career development news

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

The Gym Group has achieved Gold status from Inclusion In in recognition of its inclusive staff training environment. This achievement reflects the ongoing commitment from ... More

UK employee representative organisation, CIMSPA (The Chartered Institute of Sport and Physical Activity) has begun issuing qualifying health and fitness professionals with postnominal letters and ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has teamed up with Cardiff Metropolitan University to launch a Certificate of Higher ... More

Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to those living in disadvantaged communities. Yesterday (15 July) saw the ... More

Industry body CIMSPA, which represents workers across the physical activity sector, has created an online platform to support training and career development. The Training Academy ... More

The British Beauty Council has introduced the Future Talent Programme, a beauty-specific career development programme set to nurture a steady pipeline of talent to the ... More

Spa and wellness industry thought leaders gathered yesterday (26 January) at the Grow Well webinar – hosted by We Work Well – to share their ... More

Technogym has announced a new initiative designed to find the stars of the future. The company is inviting world-class personal trainers to apply for a ... More

A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK fitness industry. Called RISE, the collective will collaborate with industry ... More

CIMSPA and UK Coaching have signed a deal to combine the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) with the CIMSPA Exercise and Fitness Directory. The announcement ... More

Swiss wellbeing and medical health resort, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, has announced a partnership with Clinics of Valens, which specialises in neurology, rheumatology, pneumology, geriatrics ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced a potential new partnership with the University of Derby, that will see the development of a new qualification. ... More

Marriott has announced it will make elements of its TakeCare corporate wellness initiative available to the wider business community and other hotel, spa and wellness ... More

The Women in Wellness Leadership Conference, set to take place on 12 March in New York City, has announced a host of speakers designed to ... More

UK-based independent hotel group Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is continuing to invest in its wellness offering with the launch of a career pathway for its ... More

Health and fitness educator Premier Global NASM has joined the physical activity sector’s professional body as a skills development partner. It has become the first ... More

Franchise chain Anytime Fitness is significantly expanding its portfolio with up to 500 gyms expected in China alone by 2020. The group has been granted a ... More

The sport and physical activity sector's professional development body has increased its network in the West of England and Wales after the signing a partnership ... More

The Global Wellness Institute's (GWI) Career Development Initiative has launched an online mentorship platform. Now in its third year, the Global Mentorship Programme is the ... More

Children, women and low-income families are at the centre of three new initiatives launched by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI). Wellness For Children – chaired ... More

US massage and skincare services company Massage Envy is to team up with not-for-profit trade body the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). The two will ... More

Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by the end of 2016 as it seeks to crank up ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced it has established 16 wide-ranging wellness initiatives, each of which is chaired by a leader in that unique ... More

Lori Hutchinson, founder and co-owner of California, US-based Hutchinson Consulting, has died. The International Spa Association – where Hutchinson served as a board member from ... More