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Advanced Certificate: Sport and Fitness (Fitness)

This course caters to those passionate about sport, coaching, and fitness, offering essential skills for progression to HN Fitness, Health, and Exercise. It covers practical and theoretical units, including fitness industry practices, nutrition, exercise psychology, and sports conditioning, with a certified National Progression Award in Exercise and Fitness Leadership.

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Level:

Broadly comparable to SCQF Level 6

Duration:

  • One year full-time
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Who is this course for?

This course is tailored for individuals passionate about sports, coaching, and fitness, aiming to forge a career in the fitness industry. It offers essential knowledge and skills for progression to HN Fitness, Health, and Exercise, covering practical and theoretical units in fitness industry practices, nutrition, exercise psychology, and sports conditioning.

What skills will I learn?

  • You will develop knowledge and skills in planning, implementing and evaluating aspects of the Sport and Fitness Industry. You will also develop your transferrable skills for education, training and work as well as study skills and skills in investigating aspects of the industry.

What will I study?

  • Planning Personal Fitness Exercise and Fitness
  • Circuits
  • Exercise and Fitness: CV Training
  • Exercise and Fitness: Fixed Weights
  • Exercise and Fitness: Free Weights
  • Nutrition and Health Research
  • Behaviour change
  • Sports Mechanics
  • Sporting Activity Volleyball
  • National Progression Award in Exercise and Fitness Leadership

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • HNC/D: Fitness, Health and Exercise SCQF Level 7
  • University courses related to Sport, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing

What career opportunities are there?

  • Fitness/ Gym assistant
  • Active Schools assistant
  • Sport development assistant
  • Health development specialist
  • Leisure attendant
  • Community/youth work

With further qualifications the following careers may be available to you you

  • Fitness instructor 
  • Personal trainer

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