We’re re-imagining the training sector
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The landscape of learning is changing. Innovation makes this possible, but it also risks a race to the bottom, preventing learners from succeeding. This is where YMCA Awards next generation qualifications and learning materials come in.
Next generation qualifications include:
Next generation design principles
We’re re-imagining how we prepare the next generation of fitness instructors for the workplace. With each new qualification we develop, we’re applying five next generation design principles to empower learners to build strong links between knowledge and skills, better preparing them for the real world and supporting them into employment or to progress within their existing role.
Provide an engaging learner experience that reflects industry
Provide flexible learning and assessment using technology
Create impactful communicators
Clearly identify professional boundaries
Develop self-reliance and resilience
Re-imagining assessment
Everyone has a different learning style that works for them. The traditional assessment methods can act as barriers to some students and block them from performing to the best of their ability. We want to allow flexibility that reflects the neurodiversity of our learners and the sector they wish to work in.
Our next generation qualifications utilise a range of assessment methods to allow each learners to get creative and customise their learning experience to get the most out of their course. The added flexibility will also allow them to complete assessments that better reflect what they’ll do on the job versus in a classroom.
Next generation qualification assessment methods include: