YSJ work with Active IQ
York St John University and Active IQ team up to offer
students extra fitness qualifications
York St John University has teamed up with
leading Awarding Organisation Active IQ to offer its BSc Sports
Science degree students the opportunity to complete a range of
vocational fitness qualifications whilst studying for their degree.
All first year 2012 students enrolled onto the University’s Sports
Science degree programmes will additionally be enrolled onto the
Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym).
The additional qualifications aim to build on
the knowledge base of the degree itself, while providing both the
practical instructional skills of a fully accredited fitness
industry qualification and access to the register of exercise
professionals. First year students who take the new Level 2
qualification will then have the opportunity to complete further
fitness qualifications in their second year, such as the Level 2
Award in Instructing Kettlebells or Level 3 Award in Nutrition for
Physical Activity.
The Active IQ qualifications will be delivered
by training provider York St John Active (YSJActive) at the
University’s in-house Sport and Fitness department, and will be
fully incorporated into the regular student timetables.
Michelle Jones, Head of Sport at York St John
University, commented:
“Students that joined us in September 2012
will be offered the chance to take a number of recognised
vocational qualifications free of charge, both in the first and
second years of the programme. The qualifications will complement
the academic programme they are undertaking, and really help
students enhance their career profile in an increasingly
competitive job market. At York St John we are committed to
supporting student development and increasing the chances of
employment when they graduate.”
Neale Coleman, National Account Manager for
Active IQ, commented:
“This is a brilliant initiative from York St
John University as it will overcome the common barrier that many
sports science degree graduates experience of not being able to
gain employment in the fitness industry due to lacking an industry
qualification.”
Sarah Hawley, Vocational and Coach Education
Development Officer for YSJActive commented:
“We’re excited about offering students the
opportunity to achieve a valuable qualification that will enable
them to build on their knowledge and experience, as well as
progress on to further vocational fitness qualifications.
This is the first time we have delivered the qualification as a
timetabled module; we’re looking forward to the challenge and
working with Active IQ and the students on this programme.”
For more information about the Sports Science
courses offered by York St John University please visit: http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/
For more information on Active IQ please visit
http://www.activeiq.co.uk To
follow Active IQ on Twitter please visit https://twitter.com/ActiveIQ and
to join the organisation on Facebook please visit http://www.facebook.com/active.iq
