Are you ready to take your personal training career to the next level?
Look no further than our Fast Track Ultimate Personal Trainer course. This comprehensive program covers essential personal training skills such as pre-exercise screening, fitness assessments, and exercise program development. It also includes an in-depth nutrition education through the 11046NAT – Certificate IV in Nutrition Complete Nutritionist course.
With this course, you will learn how to enhance your clients’ physical fitness and improve their overall health and wellness through a specialised understanding of nutrition. You’ll learn to understand the role of macronutrients and micronutrients in the body, how to establish positive digestive health, and how to develop tailored nutrition plans for each client. You will also learn how to analyze and compare various supplements and ingredients, this knowledge will allow you to select the most suitable supplement for your clients to reach their goals.
In addition, you will also learn how to identify and address the psychological and emotional aspects of a client’s eating habits and how to communicate effectively to help them achieve their goals. The course will help you understand the impact of stress, motivation and performance anxiety on a client’s nutrition and how to implement various psychological approaches to enhance their performance.
The Fast Track Ultimate Personal Trainer course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to work with clients holistically, addressing their physical and nutritional needs. You’ll be able to help your clients reach their fitness goals and improve their overall health and well-being.
Up to 19 months from
enrolment date
Online and is self-paced
Nationally Recognised Nutritionist
Personal Trainer
Up to 19 months from
enrolment date
Online and is self-paced
Nationally Recognised Nutritionist
Personal Trainer
The Fast Track Personal Trainer course is designed for those looking to quickly gain the skills and knowledge needed to become a successful Group Fitness Coach, Gym Instructor, or Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer. This comprehensive program not only covers essential personal training skills such as pre-exercise screening, fitness assessments, and exercise program development but also delves into the business side of the industry with units on marketing, business planning, and professional practice.
You will learn how to conduct fitness assessments, plan and instruct group exercise sessions, use exercise science principles to plan and instruct strength and conditioning techniques, market your new business ventures and research and develop business plans. You will also learn how to conduct pre-exercise screening and service orientation, develop personalized exercise programs for clients of all ages and fitness levels and more.
It’s important to note that the unit HLTAID011 Provide First Aid must be completed through an external provider. A Direct Credit is then provided to you. VFA recommends St Johns Ambulance to complete your first aid certificates.
With the Fast Track Personal Trainer course, you’ll be fully equipped to establish and manage client relationships, support exercise behaviour change, and more. Don’t wait, take the first step towards your dream career in personal training today by enrolling in our Fast Track Personal Trainer course! You will gain the business knowledge and skill to set up your business, market it, and grow it.
Overall, the Fast Track Personal Trainer course is a comprehensive program that equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to become a Group Fitness Coach, or Group Exercise Instructor or Personal Trainer as fast as possible.
The 11046NAT – Certificate IV in Nutrition Complete Nutritionist course will provide an in-depth nutrition education by covering both the Health and Wellness and Sports Nutrition Coach elective units.
The course has been designed to cater to all existing levels of knowledge. Maybe you’ve never studied nutrition before, or perhaps you have existing qualifications. Either way, this course outlines everything you need to understand to become a successful Nutritionist.
We do this by building on your knowledge through structured education.
First, you’ll build your nutrition knowledge base with nine core units outlining all the factors contributing to overall health and wellness. You’ll dive deep into the human body’s inner workings, learning about biology, chemistry, anatomy, and physiology.
You will then learn the role, function, and chemical makeup of macronutrients and micronutrients in detail and how to establish positive digestive health with your clients. These learnings form critical knowledge as you complete a step-by-step process for assessing your client’s needs through structured consults to identify a client’s needs. You will have the practical skills and knowledge to develop evidence-based, results-inducing programs for fat loss, strength performance or general health.
Lastly, we round out the core education by teaching you how to analyse and compare various supplements and their ingredients. Understanding this product information will allow you to select the most suitable supplement for your clients to reach their goals.
In addition, you will also learn how to identify and address the psychological and emotional aspects of a client’s eating habits and how to communicate effectively to help them achieve their goals. The course will help you understand the impact of stress, motivation and performance anxiety on a client’s nutrition and how to implement various psychological approaches to enhance their performance.
Whether you are looking to provide general health and nutrition guidance as a Health and Wellness Coach or provide specialised nutrition strategies for athletes and clients who wish to lose fat or gain muscle, the Complete Nutritionist course will equip you with the hands-on skills and in-depth knowledge necessary to deliver customised nutrition plans and personalised advice to help you and your clients achieve their health, fitness or performance goals.
$8299 $4,648 Total Course Cost
(this is via bank transfer or credit card through eWay; additional fees apply for credit cards)
$5,648 Total course cost
$699 Deposit and $74.98 p/w.
Individuals must be over 16 years of age when enrolling in the Fast Track Personal Trainer course. If an individual is under 18 years of age, an entry assessment will be conducted to determine suitability.
It is recommended that individuals are over 18 years in age when enrolling in the 11046NAT – Certificate IV in Nutrition.
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Computer/Laptop and basic computer skills
Internet access and basic internet researching skills.
Meet our enrolment acceptance criteria – including demonstrating satisfactory levels of language, literacy and numeracy.
Willingness to commit to long term online study.
11046NAT – Certificate IV in Nutrition
SIS40221 – Certificate IV in Fitness
Up to 17 months flexible time to study whenever you like.
Exclusive content, research and information from Vast Fitness Academy.
24 hour access to course content.
Online support from our education team and trainers.
FAST TRACK PERSONAL TRAINER
ENTRY UNITS
HLTWHS001 Participate in Workplace Health and Safety
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation
SISFFIT033 Complete fitness assessments
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual Clients
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective Exercise
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information
HLTAID011 Provide first aid (This unit must be completed through an external provider, in which a direct credit is then provided to students. VFA recommends St Johns Ambulance to complete your first aid certificates).
SIS40221 – CERTIFICATE IV IN FITNESS UNITS
*CHCCOM006 Establish and manage client relationships
*SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions
*SISFFIT036 Instruct Group Exercise
*SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients
**SISFFIT041 Develop personalised exercise programs
**SISFFIT042 Instruct personalised exercise sessions
SISFFIT043 Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals
SISFFITO44 Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients
SISFFIT045 Develop and instruct personalised exercise program for adolescent clients
SISFFIT049 Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction
SISFFIT050 Support exercise behaviour change
SISFFIT051 Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction
SISFFIT053 Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients
SISXCAI009 Instruct strength and conditioning techniques
SISFFIT034 Assess client movement and provide exercise advice
BSBESB404 Market new business ventures
BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans
*These units come directly out of the SIS30321 – Certificate III in Fitness; students will receive a direct Credit Transfer (CT) for these units when they are enrolled into the SIS40221 – Certificate IV in Fitness (a CT can only be applied upon successful completion of these units).
**These units are blended units of competency, students will not see these units within their course.
11046NAT – CERTIFICATE IV IN NUTRITION
CORE UNITS
NAT11046001 Promote the concepts of health and wellbeing in relation to nutrition
HLTAAP002 Confirm physical health status
NAT11046002 Apply the fundamentals of nutrition to meet a client’s dietary needs
NAT11046003 Design a nutritional plan for an individual
NAT11046004 Assist in establishing positive digestive health
NAT11046005 Analyse and apply principles of psychology and behaviour management
NAT11046006 Advise customers on the use of nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids
NAT11046007 Provide nutrition information to clients for exercise related goals
NAT11046008 Design a diet to assist clients in achieving exercise related goals
NAT11046009 Apply sports psychology principles in a nutritional coaching context
ELECTIVE UNITS
SPORTS NUTRITION COACH
NAT11046007 Provide nutrition information to clients for exercise-related goals
NAT11046008 Design a diet to assist clients in achieving exercise-related goals
NAT11046009 Apply sports psychology principles in a nutritional coaching context
HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH
CHCCSL001 Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
CHCCSL007 Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
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