we hope you’ ve also heard the good news about the future for your membership. Nearl� 30,000 people, or around two-thirds of all fitness professionals in the uk are now registered on reps, making it easily the largest register of its type. in april, we sealed a deal for reps to be run by a joint venture between sports coach uk and Skillsactive.

on a day-to-day basis, there’ ll be no immediate change to the benefits you enjoy from reps membership, including the insurance cover which is so important to you.

“ ok, so business deals are being done all the time” you may say,“ but what does that mean for us?” it means a lot – and it’ s all good news.

the first point is that it ensures the independence of our register, so we can focus on maintaining the quality the reps badge has represented since 2002, giving confidence both to employers and the public.

the partnership gives us access to an online learning platform with a range of cpD packages and the technical know-how to develop these much further. it also brings in-house creative, marketing and communications services. we’ re confident you’ ll soon see the impact of these.

like most sectors, sport and activity is constantly evolving. sports coach uk has developed qualifications with more than 30 sports and is leading further europe-wide developments. we know the reps model works – after all, we’ ve been going for more than 10 years- so we have the ability to expand the model into other sectors.

So what? a more widely accepted set of registers will allow the workforce in sport and activity to demonstrate their transferable skills. that in turn means more access to jobs for members and a more flexible workforce for employers.

Deals like the one we’ ve just completed don’ t happen overnight, and there was a period when we weren’ t able to say anything. now, with a strong, secure partnership in place and the greater national awareness of the importance of exercise, there’ s a brighter future ahead for exercise professionals and an even brighter future for reps and registers!

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