InstructAbility expands to the North
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield is the latest venue to host the multi award winning InstructAbility programme, which offers disabled people a FREE opportunity to become qualified fitness instructors.
There is a selection day on 25 February 2015 and anyone who is interested is encouraged to apply now at www.aspire.org.uk
Once qualified, instructors are placed within gyms to gain work experience and to encourage other disabled people to get active. Over 50% of graduates have been offered paid work following successful work placements.
Hilary Farmiloe, InstructAbility National Project Manager says:
“The first InstructAbility courses started in London three years ago and they have proved a real success for supporting disabled people into the workforce and in turn making gyms more welcoming for disabled customers. Thanks to Sport England funding we have been able to expand to other regions and I am excited to have our first course in the northern region based in Sheffield and we are planning other courses in Liverpool and Manchester later in the year.”
Richard Apps, General Manager at Ponds Forge, which part of the Sheffield City Trust charity group, says:
“We’re really proud to become the first venue in the north of England to offer InstructAbility courses. Inclusivity is extremely important to the trust and hosting this fantastic programme is part of our ongoing commitment to providing opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to improve their health and wellbeing.”
