Course details

These qualifications offer learners the opportunity to gain employment in the ever-expanding fitness/leisure industry. Theses are additional qualifications learners may gain whilst also completing FETAC Level 5 Sports, Recreation & Exercise 5M5146. This award allows students to progress to Sports Science and Exercise programmes in Institutes of Technology.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO

The main aim of the ITEC Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing ( Gym-based exercise) is to provide the learner with the knowledge and practical skills as an introduction into the fitness sector. The Certificate in Personal Training - ITEC Level 3 enables the learner to gain the practical and theoretical skills necessary to provide personal training advice and assistance for active leisure and recreation.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent*
  • Letter of recommendation from a recognised club
  • Interview
  • Mature applicants welcome
  • Fitness & Skills test

COURSE CONTENT

  • Sport & Recreation Studies
  • Soccer Coaching
  • Sports Anatomy & Physiology
  • Exercise & Fitness
  • Nutrition
  • Occupational First Aid
  • Communications
  • Work Experience

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION

  • Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym-based Exercise)and/or
  • Certificate in Personal Training ITEC Level 3 ( Gym-based Exercise)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Personal Training, Gym Instructor, Coaching, Health, Fitness & Industry, Community Organisations, Club Administration / Coaching, Further Study, Scholarships.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Galway Technical Institute

We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.

Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.

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