NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: FITNESS

COURSE NAME: 

National Certificate: Fitness

SAQA ID: 67693

COURSE DURATION:  1 year

Accreditation Body: CATHS-SETA

NQF LEVEL:  4

Credits: 148

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMME: 

A qualifying learner who has achieved this qualification will be able to:

• Design and implement a physical activity programme for apparently healthy individuals, plus screen, assess, and monitor health-related fitness programmes, without direct supervision.
• Promote and provide safe and effective physical activity participation to meet participant/s fitness requirements. In addition, this qualifying learner will have the knowledge for appropriate referral to other health care providers.
• Further their learning, practice and career within the fitness and/or associated industries and through their own personal growth.

COURSE OUTLINE

This program consists of seven skills programs as follows and will be covered over a period of one year:

• Conduct and Interpret pre-participation screening for physical activity readiness.
• Assess, evaluate and monitor health-related fitness components.
• Design, demonstrate and lead exercise programmes.
• Implement, monitor and modify exercise programmes.
• Motivate and support fitness participants.
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial, administration and business skills.
• Project and conduct oneself in a professional manner.

OUTCOMES :

On achieving this qualification, the learner will be able to demonstrate the following outcomes as applicable to apparently healthy* individuals:

– Demonstrate knowledge of the fitness environment and the context in which physical activity takes place:

• Conduct and interpret pre-participation screening for physical activity readiness.
• Assess, evaluate and monitor health-related fitness components.
• Feedback and refer as it relates to physical activity.
• Design, demonstrate and lead exercise programmes.
• Implement, monitor and modify exercise programmes.
• Motivate and support fitness participants in making activity related and wellness decisions.
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial, administration and business skills.
• Project and conduct oneself in a professional manner.

COST OPTIONS:

Full course fee = R 35 000.00

Or Payment Plan = Deposit R3500.00 + Monthly R3150 x 10