REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS The Register of Exercise Professionals February 2011 eLF Project

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS REPs Mission ‘To ensure that all exercise professionals are suitably knowledgeable and qualified to safeguard and to promote the health and interests of the people who use their services’

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Martial Arts We Do NOT Represent? Dance Massage Sports Gymnastics

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Currently  28,500 individual members, NOT operators  Over 65% at Level 3 – up 40% since 2003  Provisional membership down from 40% to 8%  78% re-register – and growing Health and Fitness is Key

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Currently  Exercise Referral  Gym Instructors - 19,675  Exercise to Music - 6,883  Aqua  Personal Trainers – 9756  Pilates  Advanced Fitness Instructor – 12,000  Older Adult  Ante and Post Natal  Disability- 218  Level (Cardiac rehab, stroke, mental health, low back pain, falls prevention, obesity)

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Who can join…? Anyone …. membership is voluntary and entry will be dependant on:  Meets the agreed Standards set by SkillsActive (the sector skills council for Active Leisure)  Public liability insurance (in practice)  Agreement to REPs Code of Ethical Practice  Continual Professional Development (CPD)

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS  More people  More active  More often  More professional Our Message…

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS REPs continues to  Raise standards and professionalise the industry  Raise the profile of and commitment to REPs across the health, exercise and fitness sectors  Increase public awareness – brand awareness  Gain trust and respect of allied health professions  Improve ‘value’ and create the ‘desire’ for members to be recognised as professionals

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS 5 Key Challenges  Understand the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of UK REPs success  How can online learning facilitate a better trained and qualified workforce underpinned by registration?  How do we build in quality assurance and independent validation of the route to registration to ensure public confidence?  How do we secure industry engagement and financial support?  The e learning platform and pilot registers must be sufficiently flexible to meet national variations.

REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Further information? John Greenway, Chair REPs Jean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar REPs Tel: Thank you