External consultations are currently underway in connection with the process of introducing updated professional qualifications for exercise professionals to the European market: Exercise in Pregnancy and Exercise in Postpartum, developed by the Professional Standards Committee at EuropeActive. Europe Active is an international organization representing the European physical activity and fitness sector, headquartered in Brussels.
Providing feedback on these documents by a wide group of stakeholders (trainers, coaches, instructors, researchers, service providers from the fitness industry, end-users of services, etc.) gives a chance to adapt them to the needs of the labor market. In the descriptions of qualifications presented, there are, inter alia, used the achievements of experimental research projects on the effectiveness of exercises in the perinatal period, conducted at GUPES. They have been translated into learning outcomes for exercise professionals, along with an indication of the criteria for their verification, in line with the concept of the European Qualifications Framework.
