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SAPCA UPDATE
MONITOR
EVERYONE &
EVERYTHING
Next stop Twickenham
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APCA’s next Sports Facility Con- The seminar programme will include:
struction Exhibition and Seminar • National sports facility strategy
will take place at Twickenham • Building Schools for the Future – the
Stadium on Tuesday 24 November. importance of high quality facilities
This one-day event is supported by • Designing spaces for PE and sport in a
Sport England and comprises a series of 21st century school
informative and educational seminars • Sports project funding
accompanied by an exhibition featuring • Design and construction of outdoor
the leading constructors of sports facili- synthetic sports facilities
ties, suppliers of related products and • Choosing the right sports surface –
services, as well as professional consul- current standards
tants offering expert advice on sports • Design, construction and mainte-
facility projects. nance of natural turf pitches
The event focuses on the provision of • Options for indoor sports structures
Wattbike accurately monitors
spaces for PE and sport within the edu- and surfaces
cational sector, in particular the Building • Outdoor sports floodlighting
29 parameters 100 times a
Schools for the Future programme. • London 2012 – sports facilities update
second so there’s plenty of
data to keep an eye on. And
To ensure admission please register for the event in advance. To register online
thanks to the Expert software
visit
www.sapca.org.uk or telephone SAPCA on +44 (0)24 7641 6316.
that’s included free with
every Wattbike, it’s the ideal
NVQ Level 3 approval
platform for group training.
Simply connect the bikes
S
APCA’s educational programme tor the progress and quality of work and together and to a screen and
received a welcome boost recently ensure health and safety requirements in
any one of 10 parameters can
with the news that the industry’s their area of responsibility.
be displayed for all to see. If
Level 3 National Vocational Qualification Optional technical units of the course
the mood takes you, you can
(NVQ) has been formally approved. include the installation and maintenance
The qualification follows on from the of artificial grass surfaces for sport, poly-
even race up to 14 bikes with
Level 2 NVQ that was launched just one meric surfaces for sport and play, acrylic
a visual display.
year ago – some 80 candidates from the surfaces for sport, macadam surfaces
industry have qualified already. and coatings for sport and play, natural
Both NVQs are designed for site opera- grass surfaces for sport and equipment
And outside of the group situation,
tives, recognising and rewarding compe- for sport and play.
because Wattbike doesn’t have a
tency in key skills. The qualifications are
fixed crank it’s perfect for individual
training as well.
based on workplace assessment and are
delivered by the industry’s National Train-
Water management research So for less than the price of some
ing Centre at South Birmingham College. SAPCA’s water management research
other group training solutions, why
not look instead at Wattbike. Visit
The Level 2 NVQ follows the installa- project with Loughborough University
www.wattbike.com to find out
tion of surfaces up to base construction, officially started in October.
how your gym could benefit.
whereas the Level 3 qualification Peter Richards has been employed
focuses on the installation and mainte- by the university to undertake the
nance of specific surface types and research, he has a BSc and MSc and
site supervisory skills. several years’ industrial experience
The mandatory management units in related fields. SAPCA will continue
help delegates to manage their own to disseminate the findings of the
resources and professional development, research as the project progresses.
provide leadership, allocate and moni-
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