APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Apprenticeship: Exercise Professional (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Who is this apprenticeship for?
This apprenticeship is designed for passionate people looking to forge their careers in the exercise industry.
Exercise professionals have a broad base of skill and knowledge. They are excited about guiding others to share the benefits of exercise, whether in a gym or fitness facility, a studio, community hall, or an outdoor session.
They apply their interpersonal skills and comprehensive knowledge of exercise, anatomy, nutrition and health and safety, to develop safe, fun programmes tailored to their participants' needs. And they use their operational and marketing skills to build and run successful fitness businesses.
This qualification will be delivered and assessed on-the-job at a gym or exercise facility.
An apprentice will come out of this qualification having gained skills and knowledge across several key areas of the industry. They will be equipped to run their own personal training business; operate as an exercise consultant delivering personalised programmes; and deliver small group training sessions.
Graduate of this apprenticeship will be eligible for REPs registration. REPs registration is the expected industry standard to deliver safe and effective exercise in New Zealand. For more information, check out www.reps.org.nz.
What's involved?
Exercise Foundations programme
This qualification is equivalent to REPs Exercise Assistant
Organisational values and goals
Health and safety procedures and responsibilities
Customer service
Benefits of recreation for the community.
New Zealand Certificate in Pre-designed Exercise Instruction (Level 3)
This qualification is equivalent to REPs Exercise Consultant Level 1
Selecting an appropriate pre-designed programme to match individual participant requirements
Instructing and monitoring a pre-designed exercise programme
Anatomy and physiology
Health and safety, and industry code of ethics
Maintaining personal health and wellness.
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
This qualification is equivalent to REPs Personal Trainer
Exercise fundamentals
Nutrition and wellbeing
Working professionally
Exercise delivery
Business skills.
Planning, delivering and reviewing a group training session
About the provider
Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.
Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.
To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.
For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz