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press release: Study Active

Study Active achieves the prestigious CIMSPA Education Partner “Enhancing” Status

22 Feb 2024
Study Active has achieved the prestigious “Enhancing” rating from CIMSPA / Study Active
Study Active, the current ukactive Education Provider of the Year and one of the UK’s leading Personal Trainer course providers, is celebrating after becoming one of the first training providers in the UK to achieve the prestigious “Enhancing” rating from CIMSPA - as part of the new CIMSPA Education Partner Quality Assurance Framework.

This rating of “Enhancing” is a genuine trust mark of quality and confirms Study Active’s position as one of the most forefront providers of fitness education in the UK. It also gives confidence to the public that they are choosing a properly endorsed provider with outstanding credentials.

Whilst Study Active has been a CIMSPA-endorsed Partner since 2016 (making them one of the longest-standing CIMSPA-affiliated education providers), the decision was taken by CIMSPA recently to conduct thorough quality assurance on all of their endorsed providers, with a rating awarded to reflect their outcome.

Following a quality assurance inspection, whilst non-compliant providers will be denied entry onto CIMSPA endorsement, compliant CIMSPA Education Partners will be given one of three ratings:

Enhancing – which is the ultimate CIMSPA Education Partner seal of quality which reflects good practice all round and provision of “high quality” education to learners (this is what Study Active have been awarded)

Enabling – this is for providers with some areas of good practice but who will receive support from CIMSPA to develop further.

Emerging – providers whose provision, whilst compliant, requires support, with the provider having to be set key improvement actions within a timeframe.

Such ratings will be published by CIMSPA (in a similar way that Ofsted publish ratings of schools) so there is transparency in the quality assurance process for the public. This will enable members of the public to identify the highest quality education & training available, which will likely influence their decision on choosing the best education provider for them. Anyone looking to choose high quality provision should now look out for the CIMSPA “Enhancing” badge on a company’s website (not just the CIMSPA logo!).

James Luscombe, MD of Study Active, reflected on his company’s latest quality kitemark: “It is with great pride that we announce that we are now a CIMSPA “Enhancing” rated Education Provider. Such status means the world to the Study Active team who work relentlessly day in, day out to provide an exceptional level of service to our learners. Whilst we have always been a CIMSPA Education Partner, it is great to see CIMSPA recognise the different levels that providers are operating at within their endorsed network. This certainly gives us motivation to ensure our Enhancing status is maintained – the bar is set high now!”

Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA, reflected on Study Active’s success: “Study Active has demonstrated outstanding levels of education quality for many years now so we are delighted that they have received recognition of this through their “Enhancing” rating. We look forward to working with Study Active as one of our Education Partners as we strive to ensure that the sector’s workforce is fit for purpose”.

To find out more about Study Active and the fitness education courses that they offer please go to studyactive.co.uk
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Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Study Active, the current holder of the prestigious ukactive Education Provider of the Year award 2023 and a leading provider of Personal Training and Gym Instructor qualifications in the UK, has announced it has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Study Active, one of the UK’s more forefront providers of fitness education, has recently teamed up with health referral software company ReferAll, which forms a collaboration which it is hoped will support the quality of health referrals nationwide.
Study Active are delighted to have received the ‘Education Provider of the Year’ award at the recent ukactive awards 2023.
Study Active, the UK leading provider for Gym Instructing & Personal Trainer qualifications received a double dose of fantastic news this week when they were shortlisted by ukactive for no less than two award categories.
Study Active
Tel: 0345 017 8733
Address: Eastway Enterprise Centre, 7 Payne's Park, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1EH, UK
James Luscombe – Managing Director
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press release: Study Active

Study Active achieves the prestigious CIMSPA Education Partner “Enhancing” Status

22 Feb 2024
Study Active has achieved the prestigious “Enhancing” rating from CIMSPA / Study Active
Study Active, the current ukactive Education Provider of the Year and one of the UK’s leading Personal Trainer course providers, is celebrating after becoming one of the first training providers in the UK to achieve the prestigious “Enhancing” rating from CIMSPA - as part of the new CIMSPA Education Partner Quality Assurance Framework.

This rating of “Enhancing” is a genuine trust mark of quality and confirms Study Active’s position as one of the most forefront providers of fitness education in the UK. It also gives confidence to the public that they are choosing a properly endorsed provider with outstanding credentials.

Whilst Study Active has been a CIMSPA-endorsed Partner since 2016 (making them one of the longest-standing CIMSPA-affiliated education providers), the decision was taken by CIMSPA recently to conduct thorough quality assurance on all of their endorsed providers, with a rating awarded to reflect their outcome.

Following a quality assurance inspection, whilst non-compliant providers will be denied entry onto CIMSPA endorsement, compliant CIMSPA Education Partners will be given one of three ratings:

Enhancing – which is the ultimate CIMSPA Education Partner seal of quality which reflects good practice all round and provision of “high quality” education to learners (this is what Study Active have been awarded)

Enabling – this is for providers with some areas of good practice but who will receive support from CIMSPA to develop further.

Emerging – providers whose provision, whilst compliant, requires support, with the provider having to be set key improvement actions within a timeframe.

Such ratings will be published by CIMSPA (in a similar way that Ofsted publish ratings of schools) so there is transparency in the quality assurance process for the public. This will enable members of the public to identify the highest quality education & training available, which will likely influence their decision on choosing the best education provider for them. Anyone looking to choose high quality provision should now look out for the CIMSPA “Enhancing” badge on a company’s website (not just the CIMSPA logo!).

James Luscombe, MD of Study Active, reflected on his company’s latest quality kitemark: “It is with great pride that we announce that we are now a CIMSPA “Enhancing” rated Education Provider. Such status means the world to the Study Active team who work relentlessly day in, day out to provide an exceptional level of service to our learners. Whilst we have always been a CIMSPA Education Partner, it is great to see CIMSPA recognise the different levels that providers are operating at within their endorsed network. This certainly gives us motivation to ensure our Enhancing status is maintained – the bar is set high now!”

Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA, reflected on Study Active’s success: “Study Active has demonstrated outstanding levels of education quality for many years now so we are delighted that they have received recognition of this through their “Enhancing” rating. We look forward to working with Study Active as one of our Education Partners as we strive to ensure that the sector’s workforce is fit for purpose”.

To find out more about Study Active and the fitness education courses that they offer please go to studyactive.co.uk
More press releases and updates from Study Active :
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Study Active, the current holder of the prestigious ukactive Education Provider of the Year award 2023 and a leading provider of Personal Training and Gym Instructor qualifications in the UK, has announced it has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the US.
Study Active, one of the UK’s more forefront providers of fitness education, has recently teamed up with health referral software company ReferAll, which forms a collaboration which it is hoped will support the quality of health referrals nationwide.
Study Active are delighted to have received the ‘Education Provider of the Year’ award at the recent ukactive awards 2023.
Study Active, the UK leading provider for Gym Instructing & Personal Trainer qualifications received a double dose of fantastic news this week when they were shortlisted by ukactive for no less than two award categories.
Study Active
Tel: 0345 017 8733
Address: Eastway Enterprise Centre, 7 Payne's Park, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1EH, UK
James Luscombe – Managing Director
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Key personnel
James Luscombe, Managing Director
Justine Luscombe, Operations Director
Kelly Pegler, Fitness Education Manager
Chris Walsh, Senior Quality Assurer
Kari Fry, Exams Coordinator
Claire McMenamin, IAG Coordinator
Eileen Huggins, Projects Coordinator
Key customers
We work with a range of leading organisations including The NHS, The MoD, The Gym Group, and Everyone Active, amongst other leading organisations.
Study Active also works with smaller and more regionalised businesses such as local councils, Colleges and Active Partnerships.
Plans for the next 12 months
Study Active aims to continue to understand the needs of the fitness sector and to pro-actively engage with a range of stakeholders to ensure that the training they receive is fit for purpose and reflective of the challenges faced within the fitness sector.
This will be achieved by liaising with the top stakeholders within the sector at numerous stakeholder engagement events. Study Active also continues to invest in the learner experience by ensuring that our digital resources are amongst the best in the country and that our industry-leading staff are developed and retained to provide exceptional education to our clients.
Testimonial
“Study Active took the time to engage with us and explore exactly what we needed to move our staff skills development forwards. The training delivered was bespoke to our requirements and included a blend of online learning, tutor led webinars and practical videos thus allowing our staff to acquire skills without having to leave the workplace. The end impact is now that we have a range of staff across the UK that are fully skilled and qualified to expand our delivery.”
– Stephanie Heath, Fitness Product Development Manager, Everyone Active
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“Study Active have taken the time to understand what Virgin Active demand from a Personal Trainer and have duly acted to ensure their PT graduates meet the high skill-set qualities that we look for. This includes making sure PT Graduates are taught effective interpersonal and enterprising skills – in addition to their PT qualification. Virgin Active are always happy to take on Graduates from Study Active as we have confidence that they will have been equipped with the skills that our gyms and customers demand for our ever growing PT provision.”
– Hugo Sousa, UK PT Resource Coordinator for Virgin Active
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“Your Personal Training continues to liaise extensively with Study Active and consistently discuss and feedback on the skills that the modern-day PT needs before stepping into their first role. Taking onboard our input, Study Active have evolved their qualification offer to include a range of additional CPD to include functional training, nutrition, mental health & business - which makes for a more complete and industry-ready PT. We are always delighted to welcome Study Active Graduates to our ranks as we are confident that they will have the skills to offer the high-level service that every gym member deserves.”
– Aaron McCulloch, MD, Your Personal Training
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