CIMSPA and BASRaT announce new partnership
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) is pleased to announce an important new partnership with the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT).
CIMSPA is the chartered professional body for the sport and physical activity sector workforce and BASRaT is the professional membership, accreditation and regulatory organisation that represents Sport Rehabilitators in the UK.
At the centre of the partnership is a commitment that the two organisations will collaborate on areas of common interest to ensure that newly developed career pathways and professional standards for sport and physical activity professionals are aligned to the needs of employers, employees and the wider sport and physical activity sector and are complementary to those established in the profession for Sport Rehabilitators.
The two organisations share a goal of creating a more standardised approach to Higher Education (HE) course endorsement, aligned to agreed professional standards, to provide clarity and confidence to the HE sector.
For occupations in the field of Sport Rehabilitation, CIMSPA will recognise BASRaT’s undergraduate and postgraduate endorsement, directing members who wish to progress their career to Sports Rehabilitation to BASRaT endorsed courses and BASRaT registration. CIMSPA will also consult and collaborate with BASRaT in its work with the higher education sector, standards and professional recognition.
Speaking about the intended partnership, Colin Huffen, CIMSPA Associate Director – Policy and Professional Services said:
“We’re looking forward to working more closely with Steve and the team at BASRaT, who are the only approved regulator of the sports rehabilitation workforce. Both our organisations strive to maintain and develop quality training provision across sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing, and formalising this relationship will help us to continue to support and recognise the brilliant, skilled professionals in our sector.”
Steve Aspinall, Chief Executive of BASRaT, also commented:
“Sport Rehabilitation and the Sport and Physical Activity sector are professional areas that provide vital contributions to public health and wellbeing. For commissioners, employers and the public to have confidence in the professionals working in these fields, there needs to be clear and robust quality assurance of educational content, delivery and standards along with appropriate ongoing regulation of the working professional. BASRaT and CIMSPA working jointly towards these common goals is an exciting collaboration that will improve standards across the sectors and provide much stronger public confidence in these professional areas.”
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