Become A Personal Trainer

Kick-start your career as a personal trainer.

Recently completed the SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness? Now it’s time to go the extra mile and advance your career path in the health and fitness sphere. Enrolling in the SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness is the perfect way to expand your qualifications and prepare for a successful, rewarding career as a personal trainer.

This course will equip you with all the skills to train clients in a gym or even become your own boss as an independent personal trainer. From the moment you graduate, you’ll have a competitive edge over others in the field, because you’ll have a deeper understanding of the science behind fitness and training principles.

The SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness gives you the opportunity to learn from real-world fitness professionals in a real gym environment. This allows you to refine your ability to deliver client health/fitness assessments and tailored exercise programs. You’ll extend your competencies across a broad range of relevant topics including fitness planning, training legalities, and motivational psychology.

Our SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness also focuses on business planning – so you’ll graduate with all the knowledge and tools you need to set up, manager and promote your personal training business, giving you a crucial advantage over your competitors.

This nationally recognised course is the minimum requirement for becoming a qualified personal trainer, opening the door for you to work as a hands-on fitness professional in gyms, health clubs, boot camps, and your own personal training business.

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Important Information

Entry Requirements

• Education: You’ll need to have completed year 10 or equivalent (i.e. a qualification at Certificate II level or higher, or 2 years of industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication).
• Minimum age: You need to be at least 16. If you’re under 18, a parent or guardian will need to sign your enrolment form.
• Residency status: You need to be a permanent Australian resident or equivalent.
• Working with children check: For the work placement portion of your course, you may need a current “Working with Children Check Clearance” issued by the relevant authority in your state/territory.

Resources Required

For the online part of the course, you’ll need regular access to:

• A laptop or desktop computer with working speakers or headphones
• High-speed internet such as broadband, ADSL, T1/T2 or fibre optic (dial-up access is not recommended due to slow speeds)
• A suitable operating system (Windows XP or Vista 7 or above for Windows computers, OS X 10.4 or later for MAC computers)
• An internet browser (the latest version of Google Chrome or Internet Explorer 7 or higher)
• Software such as Flash, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft Word.

Training and Assessment

You must hold a current first aid and CPR certificate*. You must have also been assessed as competent by a recognised training program or recognition process for each of these units: