Become a CIMSPA member
CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical
activity sector, committed to shaping a recognised and respected sector that everyone wants to be a part of.
CIMSPA membership recognises your professional status, helps you achieve your career ambitions and gives you a range of additional benefits.
Find the right membership for you
We have membership pathways for everyone working in sport and physical activity. CIMSPA membership recognises your professional status and helps you achieve career ambitions.
I am a leader…
Have you shown excellence, innovation, and leadership in your area of deployment?
I am a manager...
Are you qualified in an entry, mid or senior management role in the sector or aspiring to do so?
I am a practitioner...
Are you qualified and active in delivering exercise, fitness, wellness, coaching or swimming?
 
NEED SOME HELP? Contact our team for help. Just email
info@cimspa.co.uk or call us between 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4.00pm Friday on 03438 360200.
 
I am unqualified but remain interested in the sector...
Not professionally qualified or wish to be updated on the sector?
I am an apprentice, student, or graduate...
Are you studying or recently graduated with sector relevant qualifications?
Membership benefits
Our member benefits are built on the ethos of professional recognition and helping you to develop your career, along with giving you a range of discounts and rewards.
Visit our
membership benefits area to see the full range of benefits, discounts and rewards that comes with CIMSPA membership.

Take complete control of your career progression and stay at the forefront of the sector with the very latest updates:
- Be at the forefront of the sector with the very latest sector news, guidance and resources.
- CIMSPA membership directory enables you to create an online profile that lists your qualifications and professional development, which can be shared with potential employers and customers.
- CIMSPA Academy provides access to FREE endorsed CPD eLearning.
- Discounts on endorsed qualifications and CPD from a range of training providers.
- Receive recognition and status as a member of the sector’s only chartered professional body.
- S&PA Extra and S&PA Professional are CIMSPA’s monthly and quarterly digital newsletter and magazines.
- CIMSPA member bulletin is a curated selection of guidance, useful resources and news.
- Sector job vacancy information.
- Enhanced career prospects with many of our employer partners committing to only employing CIMSPA members.
- Eligible practitioner categories have access to the UK Coaching online Learning and Development platform with exclusive resources such as tips, guides, videos and webinars.
 
Visit the dedicated membership benefits area to view the full list of rewards, discounts and benefits.
 
Join the movement, be part of CIMSPA and help transform our sector
CIMSPA members are part of a community that is recognised and respected for the attainment and delivery of excellence, represented through their professional status.
Through sector-wide engagement and consultation, CIMSPA has identified and developed the standards for professional excellence and best practice in the sport and physical activity sector. Our members and partners across the UK are recognised internationally for upholding and delivering these standards.
As a member, CIMSPA will support you with exclusive career development resources, benefits and networking opportunities that will enhance your career prospects. Our five membership categories have been developed to represent the different stages of a career in the sport and physical activity sector.
We represent you and the wider workforce; acting on the issues that matter to you and working to achieve change where it is most needed. By joining us, you will support us to achieve more and, in turn, we’ll help you to achieve your career potential.