Global Sports Events

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