Key facts

  • Established in 1998 as the UK’s first health and fitness specific awarding body
  • Over 230 centres based in the UK and abroad
  • Over 20 years of expertise as part of Central YMCA, the Activity for Health charity 
  • Over 200,000 CYQ qualifications issued
  • Qualifications fully approved by the Government via Ofqual and Sector Skills Council, SkillsActive
  • Qualifications allow candidates automatic registration onto the
    Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
  • All CYQ qualifications sit on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
  • Launched UK's first nationally recognised qualification in Instructing Chair-Based Exercise in 2004
  • Launched UK's first nationally recognised qualification in Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children
  • Only awarding body to offer an approved qualification in Exercise Referral