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Further your career and become a fitness specialist. Learn to develop and initiate specialised fitness programs, co-ordinate and manage resources, and select and instruct in the technical use of equipment.

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 25 January 2013

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
College of Sport and Exercise Science

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Careers

  • specialised exercise trainer
  • fitness instructor
  • fitness centre and facility manager
  • fitness centre adviser
  • fitness specialist

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

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 collaboratively with medical and allied health professionals in a broad range of settings, such as fitness facilities, aquatic facilities, community facilities and in open spaces.

Those with this level of competency will be expected to provide exercise training to individual clients with specific needs, on a one-on-one or group basis, and may include older clients and children with chronic conditions.

Persons with this level of competency will have the ability to implement, evaluate and modify the exercise prescription provided by medical or allied health professionals for clients with specific conditions, within an agreed scope for progression as recommended by referring medical or allied health professionals.

Specialised exercise trainers will have the ability to monitor client progress and, in collaboration with medical or allied health professionals, utilise an evidence-based approach to deliver solutions by applying knowledge of physiology and anatomy and the pathology of specific medical conditions.

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Units and electives

To qualify for the Diploma of Fitness participants must successfully complete a total of 13 units of study, comprising of 9 core units and 4 elective units in accordance with the packaging rules specified in SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package.

Entry to this qualification is open to those who have achieved the following units of competency:

  • SISFFIT415A Work collaboratively with medical and allied health professionals
  • SISFFIT416A Apply motivational psychology to provide guidance on exercise behaviour and change to meet health and fitness goals
  • SISFFIT417A Undertake long term exercise programming
  • SISFFIT418A Undertake appraisals of functional movement
  • SISFFIT419A Apply exercise science principles to planning exercise
  • SISFFIT420A Plan and deliver exercise programs to support desired body composition outcomes
  • SISFFIT421A Plan and deliver personal training
  • BSBSMB401A Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business

Individuals should also have significant vocational experience in the fitness industry.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

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Admission Information

  • International: IELTS 5.5, the completion of the specified units of competency (from the Certificate IV in Fitness) and significant vocational experience in the fitness industry
  • Mature: The completion of the specified units of competency (from the Certificate IV in Fitness) and significant vocational experience in the fitness industry
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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course. You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 25 January 2013.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Submit a TAFE Direct Entry Application form
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

    Details about extra requirements are available from the College of Sport and Exercise Science.

    You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Phone: +61 3 9919 5580
    Email: fitness@vu.edu.au
  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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Information about course fees, articulation and credit transfer, recognition of prior learning, admission and enrolment procedures, examinations, and services available to students can be accessed on the University’s website or by contacting the University directly on +61 3 9919 6100.

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