Accreditation Support

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  1. Gym Instructor
  2. Group Exercise Instructor
  3. Mat-based Pilates
  4. Personal Trainer & Diploma
  5. Foundation Awards

Certificate in Gym Instructing


Gain accreditation with PD:Approval to offer learners a prestigious qualification that is recognised by REPs UAE and welcomed by employers. Health clubs, fitness and sport centres are looking for skilled and professional instructors to perform a range of roles supporting and motivating clients to get active, stay active and healthy, they may also be required to manage gym inductions, produce a variety of programmes and fitness initiatives to ensure the members and clients are training in a safe and effective manner.

The Certificate in Gym Instructing qualification requires 150 guided learning hours (GLH) which must include 24 practical delivery hours.

REPs UAE is a member of the International Confederation of the Register of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). PD:Approval offers accreditation to training providers so that learners can benefit from training mapped to REPs UAE standards which will allow learners who have passed your assessment to not only gain membership with REPs UAE, but also professional recognition in other ICREPs member countries.

For an overview of the requirements of accreditation, click here.

Units covered in the Certificate in Gym Instructing

Private training providers can expect a robust approval process that is supportive and thorough. Your training will have either been developed by yourself and you own the intellectual property, or by PD:Approval who can provide the relevant qualification materials that have already been mapped, saving you time and supporting your accreditation. Alternatively, you may wish to utilise another source for the resources to deliver the qualification, but you MUST submit them all and gain approval to use these materials from the intellectual property owner. All resources MUST map 100% to the REPs UAE standards to ensure an industry benchmark is met.

Accreditation with PD:Approval gives you the autonomy to add more contextualised content to the qualification making it bespoke to the needs of your learners – a huge benefit when developing your unique selling point to learners which makes you stand out in a competitive market. We believe the winning combination of industry recognised theory with the practical application promotes best practice and provides the necessary skills an employer will be looking for.

To show the industry that you have achieved accreditation, we will provide you with the REPs UAE and PD:Approval logos and a Certificate of Authentication showing the details of your approval. Following Interim Approval we will send out a qualified External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support you to continue to meet the highest standards and provide Full Approval status. PD:Approval has an accumulated 50 years experience in quality assurance, and uses industry expert evaluators, trainers and quality assurers to undertake reviews and observations.

PD:Approval will provide each successful learner with a secure Certificate of Achievement, that has a unique ID code and a hologram for anti fraud purposes. Only certificates issued in this manner will be accepted by REPs UAE for entry to the register and recognised by the other ICREPs member countries.

Centres seeking accreditation by PD:Approval to offer recognition by REPs UAE must commit to PD:Approval’s terms and conditions for accredited providers as part of the application process.

Comprehensive Services


Fees

Industry Award

Certificate in Gym Instructing

£1200 - approximately AED 5,600
(Split into two payments: Accreditation Pack £500; Submission and evaluation £700)
Renewal: £600 - approximately AED 2,790

More information
Submit Renew

Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing (freestyle or pre-choreographed)


Gain accreditation with PD:Approval to offer learners a prestigious qualification that is recognised by REPs UAE and welcomed by employers. Group Exercise Instructor focuses on the delivery of exercises to a group. Music may or may not be involved in the session; where music is involved clients may not be expected to work to the beat and phrase of the music and original choreography is not a requirement of this qualification.

The Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing (freestyle) qualification requires 150 guided learning hours (GLH) which must include 24 hours of practical delivery.

The Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing (pre-choreographed) qualification requires 140 guided learning hours (GLH) which must include 20 hours of practical delivery. Please note: to deliver this qualification your team must be qualified in Group Exercise Instructing (freestyle).

REPs UAE is a member of the International Confederation of the Register of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). PD:Approval offers accreditation to training providers so that learners can benefit from training mapped to REPs UAE standards which will allow learners who have passed your assessment to not only gain membership with REPs UAE, but also professional recognition in other ICREPs member countries.

For an overview of the requirements of accreditation, click here.

Units covered in the Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing

Private training providers can expect a robust approval process that is supportive and thorough. Your training will have either been developed by yourself and you own the intellectual property, or by PD:Approval who can provide the relevant qualification materials that have already been mapped, saving you time and supporting your accreditation. Alternatively, you may wish to utilise another source for the resources to deliver the qualification, but you MUST submit them all and gain approval to use these materials from the intellectual property owner. All resources MUST map 100% to the REPs UAE standards to ensure an industry benchmark is met.

Accreditation with PD:Approval gives you the autonomy to add more contextualised content to the qualification making it bespoke to the needs of your learners – a huge benefit when developing your unique selling point to learners which makes you stand out in a competitive market. We believe the winning combination of industry recognised theory with the practical application promotes best practice and provides the necessary skills an employer will be looking for.

To show the industry that you have achieved accreditation, we will provide you with the REPs UAE logo and a Certificate of Authentication showing the details of your approval. Following Interim Approval we will send out a qualified External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support you to continue to meet the highest standards and provide Full Approval status. PD:Approval has an accumulated 50 years experience in quality assurance, and uses industry expert evaluators, trainers and quality assurers to undertake reviews and observations.

PD:Approval will provide each successful learner with a secure Certificate of Achievement, that has a unique ID code and a hologram for anti fraud purposes. Only certificates issued in this manner will be accepted by REPs UAE for entry to the register, and recognised by other ICREPs member countries.

Centres seeking accreditation by PD:Approval to offer recognition by REPs UAE must commit to PD:Approval’s terms and conditions for accredited providers as part of the application process.

Comprehensive Services


Fees

Industry Award

Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing

£1200 - approximately AED 5,600
(Split into two payments: Accreditation Pack £500; Submission and evaluation £700)
Renewal: £600 - approximately AED 2,790

More information
Submit Renew

Certificate in Mat-Based Pilates


Gain accreditation with PD:Approval to offer learners a prestigious qualification that is recognised by REPs UAE and welcomed by employers. Qualified Mat-Based Pilates Instructors possess the knowledge and skills necessary to support and motivate clients in achieving their goals, and have more impact on a client’s performance and achievements, tailoring programmes and workouts to need their specific needs.

The Certificate in Mat-based Pilates qualification requires 275 guided learning hours (GLH) which must include 75 hours of practical delivery.

REPs UAE is a member of the International Confederation of the Register of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). PD:Approval offers accreditation to training providers so that learners can benefit from training mapped to REPs UAE standards which will allow learners who have passed your assessment to not only gain membership with REPs UAE, but also professional recognition in other ICREPs member countries.

For an overview of the requirements of accreditation, click here

Units covered in the Certificate in Mat-based Pilates

Private training providers can expect a robust approval process that is supportive and thorough. Your training will have been developed by yourself and you own the intellectual property. Alternatively, you may wish to utilise another source for the resources to deliver the qualification, but you MUST submit them all and gain approval to use these materials from the intellectual property owner. All resources MUST map 100% to the REPs UAE standards to ensure an industry benchmark is met.

Accreditation with PD:Approval gives you the autonomy to add more contextualised content to the qualification making it bespoke to the needs of your learners – a huge benefit when developing your unique selling point to learners which makes you stand out in a competitive market. We believe the winning combination of industry recognised theory with the practical application promotes best practice and provides the necessary skills an employer will be looking for.

To show the industry that you have achieved accreditation, we will provide you with the REPs UAE logo and a Certificate of Authentication showing the details of your approval. Following Interim Approval we will send out a qualified External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support you to continue to meet the highest standards and provide Full Approval status. PD:Approval has an accumulated 50 years experience in quality assurance, and uses industry expert evaluators, trainers and quality assurers to undertake reviews and observations.

PD:Approval will provide each successful learner with a secure Certificate of Achievement, that has a unique ID code and a hologram for anti fraud purposes. Only certificates issued in this manner will be accepted by REPs UAE for entry to the register, and recognised in other ICREPs members countries.

Centres seeking accreditation by PD:Approval to offer recognition by REPs UAE must commit to PD:Approval’s terms and conditions for accredited providers as part of the application process.

Comprehensive Services


Fees

Industry Award

Certificate in Mat-based Pilates

£1200 - approximately AED 5,600
(Split into two payments: Accreditation Pack £500; Submission and evaluation £700)
Renewal: £600 - approximately AED 2,790

More information
Submit Renew

Certificate in Personal Training and Diploma in Personal Training


Gain accreditation with PD:Approval to offer learners a prestigious qualification that is recognised by REPs UAE and welcomed by employers. Qualified personal trainers possess the knowledge and skills necessary to support and motivate clients in achieving their goals, and have more impact on a client’s performance and achievements, tailoring programmes and workouts to need their specific needs.

The Certificate in Personal Training qualification requires 200 guided learning hours (GLH) which must include 24 hours of practical delivery.

The Diploma in Personal Training incorporates additional units for Gym Instructor and requires 275 guided learning hours (GLH), which must include 48 hours of practical delivery.

REPs UAE is a member of the International Confederation of the Register of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). PD:Approval offers accreditation to training providers so that learners can benefit from training mapped to REPs UAE standards which will allow learners who have passed your assessment to not only gain membership with REPs UAE, but also professional recognition in other ICREPs member countries.

For an overview of the requirements of accreditation, click here.

Units covered in the Certificate in Personal Training

Private training providers can expect a robust approval process that is supportive and thorough. Your training will have either been developed by yourself and you own the intellectual property, or by PD:Approval who can provide the relevant qualification materials that have already been mapped, saving you time and supporting your accreditation. Alternatively, you may wish to utilise another source for the resources to deliver the qualification, but you MUST submit them all and gain approval to use these materials from the intellectual property owner. All resources MUST map 100% to the REPs UAE standards to ensure an industry benchmark is met.

Accreditation with PD:Approval gives you the autonomy to add more contextualised content to the qualification making it bespoke to the needs of your learners – a huge benefit when developing your unique selling point to learners which makes you stand out in a competitive market. We believe the winning combination of industry recognised theory with the practical application promotes best practice and provides the necessary skills an employer will be looking for.

To show the industry that you have achieved accreditation, we will provide you with the REPs UAE logo and a Certificate of Authentication showing the details of your approval. Following Interim Approval we will send out a qualified External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support you to continue to meet the highest standards and provide Full Approval status. PD:Approval has an accumulated 50 years experience in quality assurance, and uses industry expert evaluators, trainers and quality assurers to undertake reviews and observations.

PD:Approval will provide each successful learner with a secure Certificate of Achievement, that has a unique ID code and a hologram for anti fraud purposes. Only certificates issued in this manner will be accepted by REPs UAE for entry to the register, and recognised in the other ICREPs member countries.

Centres seeking accreditation by PD:Approval to offer recognition by REPs UAE must commit to PD:Approval’s terms and conditions for accredited providers as part of the application process.

Comprehensive Services


Fees

Industry Award

Personal Trainer


£1200 - approximately AED 5,600
(Split into two payments: Accreditation Pack £500; submission and evaluation £700)
Renewal: £600 - approximately AED 2,790

More Information
Submit Renew
Industry Award

Diploma in Personal Training


£1200 - approximately AED 5,600
(Split into two payments: Accreditation Pack £500; submission and evaluation £700)
Renewal: £600 - approximately AED 2,790

More Information
Submit Renew

Foundation Training (CPD)

16 CPD points

Foundation Training is the mandatory prerequisite to further endorsed CPD in the same discipline (see below) and can be developed by an employer in-house or by a private training provider. Foundation Training must map 100% to REPs UAE standards to ensure an industry benchmark is met, but you have the autonomy to add more contextualised content to the course and assessment – a huge benefit when developing your universal selling point to learners.

You have the choice of endorsing your Foundation Training individually, as a Foundation Training Pay as You Go (PAYG) endorsement, or through Foundation Training Unlimited endorsement which, once you are approved, would enable you to gain endorsement for additional Foundation Training without incurring further submission fees. Both options will provide you with continuing support from a dedicated External Quality Assurer.

Foundation Training endorsement is available as the following qualifications and must meet the minimum Guided Learning Hours (GLH):

Special Populations:

  • Award in Pre and Postnatal Exercise Instructing* - 40 GLH
  • Award in Older Adult Exercise Instructing - 50 GLH
  • Award in Disability Exercise Instructing - 50 GLH
  • Award in Youth Exercise Instructing* - 50 GLH

Strength & Conditioning* - 150 GLH

* PD:Approval learning and/or teaching resources available, see the Important Information section below

An overview of the evidence required for a Foundation Training submission is available here, however please download the Foundation Training Endorsement Guide for full information on how to submit your Foundation Training for approval.

Prices are per annum (plus certification costs per learner of £25 (approx AED 116) and manual fees if applicable).

Special Populations

Special Populations

PAYG: £700 - approximately AED 3233
PAYG annual renewal: £350 - approximately AED 1616
Unlimited: £1200 - approximately AED 5560
Unlimited annual renewal: £1200

Important Information

PAYG Renew
Unlimited Renew
Strength & Conditioning

Strength & Conditioning

PAYG: £700 - approximately AED 3233
PAYG annual renewal: £350 - approximately AED 1616
Unlimited: £1200 - approximately AED 5560
Unlimited annual renewal: £1200

Important Information

PAYG Renew
Unlimited Renew

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