This qualification reflects the role of personal trainers who have specialist skills to train individual clients, or groups of clients, to improve health-related components of fitness. They have a substantial depth of knowledge to plan, conduct and evaluate exercise training, provide leadership and guidance to clients and other staff and deal with unpredictable situations applying defined guidelines and procedures from the fitness industry and the organisation.
Mode of study: Practical sessions, face-to-face workshops, and self-paced workbooks.
Upon completion of this qualification, students can continue their studies with:
These courses include written projects/assignments, observations of practical tasks and/or group tasks.
| Unit Code | Description |
|---|---|
| CHCCOM006 | Establish and manage client relationships |
| SISFFITO41 | Develop personalized exercise programs |
| SISFFIT042 | Instruct personalized exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT043 | Develop and instruct personalized exercise programs for body composition goals |
| SISFFIT044 | Develop and instruct personalized exercise programs for older clients |
| SISFFIT045 | Develop and instruct personalized exercise programs for adolescent clients |
| SISFFIT049 | Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction |
| SISFFIT050 | Support exercise behavior change |
| SISFFIT051 | Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction |
| SISFFIT053 | Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients |
| SISXCAI009 | Instruct strength and conditioning techniques |
| SISXCAI010 | Develop strength and conditioning programs |
| BSBSMB404 | Undertake small business planning |
| BSBSMB302 | Develop and present business proposals |
| BSBCMM411 | Make presentations |
| BSBCRT411 | Apply critical thinking to work practices |
| SIRXOSMO03 | Use social media and online tools |
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who hold the following units of competency or units that have been superseded by these units:
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid (or a unit that supersedes this unit) |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety |
| SISFFIT032 | Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation |
| SISFFIT033 | Complete client fitness assessments |
| SISFFIT035 | Plan group exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT036 | Instruct group exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT040 | Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients |
| SISFFIT047 | Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise |
| SISFFIT052 | Provide healthy eating information |
| Tuition fee | $7,560 |
| Resource fee | $350 |
| Enrolment fee | $250 |
Students can have three reassessments of NYC (Not Yet Competent) free of charge provided that the submission of assessments has been done on time. Further, if a student fails more than three times in the unit, the student will have to repeat that unit and charges will be AUD$350.00 per unit (GST will not be charged).
To apply as an international student, complete the online application form together with the required supporting documents.
Gold Coast International College provides accredited training and qualifications recognised all over Australia. Our Trainers are leaders in their industries, with many years of training experience. After completing a course with GIC, you will be ready to enter the workforce anywhere in Australia or the world.
RTO Code 45028 · CRICOS Provider Code 03568B
