Does your dream career involve a lot of exercise?
The Certificate IV in Fitness gives you the skills and knowledge you need to be a qualified personal trainer.
You will learn how to run your own business, work with teens, and conduct group and outdoor personal training. You will also learn how to apply the skills of functional anatomy and strength and conditioning techniques to your training programs.
Many of our graduates go on to have successful fitness careers, working as trainers in gyms, outdoors, or even owning their own studio.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to:
- apply anatomy and physiology principles to fitness
- assess fitness levels
- work with medical and allied health professionals
- apply motivational psychology to health and fitness goals
- conduct biomechanical posture screening
- plan and deliver personal and group exercise programs
- deliver exercise programs for seniors
- understand workplace safety and health practice
Requires completion of SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness or equivalent for entry
Work placement is a requirement for this course
This course has a mandatory work placement component that all students must complete. South Metropolitan TAFE will assist students in finding a suitable work placement by working with our industry partners. Please be aware that industries and employers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which has meant that some work placements have been cancelled, put on hold or student places significantly reduced. While every effort is being made to work with our industry partners to secure work placements during this unprecedented time, there may be delays in students being placed. As a result of these delays some students may take longer than the expected time to complete their course. Lecturing staff will keep all students up to date, and will inform students if this may affect them and cause a delay in finishing their course.
- Fitness instructor
- Fitness Centre Manager
- Gym instructor
- Physical Fitness Trainer
- Aerobics Instructor
- Gym Instructor
Please note this list should be used as a guide only as job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.
SM TAFE actively promotes the employment availability of course graduates to key industry partners and organisations. We also seek expressions of interest from organisations for the placement of our students into work experience. We endeavour to assist students into a career pathway, but please be aware that neither employment nor work experience placement is guaranteed by us.
To access free career planning and job search assistance, visit the Jobs and Skills Centres page.
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