Activeiq launches reformed qualifications

Awarding organisation, Active IQ, has launched its latest reformed qualifications for the physical activity sector, designed to provide learners with targeted skills and knowledge that meet both current industry standards and anticipated future needs.

Available to learners from August 2025, the 11 updated qualifications cover a range of areas, such as working with ageing clients and in antenatal/postnatal fitness settings. They have been structured to enable learners to identify and manage risks specific to these clients, alongside a number of other areas of focus.

The qualifications come off the back of Active IQ’s Skills Gap Report, which found that a third (32%) of fitness professionals feel they don’t have access to the resources and tools necessary to customise training programmes for different areas of diversity, and look to begin plugging this gap.

In an effort to streamline qualifications, Active IQ has also simplified the choices available to both employers and learners to establish a clear and recognised pathway to employment, addressing consumer confusion in the marketplace where the number of qualifications available can complicate decision-making unnecessarily.