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Certificate IV in Fitness
Kick Start Your Personal Training Career
A personal training career can be enormously rewarding - you help others get healthy while enjoying a great lifestyle. But to get started, you need employer-recognised skills.
This personal training course delivers the skills and recognition you'll need.
Offered by FIA, Australia's most widely respected fitness education provider, it also prepares you to run your own personal training business.
Quick Course Guide
- Qualification
- Certificate IV
- Start dates
- On campus: several start dates a year
Distance education: start anytime
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- Course length
- 5 months full-time
12 months by distance education - Pre-requisites
- Certificate III in Fitness - package deals available
- Delivery method
- On campus in Sydney and/or by distance education
- Assessment
- Online tutorials, online exams, workplace training
- Delivered by
- Fitness Institute Australia (FIA)
- Finance options
- Flexible payment options
Comprehensive Personal Training Course
Expand your fitness knowledge and skills through this nationally recognised, government-accredited personal training course.
Among other things, you learn about:
- advanced aerobic conditioning
- factors affecting all forms of aerobic prescription
- resistance training concepts and applications
- scientific aspects of nutrition
- key business concepts relevant to operating a successful business
Upon completion, you are eligible to gain registration and insurance from Fitness Australia as a personal trainer, and you'll be able to work anywhere in Australia.
Course Modules
Core Modules
- Advanced Aerobic Conditioning
- Advanced Resistance Training
- Nutrition and Weight Management
- Business Management
- Professional Practice
Optional Elective Modules
Electives can be completed to qualify as a Children's Trainer, Older Adult Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor or Aqua Fitness Instructor.
- Group Exercise course (Fitness)
- Group Exercise course (Aerobics)
- Aqua Fitness course
- Clinical Exercise Prescription
Contact a SEEK Learning consultant now for more information on these modules and additional qualifications available.
Pre-requisites Package Deals
Don't have the Certificate III in Fitness qualification? Get qualified - and save - with these package deals:
- Certificate III in Fitness + Certificate IV in Fitness
- Certificate III in Fitness + Certificate IV in Fitness + Diploma of Fitness
Contact a SEEK Learning consultant now for more information about these packages, including discounts.
The Choice of Top Fitness Employers
FIA's outstanding reputation in the health and fitness industries gives you a real career advantage.
All top fitness employers know and respect FIA qualifications, and graduates are routinely hired by major fitness centres, including:
- Golds Gym Sydney
- Elix'r Health Clubs
- Definitions Health Clubs
- Fitness First Health Clubs
- Fernwood Health Clubs
- Step into Life Outdoor Personal Training Specialists
- Vision Personal Training Studios
Study Options to Suit Any Lifestyle
Study this personal training course in any of the following ways:
- On campus full-time or part-time - attend classes at the FIA campus in Sydney.
- Online - complete the entire course by distance education.
You can switch between these modes during your study if your needs change.
Start your course at a time that's convenient for you. There are several start dates each year for on-campus study. Distance education students can start anytime.
Contact a SEEK Learning consultant now for enrolment dates or for more information about these study options.
Flexible Payment Options
SEEK Learning can also provide you with a 12-month interest-free payment plan through our finance partner.
This course is Austudy and Abstudy approved.
Outstanding Fitness Training by Leading Educators
All FIA instructors are renowned for their practical expertise and are tertiary qualified. You learn from the people who wrote your course, and who share your passion for fitness.
Developed in consultation with industry, FIA fitness training courses equip you with comprehensive, industry-required knowledge and skills.
Workplace training forms part of your course, allowing you to gain practical skills, complete internships and gain employment upon completion.
Supportive Fitness Training
I have enjoyed the course immensely and even though it is intensive, there is always help and support.
Ian Gibson
Unrivalled Learning Tools & Exceptional Support
FIA offers a unique online learning experience and an exceptional level of student support for both campus-based and distance education students.
All students are assigned an individual tutor, and distance education students receive the same high-quality instruction and course content as on-campus students.
You also get access to the most powerful online learning tools in the fitness industry, including:
- online tutorials, exams and FAQs.
- an anatomy reference tool showing the major muscles used in most types of exercise and the common actions that can occur for specific muscle groups.
- a virtual gym where you can complete fitness trainer-related tasks - an invaluable tool for completing assessment items.
- online exercise and flexibility library - for personal trainer students to view over 1,500 of the most popular exercises.
About FIA
Fitness Institute Australia qualifications are the most widely respected fitness credentials in the country - which is why top fitness firms often recruit directly from FIA.
FIA offers a reputation for excellence - plus the flexibility to learn where and when it suits you.
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