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Courses Certificate 4
Description
A personal trainer is a fitness professional who develops and implements an individualized approach to physical fitness, generally working one-on-one with a client. A trainer may help an individual assess their level of physical fitness and help them work toward a personal fitness goal through proper exercise instruction and personal motivation. The scope of practice for personal trainers is to enhance the components of fitness for the general, healthy population.
Many personal trainers set up their own business or work through local fitness centers, personal training studios and health clubs, assisting clients within the facility. Others may be available for sessions in a client’s home, out doors in parks, on the beach or serve as instructors for fitness classes.
Pre-Requisite
- Certificate III in Fitness
First Aid
A minimum Level 2 First aid is a requirement for issuing of Certificate III in Fitness. Students are encouraged to complete this externally during their course, or where numbers permit, West Australian Fitness Academy will arrange a group course over a weekend. In which case, an additional First Aid fee to be paid at time of 1st Aid course.
Where a student already has a current First Aid certificate (level 2 minimum), they are to present that copy for RPL purposes.
Duration of Course
- 4 Weeks
Learning Method
- Face To Face.
- Role Play.
- Practical and theory sessions.
Assessment Methods
Competencies will be assessed by theoretical, Role play, and practical assessments
The requirements for a Certificate IV in Fitness will comprise the achievement of the following units of competency:
- Develop work priorities
- Operate computing packages
- Address client needs
- Coordinate client service activities
- Analyses participation patterns in specific markets of the leisure and recreation industry
- Promote compliance with laws and legal principles
- Conduct projects
- Implement and monitor the organization’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs
- Undertake risk analysis of activities
- Undertake relevant exercise planning and programming
- Utilize a broad knowledge of exercise science in exercise planning, programming and instruction
- Undertake postural appraisal of low risk clients
- Utilize a broad range of fitness equipment
- Provide exercises for fitness industry clients with special requirements
- Utilize an understanding of motivational psychology with fitness clients
- Provide information and exercise related to nutrition and body composition
- Personal Trainer
Plan and deliver personal training - Children Trainer
Plan and deliver exercise for children and young adolescents - Older Adults Trainer
Plan and deliver exercise for older adults - Injury Recognition
Recognizing and understanding your scope of practice when dealing with clients with injuries
Class Sizes
Lower numbers equals more individual personalized tuition.
WAFA students are trained to a high standard which will rank them above that of other trainers
We offers all student the opportunity to work with real clients with real medical conditions, ie obesity, high blood pressure, injuries, and fitness goals.
This will give you the experience, broaden your knowledge further, build up and fine tune your newly learnt skill. When you walk away from WAFA you will be a confident, knowledgeable, professional trainer ready and prepared to start your own business.
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