Unlock the potential of your training courses with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) recognition from EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise.
By gaining CPD recognition, you raise the profile and credibility of your brand, making your courses more attractive to potential learners.
Contact us today to discuss the best CPD pathway for your courses and take the first step toward gaining CPD recognition from EMD UK.
What is CPD recognition?
Continuing professional development of Group Exercise Fitness Professionals (GEFP’s) is of critical importance for the ongoing success and reputation of the fitness industry. CPD is integral in enabling instructors to keep knowledge, skills, and professional standards current and relevant to positively impact their personal and professional development.
What are the benefits in gaining CPD recognition from EMD UK?
You will also have access to the EMD UK CPD recognition badge and certificate to use for branding and marketing of your CPD.
What are the different types of CPD that can be recognised?
Includes learning that is more passive with no interaction with the tutor. For example, watching video tutorials or lectures, listening to podcasts, reading case studies, industry updates and journals, and viewing videos.
Includes autonomous, self-guided learning relating to your professional role. For example, reflective practice, research, reading online and offline articles and reviews, research reviews of publications/industry publications. conference plus participation in networks, communities of practice and special interest groups.
Includes participating in training events, qualifications, courses (in-person and e-learning), professional courses and knowledge or skill-based workshops, conferences, further education, communities of practice, research, writing articles or papers, and online learning where participation can be evidenced via learning outcomes. Lecturing, shadowing, and networking in a profession-related project, being a representative on a committee, a national assessor, tutor, or internal quality assurer and mentoring.
How much does CPD recognition cost?
Does your workforce hold a group training qualification?
In order to be eligible for recognition for your CPD, your workforce will need to possess at least one of these qualifications and be considered competent in the area of teaching they will be undertaking:
Level 2 Exercise to Music/Group Training
Level 2 Bridge Qualification
Level 3 Mat Pilates
Level 3/200hr Yoga
Level 2 Kids Fitness
Level 3 Older Adults
This recognition will not recognise specific qualifications. This can be done by OFQUAL or ActiveIQ YMCA. EMD UK only recognises CPD training courses.
Is your workforce qualified in education and training?
To enable your course to be recognised as an EMD UK recognised training course, your workforce will need to be qualified in education and training. The below courses will provide that qualification:
Level 3 Award, Level 4 Certificate or Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
Bachelor of Education (BEd)
Certificate in Education (Cert Ed)
Level 3 or Level 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS)
Level 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS)
Level 5 Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS)
City & Guilds Further and Adult Education Teaching Certificate
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
SVQ Learning and Development (the units should relate to provision of learning and development)
Is your workforce qualified as assessors?
If your course does not contain assessment, you will not need your workforce to be qualified as assessors. However, if it does contain an assessment aspect, your workforce will need to have one of these qualifications.
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment
Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement
Assessor unit A1 Assess Candidates Using a Range of Methods
D32/33 Assess Candidate Performance Using Differing Sources of Evidence
What scope of practice does your course relate to?
To ensure your course meets the membership compliance checks for your learners, follow the link for EMD UK scopes of practices.
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