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SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active leisure, has raised concerns with a number of findings from an independent study of vocational education published earlier this month. T e Wolf Review – carried
out by Professor Alison Wolf of King’s College London – stated that up to 400,000 young people were studying courses with “little value”. Other fi ndings within the
research claimed that the value-for-money of the Young Apprenticeship programme was questionable, and that there was a lack of progression to post-16 apprenticeships. SkillsActive has now urged the Department
of Education to look at the successful aspects of Young Apprenticeships to help guide the reform of the schemes for 14- to 19-year-olds.
SkillsActive has questioned the report’s fi ndings on vocational courses In its statement, the sector skills council added
that the Young Apprenticeships programme had been designed to help to fulfi l the skills requirement across the active leisure sector ahead of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and hence was important.
evolution fi tness secures trugym contract TOM WALKER
Equipment supplier Evolution Fitness has completed a multi-site deal to supply the growing club estate of budget fi tness chain truGym. Parm Singh, director of truGym, told Health
Club Management that Evolution will also assist with gym design and fi t out and will be working with the group as an approved supplier going forward. He says: “We feel the quality of the product
far outperforms others we have seen. “In addition, Evolution Fitness has some
plate-loaded machines, so it off ers a range which we couldn’t fi nd from other suppliers. “T e machines have a very cutting edge, stylish design, something we have not seen
truGym has signed with supplier Evolution Fitness
before, but they don’t look intimidating. T is aspect is particularly important within our budget sector, as up to 40 per cent of our members have never been to a gym before.”
Curves’ trainers will be off ered the new award
active iq creates bespoke programme for curves TOM WALKER
UK-based awarding body Active IQ is to work in partnership with women-only operator Curves International across its 600 clubs, having developed a bespoke qualifi cation for all Curves’ trainers. Curves’ trainers will be offered the
opportunity to complete additional specialist training to progress their qualifi cations, developed by Active IQ to meet EHFA (European Health and Fitness Association) standards. T e qualifi cation is based on the European qualifi cation framework level 3.
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wolf report fi ndings challenged
fi t group launched to promote suppliers TOM WALKER
A new partnership has been launched bringing together equipment companies within the fi tness industry. Each member of T e FIT Group pays a
small monthly fee which collectively gives the group a greater budget to spend on marketing, PR and lead generation. Founder members are: gym80, Trixter, Keiser, BodyCore, Harlands Group, GymKit UK, Freedom Climber and Talk Twenty1. In turn, it is hoped the group will off er operators greater choice and best value.
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