
(National Certificate) Fitness

DURATION
12 Months

MODE OF DELIVERY
Distance Learning Course

CREDITS
137
COURSE FEE
R31 900
DEPOSIT
R8 000
3 MONTH INSTALLMENT
R7 967
6 MONTH INSTALLMENT
R3 984
9 MONTH INSTALLMENT
R2 656
Introduction
Start your career as a personal trainer or fitness instructor with this hands-on, practical one-year course. It will give you the knowledge and skills to design, demonstrate and lead exercise programmes for individuals or groups. You will learn to instruct and lead early in the course and practice until you are comfortable with pre-participation medical screening, fitness assessment, design programmes, instructing exercise and much more. You’ll gain knowledge on training principles, methods and programme design with the skill to conduct these in a client sensitive manner. We recommend that you add additional qualifications like the National Diploma: Fitness so that you can enhance your employment prospects nationally and internationally or run your own private practice. If you add additional specialisations to your course, you can offer your clients’ more options and enhance your employment prospects.
Accreditation
This NQF level 5 Learning programme is accredited by CATHSSETA.
Aim of Course
The National Certificate qualifies you to work in the fitness industry as personal trainers. All eta fitness qualifications are recognised by the Register of Exercise Professionals South Africa (REPSSA) which links its members to the international registers of REPS, enabling you as an eta graduate to work where the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) operates, including Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA and South Africa.
Course Objective
During this learning programme, you will be exposed to the theories of exercise science, the applied knowledge of exercise programming with its range of methods and techniques, and the skills of leading and instructing individuals or groups through a range of exercise training sessions. To gain confidence while you are learning, you will complete a range of practical hours through work-based learning experience. Once you have graduated you can work as personal trainer in an established fitness facility; alternatively, you can run your own practice, taking on a range of private clients.
Course Content
Kinesiology Exercise Science Special Needs in Fitness Health and Safety in Sport and Exercise Nutrition Principles Instructing Exercise to Individuals and Groups Screening and Assessment Exercise Programme Design Professional Communication Health Promotion Entrepreneurship & Fitness Business Management
Admissions Criteria
The minimum recommended requirement for admission is the National Senior Certificate (NSC), elementary achievement (30-39 %). Recommended: Minimum of 40% in English.
Career Opportunity
Personal Trainer Corporate Wellness consultant Group Exercise Instructor