{"id":19029,"date":"2019-03-08T13:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T13:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/cimspa-conference-celebrates-progress-towards-professionalised-workforce\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:09:11","slug":"cimspa-conference-celebrates-progress-towards-professionalised-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/cimspa-conference-celebrates-progress-towards-professionalised-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"CIMSPA Conference celebrates progress towards professionalised workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 200 sport and physical activity sector professionals gathered at the Chesford Grange conference centre in Kenilworth on 28 February for the 2019 CIMSPA conference. The event reviewed and celebrated the significant progress made by the physical activity sector towards building a recognised and respected profession for its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the event, CIMSPA Chair Marc Woods presented a review of the sector\u2019s development, including a 300% increase in the number of personal members, and strong partnership growth with over 300 organisations now aligning their work with the sector\u2019s chartered professional body.<\/p>\n<p>CIMSPA CEO Tara Dillon followed Marc Woods on stage to look forward to the next phase of CIMSPA\u2019s strategy. Her ask of the audience was to continue its stellar record of collaboration: \u201cWe\u2019ve only made the progress we have by being \u2018stronger together\u2019 \u2013 partnership working sits at the centre of everything CIMSPA does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tara concluded with a call to action for those already part of the project to help spread the word and scale CIMSPA\u2019s sector impact: \u201cEvery activity coach, every freelance PT, and every boutique independent needs to be aware of the value CIMSPA can deliver towards their personal and business success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event day also featured a speech from ukactive CEO Steven Ward, who looked back on the last five years of progress for the physical activity sector, and set the scene for the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The event provided a chance to for delegates to preview the new CIMSPA visual brand, with the unveiling of a \u201ckitemark of quality\u201d, which forms the centre of the chartered institute\u2019s endorsement and quality assurance frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>CIMSPA Chair Marc Woods said: \u201cIn the short time that I\u2019ve been CIMSPA Chair it has been a privilege to witness how the continued commitment of hundreds of stakeholders and partners into our work has moved the debate from \u2018can CIMSPA deliver?\u2019 to seeing tangible evidence of our collective achievements,\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>CIMSPA also released an impact report covering its work over the past two years, highlighting in particular its creation of the sector\u2019s first professional standards framework and its successful adoption across sport and physical activity, from apprenticeships through technical education to endorsed degree programmes.<\/p>\n<p>View and download the report below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/cimspa\/docs\/cimspa_impact_report_2019?e=29165002\/68112566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/issuu.com\/cimspa\/docs\/cimspa_impact_report_2019?e=29165002\/68112566<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimspa.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIMSPA<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0is a ukactive member and Strategic Partner. 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