International Academy Fitness Course
Fitness Course is a full time one year course. Classes will run from Tuesday to Friday. A large part of the fitness academy is based on Case studies (practical application). The students have to work with 5 different sport specific client scenarios and specific sports injuries, completing a 12 week programme in order to see results. Regarding the training, a large percentage of the time is spent in the Virgin Active Gym on Long Street. Each student is responsible to have a contract with the gym in order to attend studio training, swimming and spinning classes as all workplace portfolio work is completed under qualified personal trainer supervision. We also have our own gym in the building, with state of the art equipment, where case studies is completed before and after hours. Personal training certificate, Gym instruction diploma and Sports Massage certificates are amongst the qualifications available on Itec level. A national certificate to ensure a good foundational knowledge component is issued in combination with Itec to ensure a well-rounded overall qualification. The certificate has programme approval Cathsseta.
Job opportunities include
- Group training professional
- Personal trainer/gym instruction trainer
- Sports massage therapist, working closely with a sports team, assisting physiotherapists
- Work on board Steiner cruise liners.
- Own your own gym
FULL TIME 1 YEAR FITNESS COURSE
| Fitness Full Time | Fitness Part Time |
|---|---|
| Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics | Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics |
| Communication | Communication |
| Design Exercise Program | Design Exercise Program |
| Disabilities in Sport | Disabilities in Sport |
| Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship |
| Exercise Physiology | Exercise Physiology |
| Fitness Components | Fitness Components |
| Group Training | Fitness Equipment and Environment |
| HIV Policies | Functioning In a Team |
| Motivational Skills | Group Training |
| Nutrition | Health and Safety Training |
| Professional Values and Ethics | HIV Policies |
| Project Planning | Motivational Skills |
| Risk Management | Nutrition |
| Screening | Professional Values and Ethics |
| Self Organisation | Project Planning |
| Social Features in Workplace | Risk Management |
| Special Needs | Screening |
| Wellness Concepts | Self Organisation |
| Social Features in Workplace | |
| Special Needs | |
| Wellness Concepts |