Registration Categories
Fitness Australia Exercise Professional Registration Categories
Exercise professional registration categories are aligned to industry vocational roles that serve specific activities and population groups as set out below:
The qualification requirements, scope of practice and employment opportunities for all Fitness Australia Exercise Professional Registration Categories are outlined below:
- Qualification Requirements:
- Certificate lll in Fitness
- SRFFIT304A – Instruct and monitor fitness programs
- SISFFIT307A – Undertake client health assessment
- SISFFIT308A – Plan and deliver gym programs
- Scope of Practice: Plan, demonstrate, supervise and monitor a range of exercise programs customised for client needs, operating under close supervision and guidance and within pre-defined organisational procedures
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities
- Qualification Requirements:
- Certificate lll in Fitness
- SRFFIT304A – Instruct and monitor fitness programs
- SISFFIT309A – Plan and deliver group exercise sessions
- Scope of Practice: Plan and instruct a group exercise session to music, operating under close supervision and guidance and within pre-defined organisational procedures.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities
- Qualification Requirements:
- Certificate lll in Fitness
- SRFFIT304A – Instruct and monitor fitness programs
- SISFFIT310A – Plan and deliver water based fitness activities
- Scope of Practice: Plan, deliver and evaluate water based fitness activities for apparently healthy clients.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities, public and private swimming pools and aquatic fitness venues.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum Certificate lll in Fitness
- CHCIC301D – Interact effectively with children
- SISFFIT313A – Plan and deliver exercise to apparently healthy children adolescents
- Scope of Practice: Plan, deliver and review exercise activities for children and young adolescents. Develop and maintain effective relationships and promote positive behaviour in the childcare environment.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum Certificate lll in Fitness
- SISFFIT314A – Plan and deliver exercise to older clients with managed conditions
- • Scope of Practice: Plan and deliver exercise for older clients with managed conditions
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Certificate lV in Fitness
- Scope of Practice: Plan, conduct and evaluate exercise programs for individual clients and provide leadership and guidance in unpredictable situations.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities and open spaces.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum Certificate lV in Fitness
- CHCIC301D – Interact effectively with children
- SISFFIT313A – Plan and deliver exercise to apparently healthy children adolescents
- Scope of Practice: Plan, deliver and review exercise activities for children and young adolescents. Develop and maintain effective relationships and promote positive behaviour in the childcare environment.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum Certificate lV in Fitness
- SISFFIT314A – Plan and deliver exercise to older clients with managed conditions
- Scope of Practice: Plan and deliver exercise for older clients with managed conditions
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities.
- Qualification Requirements:
- Certificate lV in Fitness
- SISAQU307A – Perform advanced water rescues
- SISFFIT422A – Implement inclusive aquatic activities for specific populations
- Scope of Practice: Plan and deliver safe and effective aquatic sessions for independent participants and those supported by a caregiver
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness and community facilities, public and private swimming pools, aquatic fitness venues and disability service environments
- Qualification Requirements:
- Diploma of Fitness
- Scope of Practice: Plan and deliver exercise for apparently healthy clients. Implement, evaluate and modify exercise for clients with specific conditions under the guidance of treating medical or allied health professionals
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness and community facilities, aquatic fitness venues and disability service environments
Other Registration Categories:
- Qualification Requirements:
- Group Exercise Leader (GEL) Bridging Course
- Scope of Practice: Instruct a pre-choreographed group exercise to music class in a controlled environment.
- Employment Opportunities: Fitness Centres
- Further Information http://www.fitness.org.au/801667.html
- Qualification Requirements –
- Minimum Certificate lll in Fitness
- SRFFIT304A – Instruct and monitor fitness programs
- SISFFIT309A – Plan and deliver group exercise sessions
- Private certification through Les Mills, Radical Fitness, Zumba, Body Training Solutions that has been approved by Fitness Australia
- Scope of Practice - Instruct a pre-choreographed group exercise to music class in a controlled environment.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres.
- Qualification Requirements
- Minimum Certificate lll in Fitness
- SRFFIT304A – Instruct and monitor fitness programs
- SISFFIT309A – Plan and deliver group exercise sessions
- Yoga training certification that is approved by Yoga Australia. (click here for Yoga Australia approval process)
- Scope of Practice - Instruct yoga based classes in a controlled fitness services setting.
- Employment Opportunities - Fitness Centres.
