New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)

Waikato Institute of Technology

This programme will give students the skills and knowledge needed to be able to deliver exercise instruction to others. Students will learn the important theory of personal training and build a base of practical experience. Practical work is a significant component of the study, enabling students to graduate ready to hit the ground running. As part of their study, students will undertake a 20-hour work placement in a gym. This placement helps the student to build a professional network, gives them relevant work experience, and sets them up to be effective members of the workplace in the future. Students will learn how to:Deliver safe and effective exercise programmes, including pre-screening, within their own scope of practice and industry code of ethics.Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to adapt and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes.Adapt programmes for apparently healthy people and common at-risk groups using exercise science and testing.Apply motivational and communication techniques to enhance individual participant commitment to a personalised exercise programme.Apply a health and wellness framework and evidence-based nutrition principles to support a personalised exercise programme and recommend referral pathways to allied health professions.Use marketing and business tools and techniques to support business practices as an exercise professional.