Course
Menopause Practitioner Course
By completing this qualification, learners will gain the essential underpinning knowledge to be able to adapt exercise and fitness sessions to ensure they are inclusive for individuals transitioning through the menopause.
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Cost: £525.00
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YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause (Practitioner)
Learners will:
Understand the stages of menopause, the effects of declining hormones and the health risks.
Be able to programme and adapt exercise sessions and programmes to meet the needs of individuals at different stages of menopause (within the scope of practice).
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 Menopause can devastate people's lives, and the signs and symptoms can be so hard to live with, we must learn to support women through this often tough time in their lives.
How You're Taught
This particular qualification is heavily theory-based and is part online and part in-person (2 days only). Time will need to be put aside to complete a large number of home-study tasks, some of which need to be completed before you meet us in person.
Pre-course Tasks: Learning about the fundamentals of menopause (3-4 hours), Knowledge Questions (3-4 hours), Presentation (3-4 hours), Professional Discussion (20 mins).
In-person Delivery Day 1 (9am-5pm): On this day you will learn about the effects of declining hormones on health and wellbeing for individuals transitioning through the menopause.
In-person Delivery Day 2: (9am-5pm) On this day you will learn how to programme and adapt exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms.
Post-course Tasks: More Knowledge Questions (3-4 hours), Another Presentation (3-4 hours), 2 More Professional Discussions (20 mins each), Case-Study Questions x 2 (2-3 hours each), Session Planning Documents (5-6 hours).
*Mid-week evening course dates are split across four evenings, each evening will run 6-9pm
Assessment
Presentation and professional discussion
Programming and adapting exercises to support the management of menopause and menopause symptoms
Applied case study questions
Plan, deliver and evaluate an exercise session
Progression
This qualification is classed as a population specialism and enable learners to work with a broader range of clients or perform additional roles within the workplace. Learners completing these qualifications can progress to a range of qualifications.
Entry Requirement
Learners must have completed a qualification endorsed against one of the following CIMSPA Occupational entry professional standards:
Group exercise instructor
Gym instructor
Personal trainer
Pilates-based matwork
Modules
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
Delivering exercise to support the management of menopause and menopause symptoms
Fees & Funding
The fee for this course is £525.
A £100 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place on the course.
You can pay for this course yourself (self-funded) either in full or over a maximum of 6 interest-free monthly instalments (using an Envisage Payment Plan).
If somebody else is paying for the course on your behalf (e.g. your employer or another organisation), please select "Invoice" at the payment section of your booking and we will be in touch for more information about this.
How to Apply
Click the "Book Now" button on this screen.
You'll be taken to a booking page where you'll be asked for your personal information and preferred payment method.
Payment methods include:
- Pay for your course
- £100.00 deposit, then pay the remainder before you start
- Or pay in full now
- Envisage Payment Plan
- Arrange a payment plan with us so that you can spread the payments over a maximum of 6 monthly, interest free instalments.
- Invoice
- Is your employer or another organisation paying for the course for you? If so, choose "Invoice" and you'll not be charged anything up front. We'll then contact you for further details.
If you have any questions about booking a course, please get in touch.
FAQs
This is course is part online and part in-person. You will be required to attend 2 in-person days (9am - 5pm each day).