ICON Training news

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been named as a keynote speaker for the Getting Wales Moving conference, which will scrutinise Welsh government policy on issues relating ... More

More apprentices will be offered a route into the sports and leisure industry following a decision by Fusion Lifestyle to grow its programme from 150 ... More

Budget gym operator Xercise4Less has become the latest firm to turn to Icon to provide training for its frontline staff. The training programme includes qualifications ... More

Sport and leisure industry training provider ICON Training has been shortlisted in two categories at the annual Times Education Supplement (TES) Further Education (FE) Awards ... More

Leisure industry organisations including GLL, Future Fit Training and Les Mills UK were some of the winners at this year’s Active Training Awards. Organised by ... More

GLL, Everyone Active and Fusion Lifestyle are among the nominations for this year’s Active Training Awards – which has been expanded to include a day’s ... More

The number of training qualifications awarded across the leisure, travel and tourism sector has fallen for the second year running, according to official government statistics. ... More

Icon Training has announced a new collaboration with British Weight Lifting (BWL) to broaden education and understanding of the fast-growing sport. Recent successes at international ... More

Training provider Icon Training has strengthened its senior management team with the addition of two new project leads and the promotion of Gary Denton to ... More

Sport and leisure training provider Icon Training is planning a complete overhaul of its training structure in a bid to provide structured career pathways spanning ... More

The physical activity sector’s leading training providers gathered in Marlow last week to celebrate 2014’s top achievers at the Active Training Awards. More than 150 ... More

The finalists have been named for the Active Training Awards 2014, which will see the physical activity sector’s top training providers honoured for their efforts ... More

The growth in prominence of social media has opened up an array of marketing opportunities for the health and fitness industry, however marketing managers should ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has announced that five employers in the sport and activity sector have committed ... More

CIMSPA, the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector held its first AGM yesterday (7th November) and a record number of ... More

Budget gym operator easyGym has partnered with UK training provider Icon Training. The partnership has been enabling easyGym to recruit apprentices who are being trained ... More

Icon Training has become the UK's first sport training provider to be given the go-ahead by the Education Funding Agency to provide its Ofsted Grade ... More

A new government-funded apprenticeships scheme has been launched to tackle the shortage of aquatic personnel in the UK leisure industry. The flagship initiative will aim ... More

A new government-funded apprenticeships scheme has been launched to tackle the shortage of aquatic personnel in the UK leisure industry. The flagship initiative will aim ... More

Welsh deputy minister for skills, Jeff Cuthbert, has announced a further £5m funding for additional apprenticeship places for newly recruited young people aged 16-24. Speaking ... More

Icon Training has been named as one of the UK's top training providers after it achieved seven Grade 1's from a recent Ofsted inspection - ... More

A group of 28 Young Leaders, aged 14-to-16-years-old, led the football events at this years Surrey Youth Games following a three day, accelerated, training programme ... More