| Course Name |
Fitness Instructor - Advanced Exercise for Health - Kerry Campus |
| Course Provider |
MTU - Kerry Campus |
| Alternative Provider(s) |
MTU - Munster Technological University |
| Course Code |
109248 (Assigned by Qualifax. Not an official code) |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Single Subject Certificate |
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Munster Technological University |
None |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time |
| Location (Districts) |
Tralee |
| Duration |
This is one-semester part-time (4 hours per week) course with
client-focused practice |
| Course Fee |
For further information on this course price, please contact the:
Head of Department,
Health and Leisure Studies
E: Michael.Hall@staff.ittralee.ie
T: 353 (0)66 7145607 |
| Entry Requirements |
Common Entry Requirements to CPD/Instructor Programmes
Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age on entry to the following programmes. Satisfactory health clearance and Garda vetting are mandatory.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants must be qualified personal trainers who are eligible to register with REPs Ireland. |
| Comment |
NFQ: Level 8
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification |
| Course Content |
Expand+Pool Instructor, Fitness Training and Continuing Professional Development Programmes:
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies, located in the Kerry Sports Academy, offers part-time courses for initial basic qualifications, follow-on qualific...
Hide-Pool Instructor, Fitness Training and Continuing Professional Development Programmes:
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies, located in the Kerry Sports Academy, offers part-time courses for initial basic qualifications, follow-on qualifications as well as opportunities for continuing professional development.
Courses consist of one or more modules (subjects) from the department’s Bachelor of Science degree programmes, which are mapped to national and international qualifications standards and frameworks. The part-time courses consist of both theory and practical elements. They are taken with the full-time undergraduate students and so are typically delivered during normal business hours on weekdays.
Course duration is described here in terms of semesters. A semester typically consists of a 12-week study period followed by a 3-week final examination and assessment period.
Courses are categorised into:
1. Pool Instructor e.g. theory with pool-based practice courses;
2. Fitness Instructor e.g. fitness Instructor, personal training courses; and
3. Continuing professional development
Advanced Exercise for Health:
This is one-semester part-time (4 hours per week) course with client-focused practice. Clients will typically have a chronic illness requiring careful individualised exercise programme development, implementation and monitoring.
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Progression Opportunities
Depending on the applicant’s existing qualifications, this course can lead to eligibility for inclusion at Level 4 (Exercise Health Specialist) on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) in Ireland. Eligibility to register with REPs is conditional on achievement of a specified threshold grade. |
| Further Enquiries |
Head of Department,
Health & Leisure Studies
E: fiona.oflynn@mtu.ie
T: 353 (0)66 7145607 |
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