Inequalities remain in children and young people’s activity levels
Sport England have published new data which analyses the participation in activity of children and young people during the last academic year. The latest Active Lives report shows that activity levels during the 2023/24 academic year were stable and that 47.8% of children are taking part in an average of 60 minutes or more of […]
Releasing the Power of our Profession: Standards for Deployment and Risk-based Regulation
Our Strategy, Releasing the Power of our Profession, sets out CIMSPA’s commitment to delivering individual and collective professional recognition for those working in the sport and physical activity sector. The sector workforce makes an immense contribution to the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the population, to social cohesion, to the engagement of everyone […]
CIMSPA and the UK & International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA) enter Memorandum of Understanding
Working collaboratively to ensure our respective members and stakeholders are supporting a self-empowered population, managing their health and wellbeing to thrive in life. CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, and the UK & International Health Coaching Association, UKIHCA, have today announced that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding […]
CIMSPA comment on Prime Minister’s speech at Labour Party Conference
In his first Labour Party Conference speech since becoming Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has reinforced the plan to reform apprenticeship funding and make changes to aspects of skills policy. As part of the ‘Breaking down the barrier to opportunity’ mission, one of five that is underpinning the government’s approach to delivering on its objectives, […]
Take ten with Kate Mills – committee spotlight
We ask Kate Mills, a member of the CIMSPA Youth Panel, ten questions about her work, the panel and its importance Over the coming months, we will be sharing a series of features that shed light on what the boards, committees and panels that govern CIMSPA do by talking directly to the valued members that […]
CIMSPA comment on Skills England announcement
 This week the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP, and the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, launched Skills England as part of the Government’s ‘Breaking down barriers to opportunity’ mission, following the announcement of the Skills England Bill in The King’s Speech. Read […]
Quality Assuring Learning and Development – 2024 update
Continuous learning and professional development are essential in our sector for effective service delivery, engaging customers and delivering organisational success, and choosing the right training provider is a critical decision. The quality of education and training programmes can significantly impact a professional’s ability to develop their skills, their performance, their job satisfaction, and their ability […]
Take ten with Rowland Omamor MCIMSPA – committee spotlight
We ask Rowland Omamor MCIMSPA, the newest member of the CIMSPA Audit and Probity Committee, ten questions about his work, the committee and its importance. Over the coming months, we will be sharing a series of features that shed light on what the boards, committees and panels that govern CIMSPA do by talking directly to […]
Digital badging is coming to help you communicate your professional status
We are committed to providing you with the tools necessary to achieve your professional goals and as you will have seen in our recent ‘Releasing the Power of our Profession’ strategy we are dedicated to delivering the individual and collective recognition that our sector workforce needs and deserves. An integral part of supporting greater professional […]
Careers Guidance – focus on Professional Sport
The professional sport industry is a highly competitive, fast paced, and innovative place to work. You could be working with the highest-level athletes to help them achieve their goals, supporting the delivery of international competitions, or making sure spectators are safe and optimise their experience. If you like elite sport and challenging yourself every day […]