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Courses available in Health and Fitness Courses
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Aerobic fitness is all about the health and wellbeing of your lungs and heart. Without a good level of aerobic fitness, there is a decline in the ability of the heart to deliver oxygen and nutrients and remove waste products from the body.
This course develops an understanding of aerobic fitness; and develops your capacity to help others maintain and improve their overal... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course creates skills needed to work in or manage facilities and services concerned with health or fitness (eg. exercise programs, fitness centres, clubs, gymnasiums, sports complexes, sports administration, swimming pools, etc). It is suited to school leavers (with year 11) or mature age students with some work experience (not necessarily in the field of health and fitnes... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This Advanced Certificate is designed to develop skills required to work in or manage recreation facilities or services (eg. Community centres, youth services, sporting clubs, tourist parks, camp grounds, municipal recreation services, supervised childrens playgrounds, social clubs, etc). This is a good starting point for a career which might eventually lead to a position in ma... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course provides a management oriented training for people wanting to work in the health and fitness or recreation industries in a technical or management capacity. Graduates will have a broad understanding of human health together with specialised skills that will be developed through your choice of elective units.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course is perfect for anyone interested in water fitness and safety as well as teaching some of the essential elements such as aquafitness equipment and facilities, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic principles, and program design and facilitating.This course provides a foundation for understanding and working in varied areas of aqua fitness and exercise; and can be a valuable c... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Step toward a Professional Career in Food and NutritionThis is a substantial committment, but short of undertaking a 3 year full time degree, one of the best options available to develop skills and employability in Food and related industries. It covers essential elements of different areas of nutrition, the human body and health, as well as research projects. When you enhance ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This certificate provides a solid grounding in skills needed to work in leadership or management in recreation or related fields (e.g. In recreation centres, fitness centres, camps, youth work, parks management, cultural and church organizations, handicapped groups, etc). ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop skills and knowledge relevant to child development. This course provides useful training for anyone wishing to work with children in a range of different situations. This course equips you with a greater understanding of how children think and develop; and a range of skills and ideas that can be applied to interacting with kids, to facilitate better development, particu... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Learn all aspects of childhood nutrition and how to deal with them. This is an ideal course for people working with children in the child care industry. It is also a good course for mothers wanting to understand their childrens nutritional needs and learn to cope with them or for self enhancement.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course develops your ability to prepare and deliver basic fitness programs, based on a solid understanding of the body's energy and movements. The core theory will develop a high standard of essential knowledge and competency while the specialty modules contextualise and expand on key skills in chosen areas. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop knowledge and skills in the planning and management of special events including gallery openings, festivals, exhibitions and sporting events.This is a huge and rapidly growing industry with many career opportunities!You may decide to start your own event management (eg. Wedding Planner, Corporate Event Manager, Conference Organiser, Exhibition Company), or seek employme... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This highly practical course helps you to understand what fitness really is, and enables you to develop a balanced fitness program for yourself or for people around you covering topics such as the human body, principals of exercise programming, and weight control.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course focuses on teaching the theory and practical skills needed to work successfully in the fitness field. It was developed by fitness leaders with experience in different countries, so it is globally relevant and can be adapted to any fitness context. It is is aimed at students who wish to work as fitness leaders in gymnasiums, health clubs, etc. Students should check ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course explores human wellness as well as fitness with emphasis on common back and wieght problems. Covers elements such as understanding, recognising, and addressing back problems as well as weight control methods.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops an understanding of the fitness industry, and skills to explain exercise and its importance to human health. An accredited advanced diploma module and a component of the Fitness Leaders CertificateThis course covers all of the theory contained within a fitness leaders certificate. Prerequisites: A first aid certificate (eg. St Johns) & an understanding of human biology... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course develops skills to manage fitness oriented services as well as covering fitness program managment such as fitness testing, exercise programming, and presciption. Prerequisites are either Health and Fitness I or a recognized fitness leaders certificate.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course in fitness evaluation and managment develops skills in analysis, evaluation, and consequential management of health and fitness characteristics for a specific individual. Builds on Health and Fitness I and II.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This comprehensive introductory course develops an understanding of the nature and scope of human health and wellbeing, and of the health and fitness industry looking at subjects such as nutrition, lifestyle, preventative health, and alternative medicine.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops skills to determine the impact of building construction characteristics upon human health, and to recommend innovations in building design to improve habitability. It covers building materials, construction techniques, electrical wiring, temperature & light control, ventilation, plumbing, ergonomics and psychological factors.
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Architects, bui... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops skills to evaluate, describe and explain how physical characteristics of a building and its surrounds have an impact upon human health. This course builds on Healthy Buildings I, but can also stand alone as it covers such topics as impact and the macro-environment. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course provides an understanding of the sources, actions, and interactions of nutrients from the food that we consume. Looking at the balance of the nutrients in foods and what makes up a balanced diet. Excellent for anyone interested in nutrition and health for themselves or to help or counsel others. This course can enhance career or job prospects for anyone working or h... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Learn to plan a Diet.This course covers the elements of viamins and minerals and teaches you how to develop a well balanced diet. It can be taken alone or to build on the information learned in Nutrition I. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course deals with the management of foods to optimize health as well as covering different ways of eating, food toxicity, and detoxification. Can stand alone as well as building on Nutrition I and II. Some people seem to be able to eat anything, without suffering any signs of ill health. They always appear fit, never get sick, don't get over weight, and they still eat ju... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
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This comprehensive introductory course focuses on the management and development of recreational facilities as well as enhancing your ability to plan, develop, and advise on facilities for a range of recreation and fitness activities. This course can be taken on its own or as part of a Certificate or higher level course.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course further develops and expands the skills and knowledge gained in Leisure Facility Management 1 or an equivalent.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop skills for any playleadership situation:-After School & Holiday Play Programs-Child Care & Pre School Facilities-ParentsPlay is where children learn; in fact, they learn more about life from play than from anywhere else (including school)Playleadership is a unique and rewarding profession.It is better established in some countries than others; and as such, play leaders ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This Proficiency Award in Nutrition is a specialist qualification aimed at people who already have significant training in their field, yet who wish to undertake specialist studies made up of:a) Human Nutrition I,II and IIIb) A workplace project (200 hours).... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
An excellent starting point for anyone wishing to work in a face to face situation, conducting recreation programs, or one to one as a recreation or youth leader. Successful completion of this module will develop the learner's understanding of leadership qualities of the fitness workers and the industry.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop management strategies for clerical and financial operations in a recreation or fitness environment. Keeping accurate and efficient financial records is paramount for successful business. During this course you will learn to develop strategies for manageing clerical and financial aspects for a recreation facility or service. The course covers financial records, budgets,... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develops management strategies for human resources in a recreation or fitness service, or facility. People are a key resource for any business. This course develops an understanding of important human resource issues such as work schedules, developing a team approach, team performace, staff recruitment, evaluating staff performance, and communication between staff. Builds on ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This module will enable the learner to develop management policy, procedural, and planning aspects of a recreation oriented service or facility. This course covers policy development and management, meeting operational procedures, planning process managment, meeting and conference management as well as supervising reports.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
During this course you will learn to develop strategies to market recreation facilities or services. The course shows you how to do things such as: Develop marketing and promotions to maintain or increase business; Manage the delivery of a service to ensure customer satisfaction; Monitor a membership database to ensure return business and Manage complaints. ... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course is a basic for anyone wanting to into fitness instruction. Some of the elements covered include types of resistance training, equipment and applications as well as developing training methods. Students normally need access to a gym for the practical component (special arrangements can nbe made if you have access to weights at home).This course can be used for profe... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Develop your understanding of the way nutrition relates to sporting performance. This course details some elements such as energy in the athlete's body, fluids, competition and training diets. Perfect for the amateur sportsman or anyone wanting to increase their training levels or those of someone else.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
This course/module will develop your skills and understanding of psychological principles for use in sports. The curriculum covers motivation, team dynamics as well as psychological traits of successful athletes.... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
Anxiety, tension, and mental and emotional strain are all common problems in modern society. This course introduces you to some practical approaches to understanding how it affects the body, dealing with the symptoms, and giving you tools to combat stress. Knowledge and skills developed here can enhance career and job prospects for many professions from health assistant and li... FREE Info PackFIND OUT MORE |
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