As the sport and physical activity sector continues to evolve, so too do the opportunities for you to refresh your approach, expand your expertise, and reach new audiences. There’s never been a better time to step outside your comfort zone, explore something different, and add fresh value to your professional offering.
Whether you’re a coach, personal trainer, or active practitioner looking to diversify your services or enhance your current practice, our latest endorsed CPD courses are designed to help you do just that. From discovering new ways to engage participants to developing complementary skills and specialisms, each course supports you to grow your confidence, broaden your impact, and future-proof your career within an ever-changing sector.
CPD
GLP-1 Essentials for Fitness Professionals
This course equips personal trainers with the knowledge, confidence, and practical strategies to support clients using GLP-1 medications. From the science behind GLP-1 to its real-world applications in weight management and diabetes care, you’ll gain the knowledge to harness the full potential of GLP-1 therapies. Learn how to navigate patient interactions, tailor treatment plans, and stay ahead of industry trends.
What you’ll learn:
- A foundational understanding of GLP-1 medications (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro) and their growing relevance in the fitness and health industry.
- How these drugs influence exercise performance, recovery, and client energy levels, allowing you to adjust training programmes accordingly.
- Best practices for supporting behaviour change, building sustainable habits, and promoting long-term health outcomes.
Provider – Fitness Education Online
CIMSPA CPD Points – 10
Beginners Aerial Silks Instructor Course
This course provides the fundamental skills of aerial silks to build a strong base of knowledge in your students. From basic footlocks skills and climbs, to an introduction to beginners drops using the hitch; this course will provide a syllabus that will allow you to ensure the safe progression of your students.
What you’ll learn:
- Essential equipment knowledge for pole and aerial
- Health and safety with spotting fundamentals
- Programme design and class planning
- Participant screening and inclusive coaching
- Teaching techniques and class leadership
- Instructor tools for combinations and choreography
- Leading effective warmups for pole and aerial
- Foundational strength and conditioning for pole and aerial
- Guiding effective cool downs for pole and aerial
- Silks module with full beginner’s syllabus
Provider – Spin City Aerial Fitness Ltd
CIMSPA CPD Points – 10
Stretch Therapy UK Method Course
The Stretch Therapy UK method is a refined system devised from skills in assisted stretching, sports massage and human movement. It is practically applicable to any uninjured, or fully abled person to promote flexibility, good posture, aid recovery and reduce risk of injury during activity.
This three-day course is designed for movement and manual therapy professionals seeking to deepen their practical skill set, clinical reasoning, and confidence in hands-on work. The curriculum integrates theory, practice, and professional application.
What you’ll learn:
- Functional anatomy and physiology
- Human movement science
- Fascial and joint integration
- Client assessment and session design
- Client growth, retention, and business development
Provider – Stretch Therapy UK
CIMSPA CPD Points – 10
Introduction to First Aid in Sport and Physical Activity
This free (funded) interactive 75-minute online course gives you the essential first aid skills to spot, assess, and respond to common issues quickly. Whether you’re a coach, parent supporting your child’s team from the sidelines, or you’re actively involved in your local club, this course is for you. Learn how to manage bleeding, choking, minor injuries and more, while making sound decisions under pressure.
What you’ll learn:
- Carry out a primary survey and place someone in the recovery position
- Manage bleeding and choking
- Treat minor injuries (cuts, bruises, burns and scalds)
- Make sound decisions under pressure and know when to escalate
Provider – UK Coaching
CIMSPA CPD Points – 0.5
Discover your next CPD opportunity
CIMSPA endorsed training – Visit the CIMSPA Endorsed Training Directory for a comprehensive list of the CPD courses available to support you throughout your career in sport and physical activity.
Our directory is regularly updated and shows courses and providers that are CIMSPA accredited and meet our professional standards.
Training Academy – discover the highest quality training and development opportunities with courses endorsed and mapped to our sector Professional Standards, provided by organisations that have achieved CIMSPA’s highest Quality Assurance outcomes.
The Careers Hub – offering resources for anyone interested in pursuing or developing their career in the sport and physical activity sector.
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FitPro* – over 95 accredited CPD courses available at a discounted rate to help elevate your career.
Not a FitPro member yet? You can access a FitPro Core membership as part of your CIMSPA membership via your dashboard. Log in and look under the ‘My CIMSPA partner offers’ tab, then ‘Discounts’ and click ‘FitPro’ to get started.
Endorsed qualifications
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health (BSc Hons)
Designed to give you a deep understanding of health, nutrition and lifestyle while equipping you with practical skills and knowledge, this is an ideal degree for anyone with a keen interest in nutrition and health. You will also develop important and transferable skills, such as leadership, communication, problem-solving and critical thinking, which are valuable in many industries.
As part of the programme, you will have opportunities to earn additional awards, such as gym instructor, personal trainer, and first aid qualifications. These additional qualifications will enhance your employability and practical skills. You will also get hands-on experience in health assessment and dietary analysis activities by addressing real-world problems and cases.
Areas of study include:
- Human and public health nutrition, the science, dietary analysis and professional skills for nutritionists
- An introduction to chronic diseases
- Exercise and mental health, health psychology and physical activity behaviour
- An introduction to human physiology
- Research in sport, health and physical activity
- Public policy and health promotion in practice
Awarding organisation – University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Professional standard aligned to – Gym Instructor; Personal Trainer