• YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause (610/4379/5)

    By completing this qualification, learners will have gained the essential underpinning knowledge to be able to adapt exercise and fitness sessions to ensure they are inclusive for individuals transitioning through the menopause.

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    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause

    Qualifications Type

    Population Specialism

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    Population specialisms build on the knowledge and skills of occupational qualifications, enabling learners to expand their scope of practice to work with a broader range of clients with more complex needs e.g. children, older adults, individuals with disabilities/impairments etc.

    Qualification Number (QN)

    610/4379/5

    Qualification size

    GLH: 45-51/ TQT: 99-115

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    Total Qualification Time (TQT)

    This is an estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours that a learner would reasonably need to be able to show the level of achievement necessary for the award of a qualification.

    Total Qualification Time is made up of the following two elements:

    The number of hours which an awarding organisation has assigned to a qualification for guided learning (see below)
    An estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training – including assessment – which takes place as directed by (but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of) a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.

    Guided Learning Hours (GLH)

    This is:

    Face to face delivery (learning delivered by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate member of the training team)
    eLearning with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real-time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during eLearning)
    Invigilated assessment (external tests sat under controlled or open-book conditions)
    Internal assessment carried out by the learner with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during assessment).

    This is not unsupervised learning such as:

    eLearning that the learner carries out unsupervised and with no real time support from a lecturer, teacher or tutor
    Assessment internally carried out by the learner without a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (for example, completing a Learner Assessment Record (LAR) at home)
    Any additional further study, revision and training activities that the learner does unsupervised to support their learning.

    Pathways

    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause (Practitioner)

    Availability

    Operational start date: 1 September 2024

    Operational end date:

    Certification end date:

    Entry Requirements

    Learners must have completed a qualification endorsed against one of the following CIMSPA Occupational entry professional standards:

    Group exercise instructor
    Gym instructor
    Personal trainer
    Pilates-based matwork

    Assessments

    Presentation and professional discussion
    Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms
    Applied case study questions
    Plan, deliver and evaluate an exercise session (optional unit)

    Endorsement

    Overview

    By completing this qualification, learners will have gained the essential underpinning knowledge to be able to adapt exercise and fitness sessions to ensure they are inclusive for individuals transitioning through the the menopause.

    Learners will:

    Understand the stages of menopause and effects of declining hormones and the risks to health.
    Be able to programme and adapt exercise sessions and programmes to meet the needs of individuals at different stages of menopause (within scope of practice).

    Completion of the additional optional unit enables learners to:

    Deliver exercise to meet the needs of individuals at different stages of menopause.

    This qualification is underpinned by CIMSPA’s Women and Girls Population Specialism Professional Standard.

    Qualification details

    Learners will cover the following content:

    The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing
    The effect of declining hormones on health and wellbeing for individuals transitioning through the menopause
    Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms

    Learners completing the optional unit below will be acknowledged with the addition of the term ‘practitioner’ on their certificate to confirm that they have demonstrated relevant skills delivering exercise for this population.

    Delivering exercise to support the management of menopause and menopause symptoms

    To achieve the YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause, learners must pass 3 mandatory units. Assessments include:

    Presentation and professional discussion
    Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms

    To achieve the YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause (Practitioner), learners must pass the optional unit by completing the assessment below:

    Plan, deliver and evaluate an exercise session

    You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification specification and/or learner assessment record (LAR). The LAR is available for centres to download from Y-Connect.

    These qualifications are classed as a population specialisms and enable learners to work with a broader range of clients or perform additional roles within the workplace. Learners completing these qualifications can progress to:

    Population specialisms (to work with a broader range of clients):

    YMCA Level 2 Award in Engaging Inactive People in Physical Activity to Create Long-Term Behaviour Change (603/7345/3)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Perinatal (610/0829/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Disability and Impairments (610/1559/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Older Adults (610/1668/8)
    YMCA Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Participation in Exercise and Physical Activity: Long term health conditions (610/4227/4)

    Environment specialisms (to work in more settings):

    YMCA Level 2 Award in Developing Sustainable Physical Activity Programmes Within Community Settings (603/7343/X)

    Technical specialisms (to work with specific equipment or perform additional roles within the workplace):

    YMCA Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebell Training (603/7186/9)
    YMCA Level 2 Award in Instructing Suspended Movement Training (603/7187/0)
    YMCA Level 2 Award in Mental Health Awareness and Understanding Approaches to Support Individuals (603/7146/8)
    YMCA Level 2 Award in Safeguarding Adults and Adults at Risk (610/0822/9)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (603/1902/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (603/1903/3)

    UniteLearningManual
    The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing (R/651/2777)✔️❌
    The effect of declining hormones on health and wellbeing for individuals transitioning through the menopause (T/651/2778)Coming soon❌
    Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms (Y/651/2779)❌❌
    Delivering exercise to support the management of menopause and menopause symptoms (F/651/2780)❌❌

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