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Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)

The Register of Exercise Professionals is a UK scheme for fitness instructors and trainers. It recognises industry-based qualifications and provides public liability insurance, and requires members to follow a code of conduct for the industry of conduct.

In 2020, it was disbanded and its members were transferred to CIMSPA. What does this mean for fitness professionals?

How do I become an avon sales rep rep - Full Posting - an REP?

If you are already a member of Prospect already, talk to the representative who runs your branch about becoming a avon rep uk. It is contingent on the amount of time you have available and whether you can perform union duties in your work hours. You are not subject to discipline because you are a union representative and there are laws to protect you from being victimized. Some branches also have equality reps jobs - like women's officer and black members' officer and disabled members' officer - to tackle particular kinds of discrimination.

What is CIMSPA?

CIMSPA is the professional body in the UK for health and fitness professionals is an industry-recognized body that regulates trainers. Its purpose is to protect the public's interests in using fitness experts by ensuring they have all the necessary abilities and technical expertise, as well as training and insurance. It is also responsible for ensuring and developing standards for professionals in the industry.

The organisation combines input from many stakeholders such as employers and NGBs, deployers and awarding organisations, higher educational establishments, training providers and practitioners to help shape the sector and support its professionals and their workforce. This is achieved by working with the industry to comprehend and identify the professional needs and barriers to the ability of the sector to meet these needs.

As part of its mission, CIMSPA offers the framework for a quality assurance system for fitness professionals through an endorsement process. This process recognises both the content as well as the quality of formal qualifications and training. CIMSPA generally approves regulated (Ofqual), qualifications that are accredited by an approved awarding body like Focus Awards or Active IQ, as well as certain kinds of continuing professional development (CPD) training.

CIMSPA membership also confers a certain level of recognition in the industry. Members can avail specialist insurance, including public liability coverage up to PS10m as well as personal accident coverage. It also gives the record of their professional development, which allows members to take free e-learning courses and offers access to a career portal that is updated regularly with job opportunities.

The body is also a member of the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), which means that its members are able to make use of their registration to work in other countries provided they are qualified to do so. The organisation is working hard to ensure a consistent standard is set across the world in order to aid in the growth of the industry and keep its name in the game.

The organisation is a non profit and works in partnership with other organizations to provide support, education and guidance. Additionally the CIMSPA Academy offers free e-learning courses for its members, and includes a range of professional development topics relevant to the industry.

Are REPs qualifications recognised internationally?

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) was a public, independent register that was operated by an membership scheme. It was created to protect the public as well as granting fitness professionals and employers confidence that they were working with a person who was certified and had qualifications that were aligned with National Occupational Standards.

REPs was an UK registered body and, as such, only covers the UK fitness industry. It was not a requirement to be registered with REPs, become an Avon rep but it gave clients confidence that their fitness professional was fully trained and operating to the highest standards.

In the year 2020 REPs was sold to UK Coaching and an agreement was reached with CIMSPA which combined the REPs directory together with the CIMSPA Directory. Fitness professionals are still able to join both REPs AND CIMSPA. However renewal of REPs membership is no longer be an option.

While REPs is no longer operating in the UK, they have an international presence through ICREPs which connects international registers and fitness professionals. This means that if you are REPs-certified in the UK, you have portability to work as personal trainers in other ICREPs countries such as Australia, Ireland, Poland, South Africa and UAE.

It is important to remember, however, that REPs does not guarantee fitness professionals a job or insurance coverage. This is because REPs is not a governing body it is an industry association that is mostly voluntary to join. Top international certification bodies such as ACSM, NSCA, ISSA, NASM, and ACE are not affiliated with REPs, and therefore never offer job or insurance coverage to their fitness professionals.

REPs is dedicated to keeping its members informed of the ever-changing trends within the fitness industry. REPs utilizes an REPs point system that requires members to earn a certain number of REPs every year to maintain their REPs status. These REPs are based on the level of certification the member has as well as how many CPD courses they have attended.