reps update news
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in brief...
scottish convention
date announced
The next REPs regional convention
will be held on 26 June at the
Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Arena
in Scotland. Delegates will be able
PICTURE:
to listen to presentations from
speakers such as Dave Clark, head
of strength and conditioning at the

WWW
Scottish Institute of Sport, as well
.DREAMSTIME.COM
as taking part in workshops.
The day will cover a broad range
of topics, paying particular attention
to matters directly relevant to REPs
members north of the border.
For more information, visit: The centres will enable overseas students to prove their skills and knowledge
www.exerciseregister.org
new members appointed
new reps test centres planned
to reps council REPs is planning to establish test centres (APL). In many cases, the APL will allow
Five individuals have been invited to across the country to help assess individuals to progress straight to
join the REPs Council of Members, people’s knowledge and skills against its assessment without participating in a
an organisation that sits quarterly recognised standards. training course.
to discuss how the Register can The move is in response to an Participating training providers will be
better serve its members. increase in overseas applicants and listed on the REPs website as offering this
Ben Jones, Angie Newson, individuals from higher education service, both to those with international
Debbie Lawrence, Helena Philippou wanting to join the Register but and higher education qualifi cations, and to
and Mairi Glynn will all be joining fi nding they are unable to prove their those with old qualifi cations converting
the council’s nine existing members. knowledge, competence and skills from provisional status to full status.
Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch says: against the sector’s agreed standards. Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch says: “We
“Each one of the new members is REPs has invited the industry’s training hope this will allow many more highly
clearly dedicated to both REPs and providers to opt into the scheme and knowledgeable fi tness professionals to
the industry, and will be valuable provide Accreditation of Prior Learning begin working as REPs members.”
council members.”
reps member survey to
form new business plan
60,000th member joins reps
More than 1,600 fi tness Newly-qualifi ed Keep Fit Association
professionals – including current (KFA) Level 3 instructor Zoe Howarth
REPs members, past members and has become the 60,000th person to
non-members – have contributed register for REPs membership.
to a survey designed to evaluate the Howarth completed the KFA Level 3
services the Register offers.
: DREAMSTIME.COM
Certifi cate in Teaching Fitness through
The results, which are currently Movement and Dance to Adults after
being analysed, will be used to help GENCY being inspired by a KFA class three years
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form a new business plan for REPs. ago. The Level 3 course covers anatomy,
Participants were asked to physiology, learning styles and theories
evaluate the Register’s performance,

ANDRESR as well as many areas of keep fi t that can
as well as answer questions relating be implemented in lessons, such as the
to incentives for joining REPs and intensity curve.
the registration process. The survey “I can’t wait to get my own classes
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OGRAPHER:
also asked how satisfi ed people going rather than just covering for other
were with the Register’s products,
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© teachers,” says Howarth.
services and customer service. REPs’ milestone member is a KFA For more about this qualifi cation and
movement class instructor course, go to: www.keepfi t.org.uk
visit the reps online: www.exerciseregister.org
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