Upgrade your fitness career with this mid-level qualification. Gain the specialised skills employers are looking for and start work as personal trainer or fitness instructor.
SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness
Full fee | $4,500 |
Take the next step in fitness with this mid-level qualification. You'll gain the specialised skills and knowledge needed to start your career in personal training.
The fitness industry in Australia is booming. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, the number of people working as fitness instructors is growing very strongly with around 21,000 job openings predicted over the next five years.
In addition to learning specialised skills and knowledge to instruct personal training programs, group personal training, and exercise for older clients, you may also learn the fundamentals of operating your own small personal training business.
Successfully completing this qualification will give you the ability to set yourself apart in the fitness industry. You'll be equipped to seek employment as a personal trainer, exercise instructor or expand into your own personal training business.
At TAFE Queensland we believe in providing quality pathways to further education opportunities. Give yourself the best chance to and continue and grow with further study options that will open up more exciting employment opportunities in the world of fitness and sport development.
We put theory into practice, which is why we believe in real-world learning environments. With access to real industry-standard professional gyms as your classroom, you will graduate with confidence, knowing you have all the skills you need to get right to work.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 8 elective units from the list below. You may also be required to undertake 40 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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SISFFIT013Instruct exercise to young people aged 13 to 17 yearsUnit code: SISFFIT013 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, instruct and evaluate exercise for young people aged thirteen to seventeen years. It requires the ability to supervise young people using fitness facilities and relevant equipment to promote functional capacity and fitness. |
Instruct exercise to young people aged 13 to 17 years | |
SISFFIT015Collaborate with medical and allied health professionals in a fitness contextUnit code: SISFFIT015 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify situations and conditions requiring guidance from, or the need to work with, medical or allied health professionals. This unit requires the ability to undertake referrals, and interpret and implement instructions from medical or allied health professionals to ensure appropriate exercise planning and delivery within industry endorsed scope of practice. |
Collaborate with medical and allied health professionals in a fitness context | |
SISFFIT016Provide motivation to positively influence exercise behaviourUnit code: SISFFIT016 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to promote exercise and incorporate behaviour change strategies into fitness instruction, programming and provision of fitness advice. |
Provide motivation to positively influence exercise behaviour | |
SISFFIT017Instruct long-term exercise programsUnit code: SISFFIT017 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to plan, instruct and evaluate long-term exercise programs for clients. It requires the ability to apply the principles of training and program design to achieve goals in relation to health and skill-related components of fitness. It applies to the use of a variety of training techniques and cardiovascular, free weights and contemporary training equipment, in client programs. |
Instruct long-term exercise programs | |
SISFFIT018Promote functional movement capacityUnit code: SISFFIT018 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess client movement and exercise capacity and develop an appropriate exercise program. It requires the use of functional movement knowledge in day-to-day professional practice to encourage healthy posture, effective movement patterns and safe exercise technique for clients. |
Promote functional movement capacity | |
SISFFIT019Incorporate exercise science principles into fitness programmingUnit code: SISFFIT019 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to incorporate an understanding of exercise science principles into fitness instruction, programming and provision of fitness advice. |
Incorporate exercise science principles into fitness programming | |
SISFFIT020Instruct exercise programs for body composition goalsUnit code: SISFFIT020 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design exercise plans and programs to change and maintain desired and realistic body composition of clients. |
Instruct exercise programs for body composition goals | |
SISFFIT021Instruct personal training programsUnit code: SISFFIT021 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, instruct and evaluate personal training programs for a variety of clients in both controlled and uncontrolled environments. It requires the ability to plan individualised programs for clients who have completed industry endorsed pre-exercise screening and risk stratification procedures. |
Instruct personal training programs | |
SISFFIT023Instruct group personal training programsUnit code: SISFFIT023 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, instruct and evaluate group personal training programs for a variety of clients in both controlled and uncontrolled environments. It requires the ability to plan individualised programs for clients who have completed industry endorsed pre-exercise screening and risk stratification procedures. |
Instruct group personal training programs | |
SISFFIT025Recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice to clientsUnit code: SISFFIT025 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify when the provision of nutritional advice is beyond the scope of practice of a personal trainer. |
Recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice to clients | |
SISFFIT026Support healthy eating through the Eat for Health ProgramUnit code: SISFFIT026 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use the Eat for Health Program to support clients who do not have special dietary needs. It covers assisting clients to adapt the Australian Dietary Guidelines to suit their lifestyles and food choice influences using the Eat for Health Program as a guide. |
Support healthy eating through the Eat for Health Program | |
SISXRES001Conduct sustainable work practices in open spacesUnit code: SISXRES001 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan and conduct work in open spaces while upholding sustainable practices. This unit requires the ability to conduct research of the current land condition, capability, uses and practices, and develop and implement strategies to achieve sustainable practices for outdoor programs and activities. |
Conduct sustainable work practices in open spaces |
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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Gold Coast | ||
BSBSLS408Present, secure and support sales solutionsUnit code: BSBSLS408 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to present sales solutions that respond to specific buying needs of a client, and to use sales processes associated with securing prospect commitment to proceed with a sale. It also includes attending to post-sales activities that build and strengthen the partnership between a salesperson and client, and enhance the likelihood of future sales. |
Present, secure and support sales solutions | |
BSBSMB401Establish legal and risk management requirements of small businessUnit code: BSBSMB401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess and prioritise risks and identify and comply with all regulations affecting the business. |
Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business | |
BSBSMB403Market the small businessUnit code: BSBSMB403 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and improve business performance via a clear strategy complementing the business plan. |
Market the small business | |
BSBSMB404Undertake small business planningUnit code: BSBSMB404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research and develop an integrated business plan for achieving business goals and objectives. |
Undertake small business planning | |
SISSSCO307Provide nutrition information to athletesUnit code: SISSSCO307 Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to enable coaches to provide information to support their athletes to apply the principles and practices of nutrition to achieve peak performance in the relevant sporting activity. |
Provide nutrition information to athletes | |
SISSSTC301AInstruct strength and conditioning techniquesUnit code: SISSSTC301A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to use drills, exercises and activities to instruct strength and conditioning techniques to individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs, or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Instruct strength and conditioning techniques | |
SISSSTC402ADevelop strength and conditioning programsUnit code: SISSSTC402A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to develop, implement and evaluate a strength and conditioning program. It focuses on the skills needed to develop a program which meets the needs of individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Develop strength and conditioning programs | |
SISXCAI005Conduct individualised long-term training programsUnit code: SISXCAI005 |
Conduct individualised long-term training programs | |
Greater Brisbane | ||
BSBRSK401Identify risk and apply risk management processesUnit code: BSBRSK401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify risks and to apply established risk management processes to a defined area of operations that are within the responsibilities and obligations of the role. |
Identify risk and apply risk management processes | |
BSBSLS408Present, secure and support sales solutionsUnit code: BSBSLS408 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to present sales solutions that respond to specific buying needs of a client, and to use sales processes associated with securing prospect commitment to proceed with a sale. It also includes attending to post-sales activities that build and strengthen the partnership between a salesperson and client, and enhance the likelihood of future sales. |
Present, secure and support sales solutions | |
BSBSMB401Establish legal and risk management requirements of small businessUnit code: BSBSMB401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess and prioritise risks and identify and comply with all regulations affecting the business. |
Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business | |
BSBSMB403Market the small businessUnit code: BSBSMB403 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and improve business performance via a clear strategy complementing the business plan. |
Market the small business | |
BSBSMB404Undertake small business planningUnit code: BSBSMB404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research and develop an integrated business plan for achieving business goals and objectives. |
Undertake small business planning | |
SISSSTC301AInstruct strength and conditioning techniquesUnit code: SISSSTC301A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to use drills, exercises and activities to instruct strength and conditioning techniques to individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs, or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Instruct strength and conditioning techniques | |
SISSSTC402ADevelop strength and conditioning programsUnit code: SISSSTC402A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to develop, implement and evaluate a strength and conditioning program. It focuses on the skills needed to develop a program which meets the needs of individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Develop strength and conditioning programs | |
SISXCAI005Conduct individualised long-term training programsUnit code: SISXCAI005 |
Conduct individualised long-term training programs | |
Sunshine Coast / Wide Bay Burnett | ||
BSBSLS408Present, secure and support sales solutionsUnit code: BSBSLS408 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to present sales solutions that respond to specific buying needs of a client, and to use sales processes associated with securing prospect commitment to proceed with a sale. It also includes attending to post-sales activities that build and strengthen the partnership between a salesperson and client, and enhance the likelihood of future sales. |
Present, secure and support sales solutions | |
BSBSMB401Establish legal and risk management requirements of small businessUnit code: BSBSMB401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess and prioritise risks and identify and comply with all regulations affecting the business. |
Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business | |
BSBSMB403Market the small businessUnit code: BSBSMB403 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and improve business performance via a clear strategy complementing the business plan. |
Market the small business | |
BSBSMB404Undertake small business planningUnit code: BSBSMB404 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research and develop an integrated business plan for achieving business goals and objectives. |
Undertake small business planning | |
SISFFIT011Instruct approved community fitness programsUnit code: SISFFIT011 |
Instruct approved community fitness programs | |
SISSSTC301AInstruct strength and conditioning techniquesUnit code: SISSSTC301A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to use drills, exercises and activities to instruct strength and conditioning techniques to individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs, or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Instruct strength and conditioning techniques | |
SISSSTC402ADevelop strength and conditioning programsUnit code: SISSSTC402A Unit description: This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to develop, implement and evaluate a strength and conditioning program. It focuses on the skills needed to develop a program which meets the needs of individual athletes or groups of athletes according to their sport-specific needs or those undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals. |
Develop strength and conditioning programs | |
SISXCAI006Facilitate groupsUnit code: SISXCAI006 |
Facilitate groups |
Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.
Studying on campus is a great way to enjoy the benefits of face-to-face education in a way that is far removed from a typical school. No matter which campus you choose, you know that you will be learning in an adult environment where you will be respected and nurtured. Attend a campus to learn face-to-face with a teacher in one of our learning spaces; such as a classroom, workshop, laboratory or simulated environments, or interact with teachers using real-time video or web conference tools. Learn more
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South Bank | 25 January 2021 | 6 months | Full time 4 days per week | Classroom | Full fee: $4,500 |
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Hervey Bay | 11 February 2021 | Part time 1 day per week Thursday |
Mixed mode |
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Mooloolaba | 25 January 2021 | 6 months | Full time 4 days per week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday |
Classroom | Full fee: $4,500 |
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Ashmore | 25 January 2021 | 6 months | Full time 3 days per week plus 40 hours of Vocational Placement Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday |
Mixed mode | Full fee: $4,500 |
Ashmore | 12 July 2021 | 6 months | Full time 3 days per week plus 40 hours of Vocational Placement | Mixed mode | Full fee: $4,500 |
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Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who hold a current first aid and CPR certificate and have been recognised as competent through a recognised training program or recognition process against the following units of competency:
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