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INDUSTRY NEWS
New hi-tech energy for
2012 Aquatics Centre
New energy efficient technology including woodchip material will be
used to provide fuel for the 2012 Aquatics Centre. A new Energy Centre
will be built in the west of the Olympic Park, providing an efficient power,
heating and cooling system across the site for the Games.
The Energy Centre will use innovative technologies to support the
commitment to utilising renewable energy technology and providing
efficient energy systems in the Olympic Park. It will include biomass
boilers using sustainable biomass fuels (woodchip) and gas to
generate heat plus a Combined Cooling Heat and Power plant to
capture the heat generated by electricity production. The site-wide
heat network will be used to generate domestic hot water and to
heat the Aquatics Centre swimming pools and other venues and
buildings. Part of the utilities infrastructure will be housed within an
existing Victorian building at Kings Yard in the west of the Olympic
Skillsactive launches
Park which will be retained and renovated. Construction work on the
new Energy Centre building will begin in the summer to coincide
new era training tool
with the start of work on the main venues in the Olympic Park, Health and fitness employers now SkillsActive’s support will be a key
allowing the utilities connections to be fitted into the building have the option to solve their factor in ensuring our future
foundations at the start of construction. training needs online thanks to the quality of service, linking perfectly
launch of the SkillsActive Analyser. with QUEST and other key leisure
Sports development week to
This new tool, which will be quality systems.’’
integrated into the National Skills “The sector is so diverse,
focus on global best practice
Academy for Sport and Active covering public, private and
Targeting everyone involved in The one-day programme of Leisure allows health club voluntary organisations, that it is
sport, fitness and leisure events – which will include use of employers to identify training a challenge to know where to
development, the Major Moves the show’s Sports Arena for needs and fill their skills gaps. source and access local training
Conference will this year be practical demonstrations and Employers can complete the that is publicly funded, quality
staged at Sports Development participation events – will appeal SkillsActive Analyser and produce assured and that is recognised
Week to be held at the to everyone involved in physical a clear report detailing the by the industry,” says Stephen
Birmingham NEC on 23-25 activity project delivery, GP number of job vacancies Studd, Chief Executive at
September. referral, the promotion of physical available, areas where their staff SkillsActive. “The National Skills
The theme will be activity in schools, the workplace require training and suggested Academy, currently in its
‘Inspiration, Innovation, or the community, as well as education to meet those needs. business planning stage, will
Motivation - Around the public health and primary care. Margaret Luck, Workforce offer a single, coherent approach
Physical Activity World in a Visit www.sdwshow.co.uk for Development Manager at Somerset to all skills training in the health
Day’, and will profile a range details. County Council, plans to use the and fitness sector when it
of best practice physical activity SkillsActive Analyser to help identify launches later this year. This will
promotion projects from around areas for improvement and plan provide a simple way for
the world focusing on: future workforce development employers to learn about and
Children and schools initiatives. “Our aim is to ensure all access the qualifications needed
Employees and the workplace staff are professionally qualified and to train their staff.
Hard-to-reach groups, and able to coach and develop others For more information visit
Older adults. at a consistently high standard. www.skillsactive.com/academy
The heat is on for the 2008
Republic of Ireland, enabling teams throughout the UK to take part.
lifeguard championships
The Championships are now able to accommodate 18 teams of six
per heat, which is a total of 144 teams. Only 24 teams will make it
The 2008 National Pool Lifeguard Championships will take place in through to the national final in Birmingham where they will battle it out
June, across the UK. Heat winners will qualify for the national final to take the title from reigning champions Cardiff.
which will be held in Birmingham on 1 November 2008. The regional heats will be taking place in: The Joey Dunlop Leisure
The championships, now in its fourth year, allow sports clubs and Centre in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland venue is to be
leisure centres to showcase their lifeguarding talent whilst testing their confirmed, Teviotdale Leisure Centre in Scotland, Leigh Indoor Sports
skill and motivating their teams. Centre in Manchester, Warwick School in the Midlands, Parkside Pool
The regional events in June will open up the opportunity for greater in Cambridge, Brecon Pool in Wales and at Bath University.
participation and tougher competition. The heats will take place in eight Entry forms can be downloaded from both www.isrm.co.uk and
venues across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the www.iql.co.uk .
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