Active IQ Certificate in Fitness Instructing: Gym-Based Exercise (Level 2)
A Level
In Rhos-On-Sea
Description
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Type
A Level
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Location
Rhos-on-sea (Wales)
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Whether you are a fitness enthusiast or a gym goer that fancies a change of career and want to become a gym instructor, this course is your stepping stone into the fitness industry. Designed by industry leader Active IQ, it allows those completing to join the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), and are therefore the perfect foundation for building lifetime success. We aim to take students to a professionally competent level, enabling them to prescribe, plan and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes within a gym or health club environment. This course will enable you to: No formal entry requirements. The course is delivered through our online e-learning platform, but also requires students to attend 5 training days and 1 assessment day. Training takes place at the Institute of Sport, Coleg Llandrillo, Conwy, North Wales. The e-learning platform includes slideshows, videos and online worksheets, making it a fully interactive way of covering the theoretical concepts. During the 5 training days, we aim to pass on our experience in leading and instructing fitness in the gym-based environment so that you are ready for your assessment and your first job as a gym instructor. This qualification provides progression to Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Instructing Exercise and Fitness, for learners who wish to develop and demonstrate occupational competence in gym instruction. Alternatively, it provides progression to Level 3 qualifications in Personal Training for students who wish to further their knowledge and skills and become personal trainers working with specialist populations as well as the general population. Students may also progress onto the Active IQ Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage, where they will be provided with the knowledge and skills to practice sports massage alongside gym instructing in the health club environment . Students may also broaden their knowledge and skills by progressing to Level 2 qualifications in Instructing Circuits,...
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About this course
Develop your ability to plan and deliver safe and effective gym sessions
Gain the knowledge to develop good customer service and the personal qualities required by the exercise and fitness industry
Develop an awareness of health and safety in an exercise and fitness environment
Progress to further qualifications in the exercise and fitness industry
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Subjects
- Massage
- Fitness
- Sports Massage
- Gym Instructor
- Industry
Course programme
Delivery:
The course is delivered through our online e-learning platform, but also requires students to attend 5 training days and 1 assessment day. Training takes place at the Institute of Sport, Coleg Llandrillo, Conwy, North Wales.
The e-learning platform includes slideshows, videos and online worksheets, making it a fully interactive way of covering the theoretical concepts. During the 5 training days, we aim to pass on our experience in leading and instructing fitness in the gym-based environment so that you are ready for your assessment and your first job as a gym instructor.
Assessment:
- 2 x multiple choice theory papers
- 1 x practical exam
- completion of online workbook and formative practical assessment
 
Active IQ Certificate in Fitness Instructing: Gym-Based Exercise (Level 2)