Professional Associations

Hawkins Muiderman is a member of the following Professional Associations.

British International Spa Association (BISA)

www.spaassociation.org.uk

Berni Hawkins has recently been voted onto The BISA Council.

BISA is the British International Spa Association – set up to establish standards and quality

The British International Spa Association was set up in 1998 by a group of professionals within the Beauty, Spa and Education fields. They all had one aim in common - to promote minimum standards of quality and service within the Spa Industry, and also to improve and promote education for spa therapists. The Association is entirely self funding, and all members of the Council are volunteers, giving their time and expertise free of charge.

The main objectives of the BISA Council are:

• To set minimum standards of quality and service
• To act as an educational platform for the public
• To act as an educational platform for the trade outlets involved in spa services
• To work alongside Spa Centres to advise and source hardware and consumables
• To supervise Training Schools designed to raise the UK standard in spa treatments and therapy, and certify a Spa Therapy qualification for appointed schools
• To have a grading system for spa outlets
• The Association reserves the right to have yearly checks on standards and facilities, and certify levels attained for both spas and schools
• To use PR and the media to promote the Association and its members
• To provide a Newsletter and encourage members to write in and share their views

Spa Business Association

www.spabusinessassociation.co.uk

The Spa Business Association is the single trade body for the spa sector in the UK and Ireland. Members are drawn from all involved in this vibrant and rapidly-growing area, to form a collaborative and inclusive association which can truly represent with "one voice" the many interests of the sector. Our audiences include government, media, investors, legislative bodies and consumers, as well as the membership itself, to increase awareness of:

• The spa sector's value to the economy
• The benefits our members provide to the health and well-being of the nation
• The need for standards and accreditation and professionalism within the sector
• The need for the quality and quantity of therapists within the industry

Fitness Industry Association FIA

www.fia.org.uk

Helping every man, woman and child in the UK be more active | more often is what our programmes are all about.

Our schools and businesses, programmes help children and adults understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle – and learning how their local gyms and leisure centres can help them.

Everybody wins:

• Schools see pupils genuinely engaged with physical activity and perform better academically
• Businesses see more motivated and healthier employees
• The Governments national health and activity targets are met
• Our members form partnerships with local schools and businesses, adding potential long term value

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

www.cipd.co.uk

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is Europe's largest HR development professional body. Our aim is to drive sustained organisation performance through HR, shaping thinking, leading practice and building HR capability and setting the global benchmark for HR excellence within the profession. HR is changing; there’s been a shift from a primary focus of supporting line managers to manage their people well, to one of delivering sustainable organisation capability and performance. There’s greater specialism and an increasing globalisation of the profession.

As an internationally recognised brand with over 135,000 members across 120 countries, we pride ourselves on supporting and developing those responsible for the management and development of people within organisations. Every CIPD member must commit themselves to adhere to the code of professional conduct and standards of professional behaviour.

Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)

www.i-l-m.com

The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) is the UK's largest awarding body for leadership and management qualifications. We partner with over 2,000 ILM-approved centres, comprising private training providers, further and higher education colleges, and employers delivering in-house management training.

ILM offers a wide range of qualifications covering all aspects of leadership and management, along with specialist programmes in coaching and mentoring, HR and enterprise. Last year 90,000 people registered for an ILM qualification, gaining the crucial skills and knowledge to improve their performance at work.

ILM is committed to advancing understanding of effective leadership and management, and its impact on individuals, organisations and the wider global economy. Our research programme is devised to identify current and emerging trends across the broad disciplines of leadership and management and highlight the latest thinking and practice in workplaces across the world.

The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)

www.emccouncil.org

The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) has been established to promote best practice and ensure that the highest possible standards are maintained in the coach/mentoring relationship, whatever form that might take, so that the coach/mentoring environment provides the greatest opportunity for learning.

The EMCC is a unifying and inclusive body covering a wide spectrum of organisations from the voluntary and community, professional training and development, counceling at work, life coaching and academic psychology sectors. A key focus of EMCC is to develop European standards, ethics and a professional code with a view to assure quality in the industry.

The guiding principles of the EMCC are:

• EMCC is an inclusive organisation for all parties interested in promoting the quality and development of coaching and mentoring.
• EMCC is pan-European
• EMCC is an independent, impartial and non-profit making organisation
• EMCC aims to bring together all interested parties including:
• Providers of coaching and mentoring services (including training and supervision)
• Researchers into coaching and mentoring
• Buyers of coaching and mentoring
• EMCC promotes the adoption of quality standards.

Members are encouraged to engage at all levels and may participate in Special Interest Groups for standards and ethics, to stimulate research and to influence authorities and other key influencers to recognise and support best practice within coaching and mentoring.