Digital Learning Symposium at Jisc’s offices in London. The event is to encourage discussion around the use of digital technology for learning, and the hooks that engage and stimulate learners to succeed. We'll also be showcasing support that is available free of charge.
The event also links to our eLearning report, coming soon following research and meetings with learners and providers.
Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA is supporting our work in digital learning and comments,
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