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After the cold start to the new decade it finally feels like spring is on its way – and for many in the industry that means the annual fitness convention at IHRSA.
As well as being a showcase for the latest developments in fitness equipment and trends it also offers a unique opportunity for the yearly meeting of registers around the world.
It’s hard to believe that just seven years ago REPs stood alone with Australia as the only professional register of exercise instructors in the world and now there are five of us. As well as being one of the largest, REPs is also used as the model for most new exercise registers.
THE REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS
Third floor, 8-10 Crown Hill, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1RZ Telephone 020 8686 6464 www.exerciseregister.org
Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch Registration Manager Alison Frater alison@exerciseregister.org Systems manager Rob McGregor robbie@exerciseregister.org CPD Compliance Manager Dottie Calderwood cpd@exerciseregister.org
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING STANDARDS SkillsActive Castlewood House, New Oxford St London WC1A 1PX Telephone 020 7632 2000
Technical Unit skills@skillsactive.com
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We’re working hard to develop reciprocal working agreements with our counterparts across the globe. The new standards, recently agreed and underpinning the new REPs structure, are being mapped against standards from the other international registers.
This is important to ensure that your membership can continue to be recognised as verification of your experience and qualifications across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.
Back home we’ve been busy organising our ever-popular calendar of conventions and gearing up for the new National Occupational Standards which will come into effect in April and continuing our work with healthcare organisations and the armed forces.
Jean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar
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