FOCUS AWARDS Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Introduction Focus Awards, like many of our centres, are concerned by the news of coronavirus and how quickly it is spreading across the world. Reassuringly, we are advised that many who become infected will experience no more than a ‘mild illness’. However, for older people, or those with certain pre-existing conditions it can be extremely […]
February 2020
Qualifications approved Focus Awards Level 3 Developing Exercise Sessions for Older Adults (RQF) Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate in Dermaplaning Treatments (RQF) – Operational start date 09/03/20 Focus Awards Level 5 Diploma in Massage Therapy for Sports (RQF) – Operational start date 09/03/20 If you wish to add any of the above qualifications to your […]
January 2020
Happy New Year! 2019 was a great year for Focus Awards and our Team. After returning from Christmas leave in January 2019, we powered through with the development of around 30 new qualifications. As we dive into 2020, we have 29 qualifications currently in development and are planning to develop many more throughout the year. […]
CIMSPA Approved AO Partner
At Focus Awards, we are delighted to announce that we are now an approved CIMSPA AO partner. CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and as a result, inspire our nation to become more active. Together CIMSPA […]
Following on from our news in April
Following on from our news in April we are excited to announce some additions to our portfolio. We would like to take this opportunity to thank those centres who have provided some very helpful feedback on the changes to some of our qualifications, which will have strengthened the content and increased their value to the […]
Focus Awards Announces Collaboration With British Weight Lifting (BWL)
Innovative and customer-focused awarding organisation, Focus Awards, is delighted to welcome prestigious client, British Weight Lifting to its roster after signing a new, exclusive contract to provide external quality assurance and the development of several exciting new regulated qualifications. BWL to offer new focus on training British Weight Lifting is the recognised governing body for […]
Qualification Update Jan19
Happy New Year to you all! We have been busy developing many new qualifications, and have extended a large number of our already successful qualifications. The decision to develop qualifications is not taken lightly; there are a number of factors that we have to take into account before we can give the green light to […]
Qualitas Updates
New look Over the year, we have been working to give you a more eye-pleasing Qualitas. You may have noticed the new look has been live for a while but, we have still been working on this and will continue to do so. Finance As you will already know, invoices for learner registrations are emailed […]
REPS/CIMPSPA Membership
Focus Awards would like to confirm that learners of our qualifications are eligible to join either REPS or CIMSPA (or even both) subsequent to completing one of our nationally recognised qualifications. You will see confirmation of this position on the respective websites: REPS state, “if you have recent UK qualifications (within the last five years) […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
On 25th May the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect and ensures that European standards in data protection align with current technology standards. This regulation applies to all organisations that collect any kind of personal data. In order to ensure Focus Awards complies with these new requirements, we want to ensure […]