FITREC launches industry benchmarking tool

Fitness registration body FITREC has launched a benchmarking tool for professionals that it says is an industry first.

Advising that the new benchmarking tool takes into “account all learning, industry experience and references, with each of these areas scored out of 100” to reach a total of 300, FITREC Ambassador Mel Tempest explains “this is the first industry benchmarking tool and the higher the rating, the more accomplished (you are) as a professional.”

FITREC explains that the rating has two key purposes:

To assist with career goals - “this is not just about raising your own score, it's also about being able to see and understand the background of more successful professionals and what it is that's contributed to their higher scores”. 
To differentiate professionals - “basic qualifications in fitness are relatively easy to achieve. For this reason, further learning and experience are all the more valuable. The FITREC rating provides more accomplished professionals with a clear way to differentiate themselves”.

FITREC advises that for employers, the rating tool aids:

Recruitment - “Every FITREC profile is like an industry CV, designed to give employers more detail so that they can make more informed decisions when looking for the next team member. The FITREC rating matches very closely the calibre of the professional”.
Sales - “FITREC profiles are an easy way to show the background of your Trainers or Group Ex instructors when talking to clients about Personal Training or Group Classes. Especially if all Trainers are rated above the FITREC industry average*, this alone is a great selling point when talking about the strength of your team”.
The measurement of ongoing development - “the LEARNING component of the FITREC rating is ideally suited to measuring the ongoing learning of professionals”.

For more information go to www.fitrec.org/page/rating

*The average rating across all FITREC registered professionals can be found on the FITREC home page.