Community Physical Activity Qualifications

Darkside Rising CIC is a non-profit, women's health organisation based in Lincoln, providing specialist exercise and strength training services across 3 major programmes:

Women who are neurodivergent
Women who have complex health needs, such as those diagnosed with cancer, or neurological conditions
Women going through specific life-changes, such as menopause or the postnatal period

We are working in partnership with the University of Lincoln, seeking funding to create an in-house Training Centre which will offer accredited Level 2 and 3 Personal Training qualifications and CPD courses to community organisations across Lincolnshire, completely free of charge.

Our aims are to:

Support community organisations to upskill their staff and integrate physical activity opportunities into their work
Ensure that physical activity is safe, accessible and personalised for everyone in our community
Co-create training courses with those who have lived experience, to ensure that the courses are fit for purpose
Increase and improve health and wellbeing opportunities across the county

We would welcome your thoughts in the survey below. Thank you.

If you have any other questions or comments, please contact Shantelle Svarc, darkside.risingcic@gmail.com

1. Do you think that offering free personal training qualifications and CPD courses to community organisations is a good idea?
Tell us more about your answer in the comments box.

Yes
No

Other (please specify):

Comments:

2. Would you undertake a free personal training qualification or CPD course, or send your staff to us for training?
Tell us more in the comments box.

Yes
No

Other (please specify):

Comments:

3. What do you think would be achieved in the community if more community organisations could integrate physical activity into their work?

4. We want to co-create our training courses with people who have lived experience, to ensure that the courses are fit for purpose.
If you would be interested in supporting us in this co-creation, please choose which course topics you would like to co-create with us.
Feel free to tell us more in the comments box.

Women's health
Neurodivergence

Long term health conditions (such as cancer, neurological and cardiovascular conditions, dementia)

Ageing

Other (please specify):

Comments:

Community Physical Activity Qualifications

1. Introduction

1. Do you think that offering free personal training qualifications and CPD courses to community organisations is a good idea?
Tell us more about your answer in the comments box.

2. Would you undertake a free personal training qualification or CPD course, or send your staff to us for training?
Tell us more in the comments box.

3. What do you think would be achieved in the community if more community organisations could integrate physical activity into their work?

5. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

1. Do you think that offering free personal training qualifications and CPD courses to community organisations is a good idea? Tell us more about your answer in the comments box.

2. Would you undertake a free personal training qualification or CPD course, or send your staff to us for training? Tell us more in the comments box.

3. What do you think would be achieved in the community if more community organisations could integrate physical activity into their work?

5. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

1. Do you think that offering free personal training qualifications and CPD courses to community organisations is a good idea?
Tell us more about your answer in the comments box.

2. Would you undertake a free personal training qualification or CPD course, or send your staff to us for training?
Tell us more in the comments box.