Diploma of Fitness

Course Outline

Why choose this course?

This is an advanced course for people who have completed a Certificate IV and want to extend their knowledge, skills and experience to move up in the fitness industry. This course gives you a thorough understanding of how the body works and how to help the body recover from injury or illness, allowing you to deliver exercise programs for specialist groups, such as elite athletes and moderate-risk clients.

Graduates are qualified to work in a variety of higher-level fitness training, sports conditioning and other fitness and health-related environments. This course would also benefit those in allied health professions such as massage and physiotherapy. Recognition of Prior Learning is available in these circumstances.

Course outline

• Medical issues and exercise programming for moderate-risk clients for health and rehabilitation
• Acute injury management
• Nutrition and body composition management for various health and disease states
• Understanding culture and society
• Management skills
• Marketing knowledge
• Medical communication

Key Information

This advanced course is a combination of theory and practical-based learning, designed to give students a thorough understanding of how the theory components apply to real-life situations. There is also a 60-hour work placement component to be completed in students’ own time. Class sizes are kept small, to ensure all students receive individual attention. After completing this course, graduates will be qualified fitness specialists, and can go on to work in a variety of health and fitness environments.

You must have completed the Certificate IV in Fitness (or equivalent) before you can enrol in the Diploma of Fitness.

Learning Options

This course takes approximately 250 contact hours to complete, over two semesters. After the last lecture date, students have six months to complete all the assessments. You are also required to undertake a 60-hour work placement in a self-care hostel, nursing home, rehabilitation centre, or other approved facility.

Grading

To gain this qualification, students must successfully complete:

• Various theoretical, practical and verbal assessments set throughout the course
• 60 hours of work placement in a self-care hostel, nursing home, rehabilitation centre, or other approved facility.

Course Grants

If you're from Victoria, there's a good chance you will be eligible to save up to 80% on your personal training course. Check out our grants page to see if you qualify. Click here.

All our nationally accredited courses are approved under the Victorian Government’s Parents Returning to Earning Program, which allows for $1000 grants. If you are a parent, check your eligibility for this program at the PRTE Website.

This course is also approved for Centrelink Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABstudy and the Pensioner Education Supplement. If you think you may be eligible for any of these allowances, visit Centrelink.

Personal Trainer Pro

The Personal Trainer Pro Diploma of Fitness is an advanced course stream that gives you additional support during your studies. The Personal Trainer Pro Diploma of Fitness is subsidised, meaning this stream may be as much as $200 cheaper than the standard Certificate III. The Personal Trainer Pro course includes:

• Career Coaching and Support – recruitment experts help you apply for jobs and find the perfect job for you.
• Access to Job Search – Begin Fitness gives you access to a health and fitness employment database for up-to-date opportunities in your area.
• One-On-One Mentoring – We match you up with a qualified personal trainer to support and coach you.
• Personal Trainer Guidance – Star Begin Fitness graduates help you follow in their footsteps.
• An iPad so you can study when you want to, where you want to.