KEY BENEFITS
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Based at our Ashmore Campus right next door to the fully-equipped, quality fitness centre, PCYC Ashmore.
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Students have full access to this centre for their live-practical training
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Theory classes are taught in modern classrooms fully-equipped with the latest in interactive whiteboard technology
OVERVIEW
Open up a world of possibility in the in-demand field of fitness in positions such as an exercise trainer! Learn the skills and knowledge needed to competently work in the fitness industry in settings such as fitness centres, gyms, pools, community facilities, and open spaces. You will learn and be expected to train individual clients one-on-one, and have the competency to plan, conduct, and evaluate exercise training, provide leadership and guidance to clients and other staff, and deal with unpredictable situations.
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SIS40215
090562J
36 weeks
Exercise trainer - personal trainer, aqua trainer, program coordinator, children’s trainer, older client trainer
See entry requirements
Ashmore Campus
TIMETABLE
RESEARCH / PRACTICAL
Wednesday
8:30am - 4:30pm
(Attendance is recorded)
THEORY / PRACTICAL
Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm
(Attendance is recorded)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
5 hours
per week
* Please note; Course timetables are subject to change
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students need to be 15 years old and are required to have reading, writing and comprehension skills equivalent to Year 10 pass level to successfully complete the Certificate level courses.
Overseas students English Proficiency Level will be tested prior to the commencement of Vocational Education and Training Courses. Imagine Education Australia requires an IELTS 5.5 with no band less than 5, or equivalent (as determined by Imagine Education Australia).
Should you feel you may not possess these literacy skills or have not completed a formal leaving certificate please contact us to discuss support arrangements.
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who hold a current first aid and CPR certificate and have been recognised as competent through a recognised training program or recognition process against the following units of competency: (from Certificate III in Fitness)
SISFFIT001 - Provide health screening and fitness orientation
SISFFIT002 - Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific populations
SISFFIT003 - Instruct fitness programs
SISFFIT004 - Incorporate anatomy and physiology principles into fitness programming
SISFFIT005 - Provide healthy eating information
SISFFIT006 - Conduct fitness appraisals
SISFFIT014 - Instruct exercise to older clients
SISXCCS001 - Provide quality service