Menopause Qualification launches for World Menopause Awareness Day

Today is menopause awareness day and we are thrilled to be launching the YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause!

Be the first in the UK to gain your Level 3 Menopause Practitioner qualification.

Delivered online via Zoom, all live workshops are recorded for those who can’t attend live. Join an interactive learner group for the first cohort, where you’ll progress through the course together with peer and tutor support.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain this valuable qualification.

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

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

Be one of the First Instructors to become a Level 3 Menopause Health & Fitness Practitioner.

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.

The Course Covers:

• 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

Assessment 

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

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