Course details

Summary

The new improved "Cert4Fitness" has been built around the well-known fitness certificate course delivered by Toi Ohomai for 16 years.

Often referred to "as the best year of my life" this course provides you with life changing experiences through the use of exercise as a vehicle.

Constructed as a one-year full-time course you can now exit with two nationally recognised qualifications, the New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4) and the New Zealand Certificate in Freestyle Group Exercise (Level 4), that aligns with REPS accreditation (Register of Exercise Professionals).

Each qualification complements the other with common underlying themes such as nutrition, anatomy and physiology, client connection, marketing and an understanding of what makes a successful fitness business connecting the different strands. Exercise instruction is based around helping clients achieve their goals through a variety of exercise programmes within a one-on-one approach. Group exercise explores three modalities of group based classes to guide clients towards goal success.

All learning styles are catered for with visual and kinesthetic learners thriving in an environment that is based on "doing". To experience this course will change your life and provide you with the skills and confidence to change the lives of those around you.

There are plenty of field trips, a very high exercise workload and opportunities to create memories you will never forget. This is more than just a course, it's a way of life!

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

• New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
• New Zealand Certificate in Freestyle Group Exercise (Level 4)

You'll also have completed a First Aid Certificate.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• exercise consultant
• community exercise instructor
• team training instructor
• personal trainer
• freestyle group exercise instructor
• group or small team training instructor
• self-employed

TOPICS YOU'LL COVER

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Exercise analysis
• Energy systems
• Retention
• Goal setting
• Client pre-screen
• Professionalism
• Principles of training
• Fitness testing
• Exercise prescription
• Nutrition
• Health models
• First aid
• Business skills
• Marketing
• Choreography
• Programme delivery
• Group exercise classes
• Exercise abilities
• Health and wellbeing
• Culturally appropriate values
• Processes and protocols
• Participant exercise needs
• Movement patterns
• Exercise products and services
• Development and maintenance of a client base

Locations: Wider BOP/Other (Opotiki Site(s) campus)

Entry criteria

If you are under 20 years old, you must have NCEA Level 1, or equivalent.

English Language requirements:

Level 4 certificate

IELTS Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5.0; TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score of 46 or higher (with a writing score of 20); TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 550 (with an essay score of 5.0 TWE); FCE, FCE for schools, with a score of 162, no less than 154 in each skill; NZCEL of Level 4 with the Academic endorsement; PToE (Academic) score of 42.