Press Releases

CYQ achieve ISO 9001 accreditation

jfragola — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:41:32 +0000

Following a six month project, CYQ is pleased to announce that it has achieved ISO 9001 Certification, along with its Central Services Department. ISO is the International Organisation for Standardisation that publish standards covering all areas of business management...

Central YMCA highlight body image as a weighty issue for men

jfragola — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:45:02 +0000

The research, which was conducted by the Charity and the Centre for Appearance Research, shows that body image anxiety is no longer just confined to women...

CYQ qualifications land in Malta

jfragola — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:43:02 +0000

Lori Randall, Director of Business Development at CYQ, paid a recent visit to students at CYQ accredited centre Future Focus, to present them with their certificates in Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym)...

Explaining Ofqual’s General Conditions of Recognition

jfragola — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:10:07 +0000

In May 2011, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) launched the new General Conditions of Recognition...

Celebrating WorldSkills success

jfragola — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:32:51 +0000

WorldSkills London 2011, the largest ever international skills competition and careers event has drawn to a close. From 5th-8th October CYQ, alongside other Central YMCA operations, ran a 'Have a Go' activity, giving visitors the chance to take part in silent disco workouts...

New qualifications fee strategy

jfragola — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:55:11 +0000

We are pleased to announce that we will be introducing a revised fee strategy from 1st September 2011. We have simplified the structure of our certification fees, to support the continuing changeover to the QCF...

New CYQ quality mark launched

jfragola — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:01:41 +0000

CYQ has launched a new quality mark for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes in the Active Lesiure, Learning and Wellbeing sector.

"One stop shop" apprenticeship offer launched with Edexcel

jfragola — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:35:00 +0000

CYQ and Edexcel have announced a new partnership which will provide employers and training providers offering apprenticeships in the Active Leisure and Learning Sector with a "one stop shop" to access qualifications from the framework.

CYQ excel in Ofqual and SQA audits

jfragola — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:03:56 +0000

CYQ has achieved excellent results in two recent audits carried out by Ofqual, the qualifications regulator for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by SQA, the equivalent regulator for Scotland.

Bev Williams appointed as CYQ Senior Qualifications Manager

jfragola — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:26:16 +0000

CYQ are delighted to announce the appointment of Bev Williams as Senior Qualifications Manager. Bev has accrued a wealth of experience in active leisure, having held senior positions for a variety of training providers and awarding bodies within the sector. She replaces Nick Cutland, CYQ Head of Qualification Development, who is joining CACHE, the awarding body for the children and adult care sectors, as Director of Portfolio.