Active IQ Corporate Brochure

Leading the way & supporting your journey

www.activeiq.co.uk

Leading the way & supporting your journey As the leading awarding organisation for the physical activity sector we are driven to provide our approved centres with the highest quality qualifications, resources and services.

We pride ourselves in meeting the high expectations of our centres and strive to ensure the services and support we supply are second to none.

Over time, we have developed a vast range of supporting educational resources and services. The past 5 years, in particular, have seen Active IQ evolve its offer to become an awarding organisation with a difference – with a diverse portfolio, which includes: qualifications, educational resources, eLearning, eAssessment, Professional Recognition, Professional Career Development, the Skills Hub and most recently End-point Assessment.

We have seen numerous changes to funding policy as well as ongoing education reform. All of which we have proactively responded to in order to ensure the continuity and improvement of the Active IQ offer for our customers and the wider sector. We have embraced change and will continue to do so, as that is simply part of living our company values – by being creative, efficient, professional, supportive and agile.

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Active IQ is more than just an awarding organisation.

Jenny Patrickson, Active IQ Managing Director

As an Active IQ centre you will...

Gain full access Enjoy the benefits of

to the Active IQ

working with the leading

portfolio

Unlock the Skills Hub

awarding organisation in the active leisure sector

Be supported by a dedicated team of Have no hidden fees

industry experts

Access an unrivalled range of resources and services

Giving you more...

Skills Hub

Teaching and Learning Resources

New Digital Services

More than just qualifications

Latest innovations

Training days

eClinics

No hidden fees One fixed cost regardless of size of delivery and no minimum spend. Free additional qualification approvals.

Market leading resources to support your delivery of our qualifications including:

Free digital Level 2 Anatomy & Physiology flip book, with every purchase of Fitness

Instructing and/or Personal Training manuals (RRP ÂŁ39)

Free CPD bitesize eLearning for you and your learners (RRP ÂŁ7.50 per course)

Free eLearning for many of our qualifications

Lecture packs

Schemes of work

You also have access to:

Monthly newsletters & regulatory bulletins (including special offers) eCertificates eLearning Manuals Teacher training aids Bespoke workshops Marketing toolkit PowerPoint presentations 10 free posters upon approval for marketing support

Making eLearning free learning We have refreshed our eLearning pricing structure to provide you with more value and support than other

Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy

awarding organisations. We are now offering free eLearning with learner registrations on a broad range of our qualifications.

SAVE BY RECEIVING FREE eLearning for learners registered on a selected range of qualifications from Levels 2 to 4.

For a full list of our FREE eLearning, please email marketing@activeiq.co.uk for a copy of our up-to-date Fees list.

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The Skills Hub...

The Skills Hub provides comprehensive additional support to both Active IQ approved centres and their learners, with access to an exciting new range of interactive webinars and resources in a variety of subject areas. The Skills Hub offers a programme of educational webinars, together with practical help to support the growth and success of our centres and their graduates.

QUALIFICATION LAUNCH PAD

As an approved centre, you are given exclusive is separated into seven key areas: 1 Qualification Launch Pad 2 Teaching & Learning 3 Continuing Professional Development 4 Funding & Policy 5 Chief Medical Advisor 6 Business & Marketing 7 Graduate Tool Kit

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

hub

DEVELOPMENT

Skills

access to our Skills Hub which

TEACHING & LEARNING

FUNDING & POLICY

CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR

GRADUATE TOOL KIT

BUSINESS & MARKETING

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Qualification Launch Pad Bringing our centres and their staff all the latest information, updates, developments and resources to facilitate a swift transition from approval to delivery for new qualifications developed by Active IQ.

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Teaching & Learning Providing centres and their staff with a range of tools, activities and guides to enhance teaching and learning practice whilst stimulating creativity in any teaching environment.

Continuing Professional Development Offering Active IQ learners and centre staff new knowledge and skills in bite-sized chunks.

Our CPD courses target fitness professionals looking for a foundation in specific areas, with each of the products offering a selection of instructional videos, tutorials and teaching specifically designed for both time and cost efficiency.

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Funding & Policy This section of the Skills Hub keeps centres and their staff up-to-date on the latest funding opportunities and policy updates. We provide a series of online webinars, helping to shed some light on the world of funding, including the complexities of Advanced Learner Loans, the Adult Education Budget and Traineeships.

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Chief Medical Advisor Our Chief Medical Advisor, Dr Dane Vishnubala supports our centres, their staff and learners via webinars, podcasts, blogs and Q&A sessions covering a range of topics including the latest developments, guidelines and best practice in health, wellbeing and clinical exercise.

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Business & Marketing A unique service that helps centres examine and develop their existing business model and marketing strategy, helping their business flourish. In collaboration with Charles Nixon from Cambridge Marketing College, we provide marketing videos, useful templates and ‘how to’ marketing tool kits to help support our centres with their marketing needs and requirements.

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Graduate Tool Kit A range of vlogs, blogs, podcasts and resources covering topical issues and talking points to help learners and fitness professionals working in the sector develop their practice and grow as a professional.

Continuing Professional Development SAVE WITH FREE CPD eLearning.

To show our continued commitment to our

Skills Hub eLearning

PRICE: ELEARNING ONLY

ADD-ON SKILLS FOR FITNESS PROFESSIONALS Alcohol Awareness

Free

Fuelling Exercise for Physical Activity

Free

refreshing our CPD eLearning in our Skills

Grow your Coaching Business

Free

Hub throughout the year. Keep in contact

Introduction to Rig Training

Free

with our Business Development team and

Obesity Myths

Free

Powerclubs

Free

Smoking Awareness and Cessation

Free

Suspension Training

Free

Tri-Planar Kettlebells

Free

Understanding Nutrition, Performance and Healthy Eating

Free

Working with Communities to Promote and Support Active Leisure

Free

centres and learners, we will be regularly

sign up to our e-shots to stay updated.

Active IQ’s eLearning content has been developed to offer learners flexible study options.

The resources are supported by media-rich content and self-assessed worksheets designed to help the learner engage with the online medium. Learners can monitor their

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progress throughout the qualification with the support of tutors.

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Talent Match Our NEW & IMPROVED Talent Match service has been created specifically to support our approved training providers and new centre enquiries to fulfil their business needs and to give qualified tutors, assessors and verifiers, real employment opportunities.

Active IQ receives many new enquiries from centres seeking qualified tutors, assessors and internal verifiers.

If you are looking for new opportunities and are a qualified tutor, assessor or verifier, join our Talent Match community by emailing our team at talentmatch@activeiq.co.uk

And more...

End-point Assessment As a registered End-point Assessment organisation (EPAO), Active IQ is pleased to offer an End-point Assessment service for the following apprenticeship standards: •

Customer Service Practitioner

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Personal Trainer

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Team Leader/Supervisor

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Teaching Assistant

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Leisure Duty Manager

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Passenger Transport Service

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Community Activator Coach

Operations (Onboard and Station)

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Business Administrator

Team Member

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Facilities Management Supervisor

More to follow as new standards become approved.

The new standards describe the skills, knowledge and behaviours that an apprentice requires to be fully competent in an occupation, while the accompanying assessment plan sets out how the apprentice should be assessed to demonstrate that they have met these standards at the end of their apprenticeship journey.

Apprenticeship journey ON PROGRAMME LEARNING

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT INITIAL ASSESSMENT

ON PROGRAMME

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING ENGLISH & MATHS

END-POINT ASSESSMENT

AFTER AT LEAST 12 MONTHS APPRENTICE SHOWCASE ASSESSMENT GATEWAY

COMPLETION

PRACTICAL OBSERVATION & PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION

(cannot be achieved prior to 12 months)

*Employer & provider determine when apprentice is ready to proceed to the End-point Assessment, providing 12 months have passed.

Steve Conopo Head of Assessment Services If you would like more information on End-point Assessment please email our team at apprenticeships@activeiq.co.uk

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Professional Recognition Professional Recognition enables your organisation to gain Active IQ’s professional kite mark for your own non-regulated training programmes. Your programmes can vary in length and in delivery method and content, as long as they meet the quality guidelines set by Active IQ. Benefits of Professional Recognition •

Enhanced status of your training by using Active IQ’s Professional Recognition to ensure your training meets quality guidelines.

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Increased customer appeal and positive perception through association with the Active IQ brand.

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Co-branded Professional Recognition e-certificates for your learners.

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Gain additional recognition with CIMSPA’s Skills Development Partnership scheme.

For more information, please email professionalrecognition@activeiq.co.uk

Professional Career Development Active IQ’s Professional Career Development enables you to progress to the next stage of your career with the leading specialist awarding organisation for the active leisure sector. Develop your knowledge and understanding of teaching, assessing, internal and/or external quality assurance with Active IQ’s education and quality assurance experts.

For more information, please email PCD@activeiq.co.uk

Access our team of experts...

Business Development Helping you to explore effective solutions to maximise your programme delivery and identify ways to grow your provision.

Approvals Active IQ’s experienced approvals team guide you through becoming an approved centre and are on hand to support additional qualification approvals.

Customer Experience Your own dedicated Customer Experience Administrator ensuring all your day to day enquiries and requests are dealt with efficiently.

External Verification Supporting you to maintain the highest possible standards in the teaching, assessment and quality assurance of Active IQ qualifications.

Qualification Development Active IQ’s team of subject and assessment experts develop dynamic and responsive qualifications and educational resources, providing you with specialist expertise and support where required.

Business Development Team Our Business Development Team are on hand covering the whole of the UK. Laura Sheasby Head of Business Development 07889 116365 | Laura.Sheasby@activeiq.co.uk James Clack Learning & Skills Development Manager 07725240466 | James.Clack@activeiq.co.uk Tad Chapman Business Development Manager 07584 613317 | Tad@activeiq.co.uk Adam Armstrong Business Development Manager 07717 851054 | Adam@activeiq.co.uk Julie Golding Business Executive 01480 410336 | Julie@activeiq.co.uk Steve Conopo Head of Assessment Services 01480 467950 | Steve@activeiq.co.uk

Our values are in our DNA...

Creative – Courageous to innovate and quick to decide and act.

Efficient – Selfless as one team, focusing on the big we rather than the little me.

Professional – Accountable; owning results and how they are accomplished.

Supportive – Passionate about our customers and our company; great listeners eager for feedback, better ideas and diverse perspectives.

Agile – Comfortable embracing change; anticipate it, champion it and grow from it.

Mission To provide first class qualifications, assessments, resources and services which are valued by training providers, employers and individuals.

Active IQ

Dryden House St Johns Street Huntingdon PE29 3NU

T 01480 467 950 info@activeiq.co.uk www.activeiq.co.uk

Lead the way with Active IQ...

If you are interested in finding out more about our range of products and services please contact our business development team on: businessdevelopment@activeiq.co.uk

or call us on: 01480 467950

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