Diploma in Health and Fitness
The Health and Fitness Diploma has a range of qualifications that will make you stand out as a fitness professional, you will be fully qualified as a Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer and Health and Wellbeing practitioner
Entry Requirements
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There are no specific entry requirements
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There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication pitched at level 2
The qualification comprises of 9 mandatory units and a minimum of 12 optional unit:
Unit | Unit Title |
Unit 1 | Skills for entering employment |
Unit 2 | Skills for employment interviews |
Unit 3 | Employment rights and responsibilities |
Unit 4 | Principles of anatomy, physiology and fitness |
Unit 5 | Professionalism and customer care for fitness instructors |
Unit 6 | Health and safety in the fitness environment |
Unit 7 | Conducting client consultations to support positive behaviour change |
Unit 8 | Planning and instructing gym-based exercise |
Unit 9 | Lifestyle management for health and well-being |
Unit 10 | Mental health awareness |
Unit 11 | Mental health first aid |
Unit 12 | Promoting healthy lifestyles and physical activity |
Unit 13 | Working with communities to promote and support active healthy lifestyles |
Unit 14 | Understanding nutrition for healthy eating |
Unit 15 | Smoking awareness and cessation |
Unit 16 | Alcohol awareness |
Unit 17 | Applied anatomy and physiology for exercise, health and fitness |
Unit 18 | The principles of nutrition and their application to exercise and health |
Unit 19 | Understanding lifestyle, health, well-being and common medical conditions |
Unit 20 | Delivering client consultations and health and fitness assessments |
Unit 21 | Personal training for individuals and groups in a range of environments |
Unit 22 | Professionalism and business acumen for personal trainers |
Successful achievement of all 22 units must be accomplished for the full qualification.
For the full qualification guidance syllabus please click here.
What jobs can I do with this qualification?
Physical education and school sport professional e.g.
- Personal Trainer
- Health and Well-being practitioner
- Fitness Instructor
If you have any questions relating to the course or funding options, then please contact our office on Tel: 0121 7131661 or email: info@skillwise.biz.