Registration Categories
Fitness Australia Exercise Professional Registration Categories
Exercise professional registration categories are aligned to industry vocational roles. The following table outlines the qualification requirements, scope of practice and employment opportunities for all Fitness Australia Exercise Professional Registration Categories.
- Personal Trainer
- Specialised Trainer
- Gym Instructor
- Group Exercise Freestyle
- Group Exercise Pre-Choreographed
- Group Exercise Leader
- Children's Instructor
- Children's Trainer
- Older Adults Instructor
- Older Adults Trainer
- Aqua Instructor
- Aqua Trainer
- Yoga
- Qualification Requirements -Certificate IV in Fitness with the personal trainer specialisation SRFPT100B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan, deliver, monitor and modify personal training programs in both indoor and outdoor settings.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Personal Training Studios, Mobile PT Services, Outdoor Programs, Workplace Programs, Community Programs, Sporting Clubs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III, Certificate IV and Diploma in Fitness.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and deliver exercise programs in a variety of settings, in conjunction with allied health and/or medical professionals. Plan and deliver sports conditioning. Undertake management tasks, project management and guide health promotion activities.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Clinical Setting, Personal Training Studios, Mobile Services, Community Programs, Sporting Clubs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the gym instructor specialisation SRFGYM002B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Conduct fitness assessments, plan, deliver and monitor exercise programs in a controlled setting.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Community Programs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the group exercise specialisation SRFGEX001A or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and instruct a group exercise to music class in a controlled setting.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Community Programs, Workplace Programs.
Group Exercise Pre-Choreographed
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the group exercise specialisation SRFGEX001A or equivalent from higher education. A pre-choreographed group exercise training certification that is accredited with Fitness Australia.
- Scope of Practice - Instruct a pre-choreographed group exercise to music class in a controlled environment.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres.
- Qualification Requirements - A pre-choreographed group exercise training certification that is accredited with Fitness Australia with the group exercise specialisation SRFGEX001A.
- Scope of Practice - Instruct a pre-choreographed group exercise to music class in a controlled environment.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres.
- Application information
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the children and adolescent training specialisation SRFCHA001A or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and deliver exercise for apparently healthy children and young adolescents.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Children's Fitness Studios, After School Programs, Community Programs.
- Click here to view the checking and clearance requirements for each State and Territory when working with children under 16 years of age.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate IV in Fitness with the children and adolescent training specialisation SRFCHA001A or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and deliver exercise for apparently healthy children and young adolescents.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Children's Fitness Studios, After School Programs, Community Programs.
- Click here to view the checking and clearance requirements for each State and Territory when working with children under 16 years of age.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the older adults training specialisation SRFOLD001B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and deliver exercise for older adults.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Community Programs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate IV in Fitness with the older adults training specialisation SRFOLD001B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Plan and deliver exercise for older adults.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres, Community Programs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness with the aqua instructor specialisation SRFAQA001B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Instruct water based exercise classes for clients.
- Employment Opportunities - Aquatic Centres, Fitness Centres, Community Programs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate IV in Fitness with the aqua trainer specialisation SRFAQA002B or equivalent from higher education.
- Scope of Practice - Instruct water based fitness activities for those with specific fitness goals
- Employment Opportunities - Aquatic Centres, Fitness Centres, Community Programs.
- Qualification Requirements - Certificate III in Fitness or equivalent from higher education. A yoga training certification that is approved by the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia (click here for YTAA approval process).
- Scope of Practice - Instruct yoga based classes in a controlled fitness services setting.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres.
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For more information about registration, contact Fitness Australia by calling 1300 211 311 or email registration@fitness.org.au today!
