Transfer begins from the REP to the

ollowing the agreement

Fbetween CIMSPA and UK Coaching earlier this year to create a single directory for all exercise and fi tness professionals, we have been working closely with UK Coaching to support this transition. By aligning our membership communications, we’ve been able to keep people up to the date about the process, helping to ensure the transition is as smooth and userfriendly as possible.

Th ere are approximately 15,000 exercise and fi tness professionals registered with the Register of Exercise Professionals, which stopped taking on new members and renewing the membership of existing ones on 31 May. Th e process of transferring REPs members to the new combined directory, hosted and managed by CIMSPA, began the next day, on 1 June, after almost 80% of REPs members responded positively to UK Coaching’s request to transfer their membership data to the sector’s chartered institute.

Naturally, professionals will be keen to know if their REPs-endorsed qualifi cations are eligible for CIMSPA membership. Th e CIMSPA team have examined all the data and we are pleased to say that we have procedures in place to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.

Th e same applies for continuing professional development. Th e great news is that any of the training providers that are endorsed by REPs, and the CPD they provide, are also endorsed by CIMSPA.

We have been pleasantly surprised about how engaged exercise and fi tness professional have been in the process. All members are keen to take advantage of all the benefi ts off ered by CIMSPA membership, including access to UK Coaching’s comprehensive learning and development platform, which holds a wealth of resources.

A new information hub – Onboard – has been created on the CIMSPA

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CIMSPA UPDATE

TIME TO GET ONBOARD Th e process of transferring professionals from the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) to CIMSPA’s Exercise and Fitness Directory is well under way, as CIMSPA project manager Sara Wright explains

website to provide those making the transition from REPs to CIMSPA with information about the process.

Our partnership with the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) means that professionals with a CIMSPA membership will have portability in many countries worldwide.

Th is is a gradual transition, which will continue until 31 May 2021, by which time all REPs members who wish to will have moved across to CIMSPA membership. Th is means that all UK exercise and fi tness professionals

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www.cimspa.co.uk will be able to maintain their professional status and recognition through the membership of a single industry directory, giving them access to the best learning and development opportunities and career development.

If you currently have REPs membership and are due to renew later on in the year, please be assured that your membership remains valid until the time of renewal.

For more information, visit https:// www.cimspa.co.uk/our-work/ cimspa-exercise-and-fi tness-directory