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Diploma | Sport and Active Leisure

We are currently working with a variety of organisations whose products and services add value to your Diploma offer.

Some are relevant to an individual Principal Line of Learning, while others offer generic services that can be used across many of the Diploma components.

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CYQ - Central YMCA Qualifications

CYQ and Edexcel – Empowering students for a career in health and fitness

CYQ (Central YMCA Qualifications) is working with Edexcel to provide specialist health and fitness qualifications as part of the Edexcel Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure. Students electing to take their additional and specialist learning through CYQ will be able to enter the active leisure sector with a highly respected and sought-after qualification from the UK’s leading health and fitness awarding body.

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Mutual recognition of qualifications

CYQ and Edexcel are also working together to mutually recognise selected qualifications.

Students achieving passes in the right combination of units of the Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Sport and Exercise Sciences need only undertake the practical assessment for the CYQ Level 2 qualification, bypassing the exercise and fitness knowledge theory assessment. Conversely, CYQ candidates can use their theory assessment achievement as evidence towards Level 3 BTEC Nationals.

You can find out more about the CYQ/Edexcel partnership here.

CYQ

The UK’s leading health and fitness specialist awarding body

Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) is the UK’s leading health and fitness specific awarding body. It develops and awards health and fitness qualifications that are delivered through a range of institutions, including private training providers, universities, colleges and schools. There are over 260 centres delivering CYQ qualifications within the UK and internationally.

CYQ was established in 1998 as the UK's first and only awarding body to specialise in health and fitness qualifications, and launched the first nationally recognised qualifications in a wide range of disciplines including:

  • Personal Training
  • Advanced Gym Instructor
  • Exercise Referral
  • Yoga
  • Mat Pilates
  • Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children
  • Chair-Based Exercise for the Frailer Older Person

CYQ currently offers over 30 recognised and respected qualifications, from introductory to advanced levels, including the UK's only recognised qualification in Exercise Referral.

Beyond qualifications, CYQ is the official accreditation unit for the European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA), quality-assuring standards of fitness qualifications of participating training providers across Europe. CYQ is also the verifier of the Fitness Industry Association’s (FIA) Code of Practice.

Visit the CYQ website for more information.

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U-xplore

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u-xplore interactive is an online resource which provides you with behind-the-scenes access to the business community so you can get a real feel for your chosen Diploma sector.

Using cutting-edge media, it brings national and local businesses to life via 360° virtual tours, film clips and individual profiles.

Please click on the image below to view the u-xplore interactive tour.

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Perspective

Perspective

Collaborative Learning Manager - The Solution That Links Delivery Partners

Collaborative Learning Manager (CLM) is a new standard in smart learning management technology, from Perspective. The technology enables effective communication between all parties involved in the delivery of 14-19 Diplomas.

The delivery of Diploma qualifications involves a collaboration of schools, colleges, work-based learning providers and employers, all of whom need to access and monitor information on learner progress towards the various qualifications that constitute the Diploma.

CLM provides an online monitoring platform to do just this, enabling access to up-to-the-minute data on student attendance and progression.

The software monitors student progression throughout all stages of the qualification, enabling a free flow of information between all parties and providing instant access to information on performance and development.

CLM is an ideal management tool for Delivery Partnerships to monitor programme progression. Attendance statistics, learner statistics and management reports can be produced quickly and easily, and at-a-glance reports show attendance by pupil, course and school over specified time periods.

CLM is already being used within the distributed learning arena, enabling colleges and training providers to effectively deliver and track vocational training. The saving in terms of time and paperwork has been extremely significant and CLM is easily and effectively keeping abreast of student progress and attendance.

CLM software was recently featured in an article published by the Guardian. Read the article here.


For further information, contact CLM:
Tel: 0121 506 9540
Email: enquiries@perspective-uk.com
Website: www.perspective-uk.com


                              “Collaborative Learning Manager –
The Solution That Links Delivery Partners; The System That Delivers”
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DDL

Safe Learner

Safe Learner is an e-learning resource created by DDL and endorsed by Edexcel to cover the underpinning knowledge of the BTEC Level 2 Award in Safe Learning in the Workplace. It is also a valuable teaching and learning resource for the health and safety content in BTEC and other vocational programmes.
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Users gain access to the product online, by logging in to their own account. The resource engages learners by guiding a virtual ‘friend’ through the hazards of a series of workplace scenarios. A number of tasks guide the user through the learning materials, covering 24 health and safety areas, all of which include interactive exercises, health and safety theory and self-assessment questions.

Visit the safe learner website to find out more.

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About DDL

DDL understands education and training. Its knowledge is applied through innovative bespoke products to deliver solutions to a wide range of learning needs. Its integrated, informed and honest approach to e-learning makes DDL the smart choice for education providers, training bodies and industry worldwide.

DDL has been an innovator in the e-learning industry since its formation in 1999, and can boast an extensive portfolio of e-learning content, training products and learning tools.

DDL has successfully worked with Edexcel for a number of years on a several innovative products including Results Plus and Results Plus Progress.

Visit the DDL website to find out more.

E-qual Paperless Portfolio

DDL is responsible for the creation of the E-qual Paperless Portfolio - a comprehensive eportfolio tool.

E-qual Paperless Portfolio is a complete online eportfolio solution. It enables the development, assessment, verification and management of online portfolios. It also provides access to learning content and resources and discussion forums.		    E-qual

E-qual can deliver any type of qualification, whether it be an NVQ/SVQ vocational qualification, an academic programme of study or a custom organisation qualification.

Visit the e-qual website to find out more.
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MatchWare

MatchWare’s software titles are perfectly suited to the requirements of Edexcel’s new Diploma qualifications. With MindView 3 BE you can plan any of the qualifications using the industry standard GANTT view. Mediator 9 is an intuitive multimedia tool that allows students to create high-end CD-rom, Flash or HTML websites. ScreenCorder 5 allows students to record onscreen actions to give evidence of work.

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 MindView 3 Business   MindView 3 Business is an innovative and easy-to-comprehend approach to project management, allowing students to effectively plan and execute high-quality projects in this challenging new qualification.

"Mind Mapping software is a great way to explore and clarify the requirements of a project brief prior to constructing a detailed project plan.”  Ann Weidmann, Qualifications Leader for ICT, Edexcel

With MindView 3 Business you can:

  • Combine mind-mapping and project management in a user-friendly way
  • Help students develop their personal, learning and thinking skills
  • Effectively plan each unit using the industry-standard GANTT view

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  • Add any files to branches - for example text, images, video, PDF
  • Export the plan to create:
    o    A  text report in Microsoft Word
    o    A presentation in PowerPoint
    o    An HTML website (eportfolio).

View a tutorial showing how MindView 3 Business can be used to successfully complete the Diploma.

 Mediator 9   Mediator 9 is the perfect tool for completing tasks such as the Multimedia and Digital products unit in the IT Diploma, where students are required to make high-end multimedia projects and websites. Mediator combines ease of use and high-quality results so students can focus on the content rather than learning complicated software.

“Easy-to-learn software that enables eyecatching multimedia publications. Our best students have exceeded previous A level standards.” Chris Sharples, Head of ICT, Lady Lumley’s School

Mediator’s simple three-step process of:

1. designing pages
2. adding interactivity
3. exporting 

- requires no programming skills and produces industry-standard results.

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 ScreenCorder 5   ScreenCorder 5 helps students review their Diploma work by allowing them to make video recordings of onscreen actions. They can enhance their recordings with audio accounts, text and images. Then they can combine several recordings into one file and export to Flash, AVI and WMV.

"ScreenCorder gives an effective visual means for students to outline how they have implemented their design features." Heather McIntosh, Secondary ICT Consultant, Peterborough City Council

Exported files can be embedded in OpenMind or Mediator to become part of students' Diploma coursework.

To find out more about MatchWare titles or arrange for a presentation of the software, please contact MatchWare at their Richmond office:

MatchWare Ltd.
9-11 The Quadrant
Richmond, TW9 1BP
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8940 9700
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8332 2170
london@matchware.com.