Active IQ

29 Oct 2010Active IQ expands into Hungary to approve first Centre in Budapest

Active IQ, the leading Ofqual approved awarding body, covering health, fitness, sport and recreation has approved its first training centre in Eastern Europe. The International Wellness Institute (IWI) in Budapest, Hungary will now deliver Active IQ’s wide range of internationally recognised qualifications, including the NASM® Certificate in Personal Training." The Active IQ qualifications have been mapped to the recently approved European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA) standards and provide entry onto the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS).

Active IQ’s Executive Director Suzy Toseland-Goakes says: "We are thrilled to be working with The International Wellness Institute. We’ve invested considerable resource to ensure we establish a relationship with the right partner, which will deliver best practice and reflect Active IQ’s vision and values. We are also hoping that this partnership will help propel our international expansion."

László Zopcsák, CEO from the IWI Europe Education Centre said: "I have been extremely impressed with the quality of training resources and levels of support provided by the team at Active IQ – the approval process was a thorough but stress free process. The teaching and training team is especially looking forward to the opportunities provided by the wide range of health and fitness qualifications on offer, particularly the opportunity to offer the highly acclaimed NASM Certificate in Personal Training."

Active IQ provides a wide range of trainer resources to support the delivery of the qualifications and combine traditional text books and student workbooks together with a comprehensive tutor pack containing schemes of work, lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations as well as a new state of the art online learning platform.

All Active IQ resources (including the online content) have been translated into 7 different European languages.

Since it was established in 2000, the IWI Education Centre has had a prominent role in the Hungarian health, fitness and wellness market and aims to raise the standard of health and fitness education across central and Eastern Europe.