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NCEF recognition?

  • 15-01-2011 6:06pm
    #1
    Duff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Thinking of doing the CEHF in February in UCD and I'm just wondering if the cert is reconized throughout Europe or world wide if I was to emigrate say. I've had a seach on here already but found conflicting answers.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Boss_eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭Boss_eye


    Duff wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Thinking of doing the CEHF in February in UCD and I'm just wondering if the cert is reconized throughout Europe or world wide if I was to emigrate say. I've had a seach on here already but found conflicting answers.

    Cheers.

    make sure qualification is REPS recognized, if it is then you can travel with it. if its not, then it not worth the paper its written on.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Boss_eye wrote: »
    make sure qualification is REPS recognized, if it is then you can travel with it. if its not, then it not worth the paper its written on.


    What about the NTC qualification?? would that be able to used in say canada, new zealand or australia?


  • #4
    Duff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Duff


    Boss_eye wrote: »
    make sure qualification is REPS recognized, if it is then you can travel with it. if its not, then it not worth the paper its written on.

    I checked the NCEF website at it says the CEHF is level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and level 3 on European Qualification Framework (EQF) doesn't say anything about REPS though.:confused:


  • #5
    metamorphosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    You will have a much harder time trying to get decent employment abroad with the NCEF. REPS have a website that lists the courses and certs that are recognized by them.


  • #6
    neenah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭neenah


    The CEHF course is REPS recognised. I have done the course and find it brilliant and def worth doing


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  • #7
    Challenge Fitness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Challenge Fitness


    metamorphosis wrote: »
    You will have a much harder time trying to get decent employment abroad with the NCEF. REPS have a website that lists the courses and certs that are recognized by them.

    NTC is part of REPs

    NCEF is in the process of amalgamating its NNR register into REPs.

    All 3 organisations (NTC, NCEF & ILAM) are working towards having 1 Irish register under REPs


  • #8
    metamorphosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    I have also done the ncef - it's still not noticed much in the slightest abroad at all really compared to some other courses here. Like said, there's an amalgamation at the mo, it's taking a fair while though!


  • #9
    neenah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭neenah


    Metamorphisis can I ask what courses you would suggest to after the NCEF. I want to go more into Corrective Therapy or Pilates but the courses the NCEF runare extremely expensive. Did you find the NCEF course good when you did it?


  • #10
    metamorphosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    IMHO - i wouldn't go down the further education route with the ncef. Ncef was what it was. I hadn't much of an option to do any other course at the time as i was still doing my degree, and it suited best to stay in Limerick and do NCEF at the weekends while finishing my degree. If i had been in another position, I would have done something else. In saying that, a lot of leisure clubs/health clubs and gyms in Ireland have certain course pre requisites that they consider good to have for employment. You will see that NCEF, NCEHS are often sought after before applying.

    In terms of further education - corrective therapy/pilates is not an area i specalise in much, but most worthwhile courses will be somewhat expensive.

    I just did a lot of add on certs etc. Did aqua with Speedo, Cycling with Schwinn. If you are doing weekend certs, maybe steer away from Reebok (IMO). I can recommend a good yoga course if that interests you, albeit, it is long term and done over weekends over a length of time. Is PT something you have an interest in? Good insurance cover like Fitpro?


  • #11
    neenah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭neenah


    I would def be interested in any weekend courses you could recommend. I am now seriously worried that I wont get work now when i have the course done but I hadnt intended on just wasting my qualification working in a gym setting is possible, not that there is anything wrong with working in a gym but Id rather go on to do more.

    We are offered insurance through the holistic insurance.ie for the year after qualification for 95 euro but thanks for the tip.

    Have you successfully worked since being qualified and by the way congrats on the degree big time:D


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