This accredited qualification is for anyone looking to seek employment in a Gym environment. It will allow you to safely plan and instruct participants within a gym. You will learn skills in planning, instructing and evaluating a safe and effective gym/exercise session using a combination of cardiovascular equipment, resistance machines and free weights. It will also allow you entry to many other courses, for example level 3 Personal Trainer, Indoor Cycling, Outdoor Training and Circuit Training.
This is the ideal qualification for someone with a keen interest in fitness and exercise wishing to start a career within the fitness industry as a gym instructor.
The qualification is broken down into 6 modules:
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Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise
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Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment
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Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health
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Know How to Support Clients who Take Part in Exercise and Physical Activity
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Level 2 Planning Gym-Based Exercise
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Level 2 Instructing Gym-Based Exercise
Before the course begins, students are required to follow a 6 week distance learning programme for the Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health Modules. The practical course is taught over 4 days with an additional 1 day for assessment.
This certificate will allow you to gain entry onto the CYQ Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training.
How will I be assessed?
Both the Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health modules are assessed by an externally set multiple choice paper each consisting of 40 questions each, with a minimum mark of 28/40 to pass. This will be taken on the first day of the practical course.
The Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment and Know How to Support Clients who Take Part in Exercise and Physical Activity modules are assessed by successful completion of Work Sheets.
Assessment of the two Gym Based Exercise Units is carried out in 4 Elements:
Element 1 Continual Assessment (direct observation) during the practical course
Element 2 Session Planning
Element 3 Summative Practical Session (direct observation)
Element 4 Reflecting on Gym Based Exercise (self-evaluation)
Entry requirements are:
Experience of attending gym sessions is highly recommended.
The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential, therefore a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved, and candidates should have basic skills in communication pitched at Levels 2. There is also an element of learning online involving the use of a PC and the Internet; therefore you should have a good understanding of Information, and Communication Technology.
Whether you are new to working within the fitness industry or looking to further the skills you can offer, this qualification will open up more opportunities to other routes of instructing such as Circuit Training, Exercise to Music or Personal Training amongst others.
Course Dates 2012:
Monday 11th June 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Tuesday 12th June 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Wednesday 13th June 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Thursday 14th June 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Assessment Day: Sunday 8th July 2012
Course venue: University of Chichester, Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PE
Saturday 8th September 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Sunday 9th September 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Saturday 15th September 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Sunday 16th September 2012 - 09:00 to 17:00
Assessment Day: Sunday 21st October 2012
Course venue: Bourne Leisure Centre, Southbourne, Hampshire. PO10 8PJ
You will gain 20 REPs points on completion of this course.
