PQAP Reaccreditation for IIS Professional Members Guidelines and
Reaccreditation Application Form
This documentation outlines the process for reaccreditation for current IIS Professional members.
Background
Sport Ireland Institutes Professional Quality Assurance Programme (PQAP) was established in 2007
to assist the Institute in ensuring that all Institute athletes are supported by service providers of the
appropriate quality, i.e., the best practitioners work with the best athletes.
IIS professional membership is valid for a period of 5 years, so we are now asking all registrants to
complete the reaccreditation process if they wish to continue as a full member of PQAP.
Re-accreditation
Service providers applying for reaccreditation will be required to show that they have:
1.
2.
Continued to work as a service provider in the field of sports performance, throughout the
last 5 years.
Maintained and advanced their level of knowledge in all appropriate areas, through CPD
and
a. kept an up to date and accurate record of all relevant CPD
b. demonstrated that CPD activities are a mixture of learning activities that are relevant
to current or future practice (see attached examples);
c. ensured that the CPD has contributed to the quality of their practice and service
delivery.
*As of October 2014, all Strength and Conditioning reaccreditation applicants will be required to
have, and show proof of, UKSCA accredited membership also.
To demonstrate this, we will be asking service providers to submit the following, along with the
reaccreditation application form:
1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
The CV template is named as Appendix 1. Please complete all relevant sections. Ideally CVs should
be kept to 1 page.
2. Statement
The statement template named as Appendix 2. The statement is a maximum of 500 words,
describing your practice history and how you have developed as a sports science professional over
the last 5 years.
The statement should help to show the CPD assessors how your CPD activities are linked to your
work. It should also help to show how your activities are relevant to your current or future work.
3. CPD Profile
The profile template is named as Appendix 3. The profile is a list of your CPD activities from the last 5
years that is relevant to your professional practice and a summary of learning from each activity.
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Your CPD profile must demonstrate a mixture of learning activities that are relevant to your current
or future practice.
Your CPD profile should demonstrate CPD activities during at least 3 of the previous 5 years (i.e.,
your examples should be spread out over the 5 years and not all concentrated in one year).
4. Professional Declaration
On section 5 of the application form we will be asking you to sign a professional declaration.
You will be signing to state that you have:
 continued to practice in my stated discipline since my last registration;
 continued to meet the competencies for the safe and effective practice of my profession,
including following the IIS Professional Membership Code of Conduct;
If you cannot sign any part of the declaration you should contact the Institute in writing, explaining
your circumstances.
When completing your application for re-accreditation, you will need to refer to:
 Professional Member Code of Conduct
Process and Timelines
Each reaccreditation application is assessed by an assessment panel (a sub-group of the PQAP
Committee). Applicants will be informed by e-mail of the outcome of reaccreditation normally within
8 weeks of the deadline for receipt of applications.
We would be grateful if you could confirm, via e-mail, if you are planning not to apply for reaccreditation.
Within 5 working days of receipt of each application, the applicant will receive an acknowledgement
by email of receipt of the application. Each re-registration application is assessed by two assessors.
Applicants who have met the reaccreditation requirements will be notified that they can continue to
remain on the PQAP register.
Applicants who fail to demonstrate that they have met the reaccreditation requirements will be
asked to submit further evidence and the application will be re-assessed. Applicants should be aware
that they can be asked to verify all submitted examples of practice or CPD should the assessors
request it.
The fee for re-registering is €100. This fee covers the assessment of your application. This fee is nonrefundable. Payment can be made by bank transfer only to Sport Ireland. (Please ensure to include
your name on the bank transfer for reference purposes).
Key Dates
The yearly deadlines for all applications are March 01st and September 01st.
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If the applicant misses either of these dates they are still permitted to apply for reaccreditation up
until the expiration of their application. Their accreditation will be temporarily extended pending the
outcome of the review process carried out at the next available round of applications.
Should an accredited service provider fail to apply for reaccreditation by the expiration date of their
accreditation they are permitted a period of 1 year from the expiration deadline to apply through
the reaccreditation process. The service provider’s name/contact details will be removed from Sport
Ireland Institutes website as an accredited service provider until they apply through the
reaccreditation process. Once the accreditation is more than 1 year expired the individual will be
required to reapply though the initial accreditation application process.
Contact and Questions
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, queries or comments on this process.
Alison McMahon
PQAP Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Tel:
01 8097865
Reaccreditation Application Form
This form is for current Members of the Professional Quality Assurance Programme (PQAP) of Sport
Ireland Institute who are applying for reaccreditation. PQAP accreditation is valid for a period of five
years. As such the process of re-accreditation is for use by applicants who are already PQAP
members and is required every five years.
Should an accredited service provider fail to apply by the expiration date of their accreditation they
are permitted a period of 1 year from the expiration deadline to reapply through the reaccreditation
process. The service provider’s name/contact details will be removed from Sport Ireland Institutes
website as an accredited service provider until they reapply through the reaccreditation process.
Once the accreditation is more than 1 year expired the individual will be required to reapply
though the initial accreditation application process.
Please read the document ‘PQAP Reaccreditation Guidelines’ above before completing this form.
Section 1 - Personal Details
Title
First Name
Surname
Address
3
Contact number(s)
E-mail address
Section 3 - Professional Registration/Membership
Please insert appropriate registration/membership numbers
e.g. Sport Ireland Institute Professional Member
07-11
Section 4 – Checklist
Please ensure that you have included the following documents before sending us your
reaccreditation application.
Checklist
Office
Use
1.
A completed reaccreditation application form
2.
A completed CV, on the provided template (Appendix 1)
3.
A completed personal statement (Appendix 2)
4
A completed CPD log, on the provided template (Appendix 3)
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€100 Admin payment, by bank transfer to Sport Ireland
Section 5 – Professional Declaration
I can confirm:
1. to the best of my knowledge the information given is a true and accurate record
2. I have continued to practice in my stated discipline since my last registration;
3. I have continued to meet the competencies for the safe and effective practice of my
profession, including following the IIS Professional Membership Code of Conduct;
Signature:
Date:
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Guidance Notes
These notes are provided to assist you in completing the reaccreditation form and information
regarding the supporting documentation needed for your reaccreditation application.
a.
Completing the form and sending your application to us
Please complete this form electronically or print it off and complete in black ink. We require the
form to be returned by post or e-mail, together with Appendix 1, 2 and 3 required for reaccreditation. You can also scan the documentation and application form and e-mail to us. Please
use and complete the checklist in Section 4 to ensure that all the documentation is included.
When you have completed your application, please send to:
Alison McMahon
PQAP Administrator
Sport Ireland Institute
IIS Building
National Sports Campus
Abbotstown
Dublin 15
Email: [email protected]
Tel:
01 8097865
Incomplete applications cannot be processed and the applicant will be informed. We advise you to
keep a copy of your application for your own records.
b.
Payment
The fee for re-registering is €100. This fee covers the assessment of your application. This fee is nonrefundable. Payment can be made by bank transfer only to Sport Ireland. (Please ensure to include
your name on the bank transfer for reference purposes).
Bank Name:
Address: Lower:
Sort Code:
Account No:
A/C Holder:
IBAN No:
Swift/BIC Code:
Bank of Ireland
Baggot Street, Dublin 2
90-14-90
69855189
Sport Ireland
IE83 BOFI 9014 9069 8551 89
BOFIIE2D
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c.
What happens next?
Each reaccreditation application is assessed by an assessment panel. Applicants will be informed by
e-mail of the outcome of reaccreditation normally within 8 weeks of the deadline for receipt of
applications.
Applicants who have met the reaccreditation requirements will be notified that they can continue to
remain on the PQAP register.
Applicants who fail to demonstrate that they have met the reaccreditation requirements will be
asked to submit further evidence and the application will be re-assessed. Applicants should be aware
that they can be asked to verify all submitted examples of practice or CPD should the assessors
request it.
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Appendix 1: Template CV
Please complete the template CV, adding rows to sections if required.
Please ensure this section remains anonymous for assessment purposes.
Date completed:
PQAP Accreditation Number:
Higher Education and Professional Qualifications (latest first)
Year of Award Details
Employment/work contracts (latest first)
Year from - to Details
Professional Registration/Accreditation, e.g. HPC, UKVRN, BASES accredited
Number
Details
Any other relevant information (e.g., awards, achievements)
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Appendix 2: Personal Statement
Please complete your statement on this document.
This statement will be no more than 500 words describing your practice history and how you have
developed as a sports science professional over the last 5 years.
This should help to show the CPD assessors how your CPD activities are linked to your work. It
should also help to show how your activities are relevant to your current or future work.
Please ensure that this section remains anonymous for assessment purposes.
Date completed :
PQAP Accreditation number:
Statement (max 500 words)
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Appendix 3: CPD Profile
Please list a maximum of 10 CPD activities from the last 5 years that are relevant to your professional practice and a summary of learning from each activity
in the table below.
Your CPD profile must demonstrate a mixture of learning activities that are relevant to your current or future practice.
Your CPD profile should demonstrate CPD activities during at least 3 of the previous 5 years (i.e., your examples should be spread out over the 5 years and
not all concentrated in one year).
Please ensure that this section remains anonymous for assessment purposes. Authorship in journals, contributions to presentations etc. that may reveal
identity should be replaced with an ‘X’.
Date CPD profile completed :
PQAP Accreditation number:
Documented from most recent
No.
Date
Organising body
(where relevant)
CPD Activity / Content
Reflection on how the activity impacted on your practice
1
2
3
4
5
9
6
7
8
9
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Note: You can be asked to verify any of the submitted examples above should an assessor request it.
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