new website for qualifi cations
training & supplier
SkillsActive has called on employers in the active leisure, learning and wellbeing sector to shape the future of vocational qualifi cations. The Sector Skills Council has urged
employers to visit a new website, which has been created to raise awareness of a large-scale overhaul of sector-based qualifi cations and ensure that businesses are at the heart of the changes. Vocational qualifi cations in the
active leisure, learning and wellbeing sector are undergoing a radical change, with the number of qualifi cations
Employers must be involved to ensure qualifi cations are relevant
available being reduced from close to 1,000 to around 300. Stephen Studd, CEO of SkillsActive,
says: “Our employers are involved in the development of these new qualifi cations, ensuring that they’re the qualifi cations they need their workforce to have.” He continues: “The new
SkillsActive has launched a new website to raise awareness of a large-scale overhaul of qualifi cations
Liz
Yelling
Olympic Marathon Runner
structure is starting to refl ect what it means to be qualifi ed in the sector. It’s vital for employers to have fewer qualifi cations and clearer options. Through the reform programme, this is what we’ve started to achieve.” The changes come amid wider
reform of vocational qualifi cations across all skills sectors.
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ultrabody secures énergie detox deal
The franchisee of the énergie Fitness for Women club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has introduced a new revenue stream by launching a detox programme (see p65). The club’s owner, Saima Akram,
says around 50 members have taken up the programme since it launched in January, equating to 20 per cent of the club’s 250 members. The 30-day programme uses
products from supplier Ultrabody, with 30 sachets retailing for £16.95. Containing a blend of detoxifying herbs, the sachets are simply combined with water and consumed on a daily basis.
life fitness and serco renew deal
Fitness equipment supplier Life Fitness and leisure management company Serco have extended their partnership contract for another fi ve years. The new agreement has a
projected spend of £3m over the next three years. The partnership will see Life
Fitness supplying its equipment to more than 20 leisure centres managed by Serco for, and on behalf of, local authorities.
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