Sports and Fitness

SPORTS AND FITNESS

Studying sports and fitness will let you work with science and people, as you use the latest knowledge in health to help others. From your sport and fitness course, you could start as a personal trainer, managing a fitness company, manage a team and train or instruct others. You’ll be at your prime as you help others to achieve their best. This career has dynamic classes and you will be learning in real fitness environments, gyms and outdoor parks.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

10 – 16 weeks or more

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Fitness screen and assess new clients
Monitor a client’s fitness level and development
Provide fitness training to a single client or group of clients in a supervised and low-risk setting
Provide advice on exercise and exercise equipment
Perform administrative duties of the fitness centre or gym
Deliver first aid

CERTIFICATE IV IN YOGA TEACHING

The Certificate IV in Yoga Teaching is your first step into teaching yoga. This national qualification allows you to be a ‘yoga teacher’. You will learn to plan, organise and conduct yoga classes to groups of clients.

At this level, yoga teachers will be equipped with the essential components to understand the yoga asanas (physical postures of yoga), differences in yoga styles, anatomy, ethics, philosophy of yoga teaching and risks associated with opening a yoga business.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

Full Time 12 months (4 Terms x 10 Weeks)

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Establish client relationships
Develop your own yoga practice
Monitor a client’s yoga technique and development
Provide yoga teaching to groups of clients
Recognise healthy bodies
Apply anatomy and physiology to yoga teaching
Undertake small business planning and manage compliance
Deliver first aid

DIPLOMA OF YOGA TEACHING

The Diploma of Yoga Teaching allows you to progress and develop your yoga career. This national qualification allows you to be an advanced yoga teacher. You will deepen your yoga skills and knowledge, learning specialised skills to work with individuals at various life stages and tailor classes for special needs or offer a deeper teaching practice into pranayama (breath work) and meditation.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

Full Time 12 months (4 Terms x 10 Weeks)

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Conduct yoga lifestyle assessments
Develop advanced teaching techniques
Adapt yoga for different life stages, conditions or special needs
Undertake research
Provide advice on nutrition
Apply advanced anatomy and physiology to yoga teaching
Undertake small business planning and manage compliance
Extend your personal practice
Deliver first aid