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The Register of Exercise Professionals

February 2011

eLF Project

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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’

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Martial Arts

We Do NOT Represent?

DanceMassage

SportsGymnastics

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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

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CurrentlyExercise Referral - 2075

Gym Instructors - 19,675

Exercise to Music - 6,883

Aqua - 1000

Personal Trainers – 9756

Pilates - 1381

Advanced Fitness Instructor – 12,000

Older Adult - 1396

Ante and Post Natal - 1523

Disability- 218

Level 4 - 761 (Cardiac rehab, stroke, mental

health, low back pain, falls prevention, obesity)

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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)

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More peopleMore active More often

More professional

Our Message…

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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

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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.

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Further information?

John Greenway, Chair REPsJean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar REPs

E-Mail: Jean-Ann@exerciseregister.orgTel: 020 8686 6464

Thank you