Education Qualifications & leading Universities
To become a personal trainer you will need to complete a Certificate IV in Fitness. There are many courses available through registered training organisations including TAFE. While you can study a certificate course with only a year 10 pass, but you will have to complete year 12 to complete the diploma course.
Once you have completed a Level III Certificate in Fitness you are able to apply for registration in a gymnasium, group or aquatics training. At this level you will be known as a fitness instructor. A fitness trainer requires a Certificate IV, and then you are able to apply for registration in personal training, older adults training, children’s training and advanced aquatics training.
Trainer registrations are the responsibility of either Fitness Australia or Kinect Australia,. Trainers also need to hold a current first aid certificate level 2, which will need to be kept up to date each year.
The entry criteria for tertiary institiutions differs from year to year. The above comments are a guide only. To gain specific entry criteria either contact the relevant university or use Hobson's The Good University Guide.
Relevant Universities Colleges & TAFE
Careernav have trolled through all the universities, specialist colleges and TAFE’s across the nation to identify those courses we consider relevant to this career. We have only focussed on the core single degree and its full time period. We acknowledge many combination degrees are available and different students combine different degrees. Course names also differ by university and we have grouped like courses together. We may have missed the odd course being offered, so we recommend for a more detailed guide check with the universities direct or one of the university course guide books such as Hobson’s. Please note Careernav are totally impartial and do not recommend one tertiary institution over another. To view the A to Z of tertiary institutions that offer relevant courses for this career.
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About the Author
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Anthony Denyer
Regional Marketing & Operational Manager VIC/TAS
The Australian Institute of Fitness has developed strong relationships with key fitness industry leaders and is the most recognised training and certification provider to the fitness industry in Australia. Many of our partners provide on-the-job 'work experience' programs that help you learn to be a professional trainer even faster.
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