Charles Darwin University (CDU TAFE)
6 months full-time or 12 months part-time
Become a qualified personal trainer with this Certificate IV in Fitness. Learn to develop, instruct and evaluate personalised exercise programs for healthy clients while building a career in fitness facilities, gyms, leisure centres or as a self-employed trainer.
Candidates must have access to a fitness facility supervised by qualified trainers (paid or volunteer) and hold or be eligible for a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre card). Entry requires holding or being eligible for HLTAID011 Provide First Aid, HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety, and completion of pre-exercise screening and client fitness assessment units. A Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy evaluation helps identify support needs.
The course comprises 17 units of competency: 10 core units and 7 elective units totalling 960 nominal hours. Core units cover establishing client relationships, developing personalised exercise programs for various populations (body composition, older clients, adolescents), instructing exercise sessions, using exercise science principles, supporting behaviour change, and maintaining professional practice. Elective units include business proposal development, business planning, group movement programs for children, strength and conditioning techniques, customer service delivery, and healthy eating information.
CDU is the Northern Territory's largest training provider offering industry-ready skills and experience. The institution provides access to first-class facilities, expert lecturers and industry professionals, recognition of prior learning to qualify faster, and flexible study options including online, on-campus and workplace-based delivery. CDU's people-first approach creates a supportive learning environment balancing study, work and family commitments.
Graduates can pursue careers as fitness instructors, personal trainers, gym managers or fitness business owners. This qualification provides a pathway to work as an employed or self-employed personal trainer in fitness facilities, gyms, leisure and community centres, client workplaces, homes and outdoor locations. Personal trainers may offer services to individuals and groups, provide online training services, and in some contexts may be involved in team leadership or supervisory activities.
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