Tuesday 11th March 2008
The first level 2 Award in Supervising Exercise with Disabled People to be held in Yorkshire was conducted on 11th and 12th February 2008 at Hillsborough Leisure Centre. The course ran to full capacity on both days and was very beneficial for the candidates that attended.
The course was delivered by YMCAfit on behalf of the IFI and provided the candidates with a nationally recognised VRQ qualification at level 2.
The course objectives included:
· An understanding of issues related to disability.
· Ability and confidence to supervise disabled people within the fitness suite.
· Awareness and confidence to refer to a more qualified individual where appropriate.
· Ability and confidence to offer ongoing development opportunities to disabled people accessing fitness services.
· Awareness of the support network to increase knowledge in related complementary areas e.g. GP Referrals.
The course taught candidates about different topics such as disability awareness, session preparation, how to monitor exercise, the different components of an exercise session and how to adapt exercise with disabled people to name a few.
On completion of the course candidates were equip with the skills required to supervise a progressive exercise programme with disabled people, where that programme has been written by a level 3 qualified exercise with disabled people instructor.
If you have any further questions regarding training you are welcome to contact Cheryl Davidson at IFI office telephone number 0114 257 2069 or email Cheryl@inclusivefitness.org
