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SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness

SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness

National ID SIS30321 State ID BHE5
Ignite your fitness career

If you have a passion for the power of exercise and envision a future in fitness, kick-start your journey as a gym instructor or group exercise instructor. Acquire practical skills and knowledge in our state-of-the-art onsite gymnasium at Murdoch, preparing you to be job-ready in the dynamic field of fitness. 

Turn your passion into a fulfilling career and make a positive impact on the health and well-being of others.
 

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Personal trainer helps someone squat weights.

Overview

Where Murdoch

When Semester 1, 2025 | Semester 2, 2024

How On Campus | Online and On Campus

The Certificate III in Fitness is the first qualification you need if you want to kick-start your career in this thriving industry.

Build your practical technique in our state-of-the-art onsite gymnasium at Murdoch and be guided by our expert professional lecturers in the field. On completion of the course, you’ll be job ready to become a gym instructor or group exercise instructor at a gymnasium or recreation centre.  

A gym instructor welcomes new members to the gym and develops specially tailored programs to achieve fitness goals, whilst a group exercise instructor leads a class through a specialised exercise routine or bootcamp. 

Learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for a range of age groups. 

The length of the course provides you the time to develop a strong skillset, while face-to-face training means graduates are highly regarded in the fitness industry for their depth of knowledge and well-practised skills. You can study on campus full-time (3.5 days per week), or, on-campus (2 days per week) with self-paced work completed online to support your on-campus study. 

 

Study in specialist facilities

Learn in our state-of-the-art, fully equipped onsite gymnasium that reflects current industry practices and simulates a real-life commercial gym, featuring resistance machines, cable machines, free weights, cardio machines, shower and locker facilities. 


 

 

  • Plan effective training for a range of needs
  • Assess the fitness and strength of new gym members, and provide detailed feedback
  • Plan, deliver, and supervise effective, high-energy group exercise sessions
  • Provide basic healthy eating advice to gym members
  • Plan and deliver exercise to increase basic motor skills to young people
  • Identify and minimise risks in fitness settings
  • Basic first aid

 

In order to make an informed choice about the suitability of this course, you must take into account the essential skills and knowledge required to undertake this study.

  • enjoy being physically active and participating in exercise
  • be a team player
  • be driven and have a passion for helping people to achieve their goals in health and fitness
  • be customer focused, enthusiastic and energetic
  • be able to multi-task
  • have basic math skills

Important information

Select your preferred campus and apply

Semester 1, 2025

Details

Duration 1 Semester
When Semester 1, 2025
Where Murdoch
How On Campus

Units and fees

Core

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
BSBOPS304 Deliver and monitor a service to customers $244.00 $73.50 $21.50
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities $146.40 $44.10 $21.50
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid $87.84 $26.46 $95.50
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety $146.40 $44.10 $69.75
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation $97.60 $29.40 $10.50
SISFFIT033 Complete client fitness assessments $122.00 $36.75 $15.75
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions $268.40 $80.85 $11.00
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions $341.60 $102.90 $21.75
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients $219.60 $66.15 $12.75
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise $439.20 $132.30 $21.75
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information $244.00 $73.50 $10.50

Elective

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
Apply business risk management processes
$195.20 $58.80 $28.50
Work in a team
$170.80 $51.45 $13.25
Develop and instruct group movement programs for children
$341.60 $102.90 $21.25
Maintain sport, fitness and recreation industry knowledge
$219.60 $66.15 $10.25

Indicative fees and charges 

The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers. 

Details

Duration 1 Semester
When Semester 1, 2025
Where Murdoch
How Online and On Campus

Units and fees

Core

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
BSBOPS304 Deliver and monitor a service to customers $244.00 $73.50 $21.50
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities $146.40 $44.10 $21.50
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid $87.84 $26.46 $95.50
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety $146.40 $44.10 $69.75
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation $97.60 $29.40 $10.50
SISFFIT033 Complete client fitness assessments $122.00 $36.75 $15.75
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions $268.40 $80.85 $11.00
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions $341.60 $102.90 $21.75
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients $219.60 $66.15 $12.75
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise $439.20 $132.30 $21.75
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information $244.00 $73.50 $10.50

Elective

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
Apply business risk management processes
$195.20 $58.80 $28.50
Work in a team
$170.80 $51.45 $13.25
Develop and instruct group movement programs for children
$341.60 $102.90 $21.25
Maintain sport, fitness and recreation industry knowledge
$219.60 $66.15 $10.25

Indicative fees and charges 

The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers. 

Semester 2, 2024

Details

Duration 1 Semester
When Semester 2, 2024
Where Murdoch
How On Campus

Units and fees

Core

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
BSBOPS304 Deliver and monitor a service to customers $244.00 $73.50 $21.50
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities $146.40 $44.10 $21.50
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid $87.84 $26.46 $95.50
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety $146.40 $44.10 $69.75
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation $97.60 $29.40 $10.50
SISFFIT033 Complete client fitness assessments $122.00 $36.75 $15.75
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions $268.40 $80.85 $11.00
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions $341.60 $102.90 $21.75
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients $219.60 $66.15 $12.75
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise $439.20 $132.30 $21.75
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information $244.00 $73.50 $10.50

Elective

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
Apply business risk management processes
$195.20 $58.80 $28.50
Work in a team
$170.80 $51.45 $13.25
Develop and instruct group movement programs for children
$341.60 $102.90 $21.25
Maintain sport, fitness and recreation industry knowledge
$219.60 $66.15 $10.25

Indicative fees and charges 

The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers. 

Details

Duration 1 Semester
When Semester 2, 2024
Where Murdoch
How Online and On Campus

Units and fees

Core

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
BSBOPS304 Deliver and monitor a service to customers $244.00 $73.50 $21.50
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities $146.40 $44.10 $21.50
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid $87.84 $26.46 $95.50
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety $146.40 $44.10 $69.75
SISFFIT032 Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation $97.60 $29.40 $10.50
SISFFIT033 Complete client fitness assessments $122.00 $36.75 $15.75
SISFFIT035 Plan group exercise sessions $268.40 $80.85 $11.00
SISFFIT036 Instruct group exercise sessions $341.60 $102.90 $21.75
SISFFIT040 Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients $219.60 $66.15 $12.75
SISFFIT047 Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise $439.20 $132.30 $21.75
SISFFIT052 Provide healthy eating information $244.00 $73.50 $10.50

Elective

National ID Unit title General fee Concession Resource fee
Apply business risk management processes
$195.20 $58.80 $28.50
Work in a team
$170.80 $51.45 $13.25
Develop and instruct group movement programs for children
$341.60 $102.90 $21.25
Maintain sport, fitness and recreation industry knowledge
$219.60 $66.15 $10.25

Indicative fees and charges 

The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers. 

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