Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation placements are included in the following courses:
The primary purpose of the Victoria University Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation (VUCER) placements is to equip students with the skills and knowledge of an entry level practitioner and to gain membership and/or accreditation with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) as an Exercise Scientist and/or Exercise Physiologist (AEP).
All internal and external placements completed within the VUCER placement program must be:
Please note: accreditation with ESSA is not automatic, students are required to successfully complete their academic studies and also achieve 500 practicum hours to be eligible for accreditation with ESSA.
To maximise learning, students undertake hands-on training to help them understand the roles exercise can play in managing the health of clients; including those with injuries and/or chronic disease. All training is under the supervision of ESSA approved supervisors.
Undergraduate students commence with ‘apparently healthy’ clientele. These clients have no known injury or illness, but may wish to improve their health and fitness, or use exercise as a preventative health management strategy.
This clinical placement will enable you to develop knowledge, skills and confidence in exercise delivery for this population, preparing them for more complex clinical populations. You must complete a minimum of 140 hours in this area prior to beginning other clinical placement hours.
The following ESSA approved supervisors are eligible to supervise and sign off the 140 hours with apparently healthy clientele:
For further information please refer to the ESSA guidelines.
As a postgraduate student, you can begin placements in the areas of clinical exercise science and exercise rehabilitation once:
You must complete a total of 360 hours of placements in the following categories:
The following ESSA approved supervisors are eligible to supervise and sign off the 360 hours of clinical clientele:
Clinical placement information and upcoming clinical placement opportunities are broadcast via student email. Details about each particular placement and any required pre-requisites will be included.
You will be required to complete a three-step process before you can commence Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation (VUCER) placements.
Find out more about the three step process.
Placement opportunities are advertised on an ongoing basis.
VUCER has a dedicated, purpose-built gym and clinic for internal placements.
The VUCER clinic is located at:
Footscray Park Campus
Building L, Level 3
See the Footscray Park campus map.
Students are required to pay for any travel costs that may incur as a result of placement. Arrangements cannot be made to fit clinical placement hours around part-time/full-time work.
Mon: 9am-12pm
Wed: 9am- 12pm
Fri: 9am-12pm
Placements can take place throughout the year, including, weekends, public holidays, semester breaks, SWOTVAC and exam periods.
Internal placements are available throughout the year at the VUCER clinic. Opening hours differ from semester to semester and it is closed during the summer break.
Timing and rostering of external placements are dependent upon the needs of the host placement organisations.
You are expected to alter your paid employment to accommodate clinical placement roster
You need a valid reason to miss your allocated placement. Where appropriate, a medical certificate must be submitted to the Clinical Placement Coordinator and/ or Clinical Practice Administrator within one week of absence or a signed statutory declaration.
Unless you have specific instructions from host organisations, you must wear the prescribed clinical uniforms which can be ordered through the University Co-op bookshop.
The contract system formally recognises the student's involvement in a clinical placement contract for both internal and external placements. It provides for public liability insurance cover for students undertaking course work at Victoria University and at host placement organisation/ industry partners.
All students attending placements are required to apply for a CPD contract prior to their allocated placement commencing using the 'Career & Professional Development Placement Contract'. This contract must be approved and signed by all relevant parties prior to the start of the clinical placement.
Dr Michael Butson
Course: Master of Clinical Exercise Science & Rehabilitation (AMEP)
Phone +61 3 9919 5552
Email: michael.butson@vu.edu.au
Thomas Kimmet
Phone: +61 3 9919 4250
Email: thomas.kimmet@vu.edu.au
Sarah Holmes
Phone: +61 3 9919 4664
Email: sarah.holmes@vu.edu.au
VUCER Clinic
Phone: +61 3 9919 4737
Lili Hodnik
Phone: +61 3 9919 4054
Fax: +61 3 9919 5532
Email: lili.hodnik@vu.edu.au.
