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IMSPA and UK Coaching
our ability to provide skills,
have signed a deal to
training, recognition and
combine the Register of
career development.
Exercise Professionals (REPs)
"This, in turn, will empower
with the CIMSPA Exercise
the workforce to deliver even
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for everyone seeking to
made by Sport England
be active in communities
CEO, Tim Hollingsworth, at
right across the country."
the CIMSPA & QUEST NBS
All current REPs members
Conference on 27 February.
The move will create a single HCM
will be given the opportunity
directory for all exercise and
CIMSPA membership scheme,
to transfer directly into the
fitness professionals, resulting
■■Mark Gannon, CEO of UK Coaching (left), Sport England CEO
with the new directory being
in a unified recognition
Tim Hollingsworth (middle) and Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA
hosted and managed by
system for people working
CIMSPA – while UK Coaching
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"A single directory will enhance our ability to provide skills, training, recognition and career development"
in the sector and a single endorsement mechanism for training providers.
will deliver insurances and give access to its knowledge and training platform.
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more positive experiences
The announcement was
UK Coaching acquired REPs
Hollingsworth, said: “Sport
towards building a unified
England welcomes this
and excellent sport and
the professionals working
the register ever since.
important milestone
physical activity workforce.
in our sector will enhance
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in 2017 and has operated
"A single directory for
leisure opportunities
IOC chief Thomas Bach offers update on Tokyo Olympic Games as Coronavirus forces shutdown of sports events
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nternational Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has admitted
"In the meeting of the IOC executive board neither the word 'cancellation' nor the word 'postponement' was even mentioned"
that the escalating
Coronavirus outbreak is posing
has also been postponed
challenges for athletes trying
from February to May.
to qualify for Tokyo 2020. The list of sports events being cancelled due to the virus is getting longer each day ■■Bach said the IOC has set up a joint task force to assess the potential threat posed by COVID-19
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"I can tell you that in the meeting of the IOC executive board neither the word
The Tokyo Games are set to take place in the Japanese
'cancellation' nor the word
capital from 24 July to 9 August.
'postponement' was even
Speaking during the IOC's
mentioned," Bach said. He added, however, that a
– and has included many of the
executive board meeting,
elite events acting as de-facto
Bach said that – despite
qualifiers for the Olympic
the widespread effect the
the organising committee of
and Paralympic Games.
virus was having on global
Tokyo 2020 had been formed to
sport – there are no "ongoing
discuss and assess the potential
in Tokyo, designed to train
discussions" over moving or
threat posed by COVID-19.
volunteers for the Games,
postponing the Tokyo Games.
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An event taking place
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joint task force led by IOC and
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