To be eligible for an offer in this course, applicants must have successfully completed the following units of competency or their equivalent :

– 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; and

– SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information.

Applicants who hold SIS30315 or SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness, will need to have completed the two group exercise elective units SISFFIT007 and SISFFIT011 to meet the entry requirements for this qualification. If your qualification does not contain these units, you will need to complete the following two units prior to enrolling in the Certificate IV program: SISFFIT035 and SISFFIT036.

For progression to the Bachelor, completion of SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness will attract 4 units of credit as well as entry into the degree, as follows:

– NSC2500 – Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Health;

– SES3202 – Clinical Practice Skills 1;

– SES3130 – Clinical Exercise Physiology for Young People; and

– Elective Course.