SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness - Gym Instructor Course

Included in face-to-face study only. Please be aware that online students will need to source HLTAID011 Provide First Aid from an independent supplier and provide the Certificate as competency in this topic.
 

HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid

*F2F Classroom based students will receive the First Aid delivery in class. Virtual Classroom and Online students are required to source their own valid First Aid course and maintain currency.      

This topic covers the basics of the systems of the human body and the structures required for movement. You will learn how to use anatomy and physiology in fitness instruction and programs, select effective exercise activities for participants with a broad range of capabilities, support participants to exercise safely and effectively by providing clear explanations and demonstrating proper exercise techniques.
 

SISFFIT047 - Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise

This topic covers the pre-exercise screening and service orientation for new clients. You will learn how to screen and evaluate clients for participation in exercise programs, establish customer needs and provide advice on products and services, provide exercise service information and referrals when required Prevent or manage interpersonal conflict situations, and reflect on your response to conflict resolutions.

•  SISFFIT032 - Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation
•  SISXIND009 - Respond to interpersonal conflict
•  SIRXSLS001 - Sell to the retail customer                                                                                             

This topic covers the basics of healthy eating, scope of nutrition practice for fitness professionals and the experts you can use for referrals. You will learn how to source information about healthy eating from the national dietary guidelines that apply to healthy people, advise on recommended daily serves of the five food groups outlined in national dietary guidelines, provide clear information about discretionary foods and inform clients about limiting daily intake, explain the benefits of healthy food and beverage choices, and impact of poor choices on health and wellbeing, identify characteristics of clients who require nutrition advice beyond scope of practice and recognise risks of providing information to those clients and provide information about types of health professionals with required expertise to clients who require nutritional advice outside scope of practice

•  SISFFIT052 - Provide healthy eating information
•  BSBOPS304 - Deliver and monitor a service to customers

This topic covers the skills and knowledge required to assess current fitness capabilities of clients and deliver and monitor customer service. You will learn how to Prepare for fitness assessments using the pre-exercise screening documentation, consult with client to identify their goals and preferences, assess a clients fitness and evaluate the results to determine capability, explain the results to the client and discuss the outcomes
 

• SISFFIT033 - Complete client fitness assessments

     This topic covers the skills and knowledge required to identify client needs, develop program and session structure, and provide initial instruction and advice while providing ongoing service to clients.

•  HLTWHS001 - Participate in workplace health and safety
•  SISFFIT040 - Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients      

  This topic covers the skills and knowledge required to plan and deliver group exercise sessions designed for participation by mixed ability groups. You will learn how to identify diverse reasons and goals for participation in group exercise sessions and evaluate how these can be accommodated in a group setting, plan sessions and select exercises, training techniques and exercise equipment that target identified fitness goals and suit the group profile, prepare and check the required environment and physical resources for safety and serviceability, provide clear safety information and explain participant responsibility to work within their capability, deliver the group exercise session using clear verbal instructions and communication to motivate and encourage participants

•  SISFFIT035 - Plan group exercise sessions
•  SISFFIT036 - Instruct group exercise sessions                

This topic covers the skills and knowledge required to plan and deliver group exercise sessions designed for participation by mixed ability groups. You will learn how to identify diverse reasons and goals for participation in group exercise sessions and evaluate how these can be accommodated in a group setting, plan sessions and select exercises, training techniques and exercise equipment that target identified fitness goals and suit the group profile, prepare and check the required environment and physical resources for safety and serviceability, provide clear safety information and explain participant responsibility to work within their capability, deliver the group exercise session using clear verbal instructions and communication to motivate and encourage participants

•  BSBPEF301 - Organise personal work priorities
•  BSBCRT311 - Apply critical thinking skills in a team environment
•  CHCPRP003 - Reflect on and improve own professional practice   

All Modes of Study

 Virtual Classroom (Online/Blended)

Face-to-Face Classrooms (Campus-Based)

Certification & Registration

SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness is Nationally Recognised Training (NRT). Information on this training package can be found at https://training.gov.au
FIT College RTO:31903 CRICOS:03926G

Upon completion of this course, you'll receive:

•  Certificate: SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness
• Academic Transcript of completed units (14)

Industry groups with registration relevance:

• Australian Register of Exercise Professionals (AusREPs) via AusActive (Fitness Industry Peak Body)
• International Confederation for the Register of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs)
• Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ)
• Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
• Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)

Education Pathways

Vocational Education & Training (VET)

The direct vocational pathway for the Certificate III is the Certificate IV in Fitness. These qualifications are most commonly purchased together and completed in sequence. The FIT Elite Course contains both qualifications and comes with some additional value, check it out!                                                       

University & Higher Education

Bachelor study in exercise science is the most common academic pathway from Vocational fitness study. Exercise science is concentrated more on athletes and exercise performance as opposed to normal people and health. Other common university pathways which align with streams include sport coaching, exercise physiology, sports management, and sports nutrition.           

Industry Specific

All fitness and exercise instructors should complete short courses and upskilling. FIT College have a number of short courses which also qualify
for continuing education credits with AusActive to help you maintaing registration with them. Check out FIT College short courses in boxing, suspension and kettlebell, each come with 10CECs!   

Career Opportunities

The Fitness industry has never stopped growing with new online opportunities emerging to compliment work in gyms and other
fitness/health facilities. The best way to find your career in the fitness industry is to reach out to us or check out the FIT College Careers HUB for opportunities near you!

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for the SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness. However, FIT College do not accept students under 14 years of age and all students are required to meet LLN requirements.

Required General Resources:

• Access to a computer or device that can connect to the internet

• Internet access with a broadband plan suitable for online study

• Smartphone, camera, video camera, or device that can take pictures & record

videos

Course Assessment

Every qualification, unit of competency or skill set completed at FIT College will require students to undergo a number of written and/or practical assessment tasks. The assessment tasks are designed to confirm that the student can meet all elements and performance criteria indicated in the curriculum. By completing each assessment task to the standard indicated, students are ready and eligible to perform those elements in the workplace.

English & LLN Requirements

All Students

All domestic students must demonstrate core competency in language, literacy, and numeracy.

ESOS/CRICOS Additional International Student Requirements

In addition to other LLN requirements, international students may be required to achieve a minimum test score in one of the following English language tests:                                                            
                                                            
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic:

• 5.5 overall score with no band scoring less than 5.0

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-Based Test:

• 50 overall score with a minimum score of 5 in Reading, 5 in Listening, 14 in Speaking and 15 in Writing

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Paper Based Test:

• 530 minimum test result.

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE):

• 162 overall score with no less than 154 in any component

Pearson Test of English: Academic (PTE:A):

• 42 overall score with no less than 36 in the communication band"

Payment Options

Interest-free payment plans and payment in full options available. Course costs can be reduced with promotions and on short term plans. Courses need to be paid for prior to receiving certificate.

ESOS/CRICOS Additional International Student Payments

International Students are required to pay for their course in advance, prior to commencement. Payment can be made in full, or prior to each Semester or Term.

Government Funding, Grants and Subsidies

Certificate III Guarantee

In QLD, FIT College is a Skills Assure Supplier for the Certificate 3 Guarantee program funded by the Queensland Government - Agreement Number QS102388. As a Skills Assure Supplier, FIT College is approved to deliver the SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness to approved fitness course participants, through the Certificate 3 Guarantee program. Students Enrolling in the Certificate III in Fitness with approval for this program will only pay a Co-Contribution towards the course:

•  Concessional Rate: $1750
• Non-Concessional Rate: $2000

Eligibility Requirements: The program is open to any Queensland resident aged 15 years or over who is no longer at school (with the exception of VET in Schools students) and is an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrants), or a temporary resident with the necessary visa and on the pathway to permanent residency. Prospective fitness education students must not have or be enrolled in a certificate III level or higher qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundations skills training.
*In Instances where the Certificate III in Fitness is purchased with other qualifications, only the Certificate III will receive subsidy with this program.