Gym Instructor Course

Becoming part of the Fitness Industry is now easy with Trifocus Fitness Academy’s Gym Instructor Certification. If you have a passion for fitness and – don’t know where to begin – then our Gym Instructor Certification is just for you!

 

25% OFF THE FULL PRICE IF PAID UPFRONT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018! T&C’s APPLY

 

 

Instructing at a gym allows you to gain fundamental knowledge to break into the Fitness Industry quickly and effortlessly. Our easy-to-follow Gym Instructor Course is packed with loads of informative material about anatomy as well as how to recommend exercises, look after a fitness facility and lead a fitness session!

This course will leave you excellently trained and ready to start your new career as a gym instructor.

Trifocus Fitness Academy’s Gym Instructor Course is available through correspondence or online learning.

Your course pack is inclusive of:

  • A learner book
  • Assessment books (correspondence only)
  • A branded bag
  • A sports cap
  • A branded T-shirt

 

Course modules include:

Anatomy and physiology

• Identify the anatomy of the human body.
• Explain how joints, bones and muscles move.
• Describe how common exercises work.

Leading an exercise session

• Assist fitness participants to workout to music in a group exercise class.
• Lead fitness participants safely and effectively through a structured or choreographed group exercise class.
• Demonstrate the communication skills required to effectively teach a group exercise class

Looking after a fitness facility

• Explain what a ‘health-related’ multi-disciplinary team is.
• Describe how a fitness facility operates.
• Describe legal and ethical business practices.

Recommending an exercise programme for an individual

• Assist clients to develop their training regime.
• Coach clients through the programme you’ve developed for them.
• Demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication skills as well as teaching methods.

Accreditations:

  • You can now begin studying this Gym Instructor Short Course from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world.
  • Our online training platform is one of a kind, offering you a completely new perspective to learning.
  • You don’t need to hold a Matric or Grade 12 certificate to be eligible to take it. 
  • Once completed it, the modules can be used as credits when completing the full course in Personal Training.
  • It’s also nationally and internationally accredited through CATHSSETA (Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, Sport Sector, Education and Training Authority) and REPSSA (Register of Exercise Professionals in South Africa).

This skills course is accredited with CATHSSETA FIT/INSTRUCT/4/0085.

You will be able to work as a fitness instructor/gym instructor with this certificate, locally and internationally, as REPSSA has accredited it with 8 points.

 

The Course Fee Includes:

  • Assessment documents
  • Bag
  • DVD
  • Log in codes
  • Learner guide (manual)
  • Student Card
  • T-shirt

CATHSSETA accreditation code: 613/P/000193/2012

How to learn at Trifocus Fitness Academy

We offer a number of exciting, dynamic and interactive ways in which you can learn how to become the best fitness professional you can be!

Online:

We offer an online learning platform that is cutting edge. Through the videos, questionnaires and forums on your dedicated learning portal you will be able to have the full benefit of our world-class education – when it’s convenient for you.

Online platform includes:

  • All assessments
  • Animated and interactive games to test your knowledge
  • Progress trackers
  • Thousands of slides with informative and colourful images
  • Unlimited access to the online platform
  • Videos, including exercise and anatomical footage

Please note: If you choose this option, all study material is online. No hard copy study material will be sent to you.

Correspondence:

We also offer the option of correspondence learning. With this option, we will send you all the course material – that you will need – via courier. If you have any questions, our student support team is available – on the other side of the phone – to help.

 

 

PRICES

 

OnlineCorrespondence

Payment Plan

R5 500

R2 800 Deposit

R1 350 (2 months)
Payment Plan

R5 500 Total

Upfront

R4 125

25% Discount

Save R1 375

 

Payment Plan

R5 900

R2 800 Deposit

R1 550 (2 months)
Payment Plan

R5 900 Total

Upfront

R4 425

25% Discount

Save R1 475 

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Gym Instructor Course

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    3. A student selecting to purchase any of the courses offered by Trifocus Fitness Academy and electing to utilise the online learning platform, shall need to have access to a computer and/or laptop as well as a stable internet connection as the online platform cannot function without such a connection;
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    13. All manuals, promotional material and assessments form part of the selected course package, should a student lose or damage any of the study material they have received, manuals may only be reissued upon receipt of payment of R450 excluding the courier service;
    14. Certificates will be available and issued within a 6 – 8 week period after the course has been successfully completed and will be distributed electronically in PDF format;
    15. All students are to take accountability for lost POE’s within their care, lost POE’s will only be reprinted upon receipt of payment of R200 excluding the courier service;
    16. Upon completion of the assessments, assignments and courses by the student, same must be returned to Trifocus Fitness Academy at 1st Floor, 292 Surrey Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, Gauteng, 2194. The onus is on the student to keep a proof of delivery to Trifocus Fitness Academy;
    17. Should a student be in breach of this agreement by way of failure to make payment, Trifocus Fitness Academy will not be held liable for any damage or loss suffered due to suspension of services including but not limited to the online learning platform; 18. If any provision of the Agreement shall be found by any Court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of the said provision shall not affect the other provisions of the Agreement and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect. The parties hereby agree to attempt to substitute for any invalid or unenforceable provision a valid or enforceable provision, with the retention of the economic, legal and commercial objectives of the said invalid or unenforceable provision;
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    19. Neither Trifocus Fitness Academy, the trainers, their employees, any agents, guest nor other persons associated with Trifocus Fitness Academy will be held responsible for any claim arising from an incident which may occur whilst students are on the premises or at any gyms or transported to any chosen venue by or on behalf of any of the said persons.
    Learner Agreement | The Learner
    To successfully master these unit standard/s, you are required to:
    • Study the content of this unit/s
    What is expected of me the learner
    • Complete all activities indicated in this unit/s
    • Utilise your coach and colleagues as learning resources, and
    • Verify your learning progress with your coach/facilitator
    • Learners will be on time for all activities
    • Learners will inform the workplace coach/mentor of any absence
    Learner roles and responsibilities
    • All cell phones off during learning activities
    • Learners to pay attention and do their best
    • Learners to prepare for learning activities and to meet time restraints
    • Learners to ask if they do not understand
    The Provider The provider will ensure that quality ETD practices are followed and will:
    • Encourage constructive feedback to all learners
    • Provide constructive feedback to all ETD staff
    The Provider roles and responsibilities
    • Ensure learner support is provided
    • Encourage learners to do additional research
    • Will provide learner access to additional resources
    • Quality assures the learning process internally
    • Encourage the environment that is conductive to learning
    Workplace
    • The workplace component contributes to what learning should take place during the program
    Description
    • Competence consist of knowledge in the head (which you acquire during classroom sessions), skills in the hands (practice in the workplace) and a positive attitude in your heart.
    Workplace coach and mentor
    • The workplace coach or mentor has the important task to guide you in the workplace
    • The workplace coach and mentor should:
    • Allow you to practice skills
    Roles and responsibilities
    • Give you constructive feedback
    • Share company specific rules and regulations with you
    • Share experience with you
    • Allow you to attend theoretical training sessions

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