Australian Institute of Fitness launches new courses to prepare fitness professionals for the next stages in their career.
Australia’s largest and longest established fitness training organisation, the Australian Institute of Fitness, has today announced three new course offerings specifically designed to give fitness professionals the tools to further their careers and stand out in the industry.
Building on from the popular Master Trainer program, which is considered one of the most comprehensive Personal Trainer qualifications in the Australian industry, The Institute’s new Personal Training Specialist course will cover the latest in metabolic conditioning, advanced programming, strength and conditioning and will qualify students with a Diploma of Fitness.
A new Nutrition Coach course will offer fitness professionals the opportunity to be better equipped to provide current nutrition information to clients within their scope of practice, while a new Fitness Business Professional course will give students the tools and confidence to successfully run their own business, including the design and launch of their own personalised website.
According to Dyanne Ward, CEO, Australian Institute of Fitness: “As the longest established fitness training organisation in Australia, we have invested over 30 years into developing the most outstanding and quality learning environments and offerings available, ensuring that our graduates are fully equipped and ready to head into the industry to pursue their careers.
The introduction of our new courses will enable us to offer the best learning experience possible. They will help our students become more successful and profitable fitness professionals, through building on their existing knowledge.
Having nutrition coaching skills and/or advanced programming and conditioning skills will enable them to get better results for their clients and stand out from their competition. And the Fitness Business Professional course will ensure they have the skills to grow their fitness or massage business through effective sales and marketing strategies.”
Enrolments for the new courses are open now and study will commence across Australia from April 2015. All three new courses are completed via blended study, which includes a mix of online and face to face portions of study with expert Course Coaches at one of the Australian Institute of Fitness purpose-built Campuses, located in and around every major Australian city. The Institute will also offer the courses at a new ‘Satellite Campus’ which has just opened in Orange NSW. Face to face portions of study at the Satellite Campus will be delivered by The Institute’s Course Coaches.
Course: Personal Training Specialist
Qualification outcome: Diploma of Fitness (SIS50213)
Study mode: Blended
For those who want to stand out from other Personal Trainers and are ready for the next step in their personal training career, The Institute’s Personal Training Specialist course will provide students with metabolic conditioning, advanced programming, and strength and conditioning skills. In fact, it is the only Diploma of Fitness course in Australia that focuses on metabolic conditioning and advanced programming techniques for both the fit and unfit client.
The course will make students re-think pre-conceived ideas about fat, health and fitness and challenge them to change their approach, giving them the platform to be a pacesetter in the fitness industry. They will become familiar with the latest trends in the industry such as body weight training, ‘The Obesity Paradox’, the concept of TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside), and how metabolic conditioning should be the cornerstone of client training sessions.
This course is hands-on from day one. Students will learn the latest practical and innovative research methods (including the latest in technology and social media) they can use while continuing their business.
This qualification is designed for existing fitness professionals have considerable experience in exercise delivery and course entry requirements apply. The Institute’s Personal Training Specialist Course Coaches are all university qualified in exercise science, coaching, or physiology, and hold a teaching qualification, with vast amounts of practical experience and know-how in the fitness industry.
Eligible students may now apply for VET FEE-HELP assistance to cover all or part of the course fees for this course. VET FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme.
Course: Nutrition Coach
Study mode: Blended
The Institute’s Nutrition Coach course offers fitness professionals the opportunity to be better equipped to provide current nutrition information to clients within their scope of practice. Students will learn nutrition for optimal health at every age, for fat loss and weight management, and for the recreational athlete.
There is a major focus on motivational coaching skills to better empower the client to make great nutrition choices within a fit and healthy lifestyle. From day one, students will learn how to empower clients through real motivational coaching strategies using the latest, evidence-based nutritional principles and practices. It provides solutions to real problems faced by clients who struggle to maintain healthy nutrition choices.
The Institute’s highly qualified team of Nutrition Course Coaches all have a degree in either nutrition or dietetics, as well as a teaching qualification.
Course: Fitness Business Professional
Qualification outcome: Diploma of Business (BSB50207)
Study mode: Blended
Owning a business is a reality for many in the fitness and massage industries, but this can be daunting and full of the unknown. The Institute’s Fitness Business Professional course gives students the tools and the confidence to successfully run their own business, including the design and launch of their own personalised website.
Specially tailored to Personal Trainers and Massage Therapists who are looking to grow a successful business including running a small team in an existing business, students can be confident that what they learn can be put into practice from the word go.
The course sets students up for success by covering how to identify business opportunities and grow a fitness or massage business through marketing, as well as how to create and close a sales opportunity and keep clients coming back for more.
The Institute’s Fitness Business Professional Coaches all have teaching and business qualifications and their own personal training and/or massage businesses, and are extremely passionate about the industry.
Eligible students may now apply for VET FEE-HELP assistance to cover all or part of the course fees for this course. VET FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme.
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