This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in a range of activities and functions within the fitness industry, including working independently in a broad range of settings, such as within fitness centres, gyms, community facilities and in open spaces.

Those with this level of competency will be expected to train individual clients, on a one on one basis, and may include older clients and children.   Graduates with this level of competency will have the ability to plan, conduct and evaluate exercise training, provide leadership and guidance to clients and other staff and possibly deal with unpredictable situations.  Exercise trainers will have the ability to monitor and manage business activities to operate efficiently and profitably.

Graduate Outcomes:

Job roles may include:
- personal trainer
- program coordinator
- children's trainer
- older client trainer
- group fitness instructor

Duration:

Up to 12 months
Extensions are available in accordance with the conditions outlined in the Student Handbook.

Delivery method:

Online Learning:  All of our theory learning is delivered via our online learning centre that you can log in to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  The learning material includes videos, PowerPoint Presentations and Online Text Books.  You can choose to watch the videos on your phone or read the documents on your tablet, PC or print out hard copies.  The choice is yours.

Practice Sessions:  The practice sessions allow you to gain the confidence of working with real clients.  You will work with a total five clients over a series of training sessions in a fitness centre environment.  These sessions will take a minimum of 30 hours to complete.  You will complete a logbook and have this signed off by your workplace supervisor along the way.

Practical Assessment:  The final step in the process is to complete the live Practical Assessment.  This step can be completed by submission of your recorded Practice Sessions or by attending a Practical Assessment Day.  These sessions are held in various locations and specific dates throughout the year.

pre requisite units

HLTAID011 Provide First Aid (or a unit that supersedes this unit)
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation
SISFFIT033 Complete client fitness assessments
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information

Entry Requirements:

• Current First Aid and CPR certificate.
• Access to an Approved Fitness Facility and at least 5 Practice Clients.
• Internet enanbled computer along with applications to read and create word documents, excel spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations and pdf along with reliable internet access.
• Competency in spoken and written English and demonstrate satisfactory levels of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN).
• Access to a functional webcam or other device for recording and uploading audio-video of your role plays and other practical activities and be able to upload to google drive, drop box or a video sharing platform such as YouTube or Vimeo.
• Be at least 16 years of age (students under 18 year of age will need to provide parent/guardian consent).
• Be prepared to set aside sufficient time to review additional reading materials and online textbooks that are provided throughout the course.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Module 1: Health Coaching
- SISFFIT053: Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients
- SISFFIT050: Support exercise behaviour change

Module 2: Advanced Programming
- SISFFIT051: Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction
- SISFFIT034: Assess client movement and provide exercise advice
- SISFFIT049: Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction
- SISFFIT041: Develop personalised exercise programs

Module 3: Personal Training
- SISXCCS003: Address Client Needs
- SISFFIT042: Instruct personalised exercise sessions
- SISFFIT043: Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals
- SISFFIT045: Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients

Module 4: Online Fitness
- CHCCOM006: Establish and manage client relationships
- SISFFIT044 : Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients
- SISFFIT046: Plan and instruct online exercise sessions

Module 5: Fitness Business
- BSBESB301: Investigate business opportunities
- BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans
- BSBESB404: Market new business ventures
- SIRXSLS001: Sell to the retail customer