CERTIFICATION

4 LEVELS

The Healthy Sports Organisations certificate is a practical and unique tool that validates a healthy workplace and is the first one focused internally on the health and wellbeing of employees.

Sports Organisation will need to have achieved a minimum level of services when completing the Organisation Audit. 

Certification is an effective instrument to measure progress based on objective metrics. It sets clear and transparent standards of performance and allows organisations to achieve their employee health related goals in a sustainable way.

CERTIFIED

With at least 50% of the points  available in each section of the Audit

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ACHIEVE

With at least 70% of the points  available in each section of the Audit

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PERFORM

With at least 80% of the points  available in each section of the Audit

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EXCEL

With at least 90% of the points  available in each section of the Audit

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Process to become Certified

2 PHASES – Straightforward and effective
PHASE 1: 10 WEEKS
Data collection

Step 1: HSO sends employees survey to the SO (Analyse).

Step 2: HSO conducts audit with the  SO (Assess).

*Dates can be adapted to the needs of the SO

PHASE 2: 2 TO 9 MONTHS
Implementation

Step 1: Analysis: HSO discuss the survey and audit results with the SO and provides advice on the possible options (ranking of priorities).

Step 2: Action Plan: HSO presents the Action Plan tailored to the SO. SO implements the action plan with the support of HSO.

* Phase 2 is optional for the SO, it can be done with the support of HSO or internally.
CERTIFICATION
Case by case Basis

Review of audit and criteria points to obtain the certification level. 

The SO based on the Audit (Phase 1 – Step 2) will address the missing points either with the support of HSO or making the adjustments and changes internally.

Certified

by Healthy Sports Organisations and University of Granada
University of Granada, Spain

Approval from the Ethics Committee of the University of Granada.

Sport Science Univerity of Granada

Sports Science methodology that follows the recommendations of the World Health Organisation guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour.

HSO team and Adivory Board

Review and Oversight of Certification Process by the Healthy Sports Organisations Advisory Board.

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Certified

Certified is the certification level for organisations who are starting to think about their Health work place strategy. It’s all about recognising commitment to change and providing an organisation with solid baselines and benchmarks to accurately measure progress.

To become Certified the organisation has to have at least 50% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Certified organisations can re-certify and remain at the Certified level for a maximum of 8 years. To remain Certified after this period, organisations must progress to a higher level of certification.

Achieve

At the Achieve level, the organisation must demonstrate its progress across the 5 criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. 

The Achieve level is for organisations that are already committed to the health of their employees but still want to improve. 

To obtain Achieve the organisation must have at least 70% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Perform

At the Perform level, the organisation must demonstrate high performance across the 5 criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. 

At the Perform level, the organisation commits will have implemented or are in the process of implementing an impactful action plan.

To obtain Perform the organisation must have at least 80% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

Excel

The Excel level is our highest certification level, showing that an organisation has demonstrated excellence in every single one of the five criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit. This level is for organisations that lead and have the highest commitment to the wellbeing and health of their employees.

To obtain Excel the organisation must have at least 90% of the points available in each section of the Audit criteria.

To remain certified at the Excel level, organisations must demonstrate continued alignment with the five criteria sections of the Healthy Sports Organisations Audit over a period of time.