Sport and Exercise Information Session
Course details
About the course
Love playing or coaching sport? Come and learn how you can turn your passion into a rewarding career in areas like strength and conditioning, performance analysis, personal training, coaching and sports development. This information session provides an overview of two Ara qualifications - the Certificate in Exercise (which equips you to work as a personal trainer) and the Bachelor of Applied Science specialising in sport and exercise science – and discusses the career opportunities they can lead to.
About the provider
Ara Institute of Canterbury is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutes. Specialising in applied, vocational and professional training, it offers more than 150 courses from foundation to postgraduate level.
Ara caters to a diverse range of learners; from school leavers and career changers to professionals wanting to upskill and individuals seeking to re-enter the workforce.
All Ara students benefit from the Ara Advantage: relevant courses, taught by inspirational mentors in real-life learning environments. Almost every Ara programme includes work-integrated learning. Work placements, apprenticeships, industry-based projects and internships ensure students are work-ready when they graduate.
Across its six campuses, Ara’s dedicated tutors and non-academic staff support students throughout their study journey. A comprehensive range of student services - such as financial assistance, learning support, health and wellbeing services, accommodation, childcare and student events – contributes to the success of every student.
It also has six additional small community hubs which deliver free digital upskilling and personal development courses.