Modification history
Supersedes and is not equivalent to SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness.
Qualification description
This qualification reflects the role of personal trainers who develop, instruct and evaluate personalised exercise programs for generally healthy and low risk clients, to achieve specific fitness goals. Clients with higher health risks are referred to medical or allied health professionals. Personal trainers work independently using highly developed fitness skills and knowledge in both routine and unpredictable situations. They use well-developed communication and collaboration skills to interact with clients and health professionals to improve client fitness outcomes.
This qualification provides a pathway to work as an employed or self-employed personal trainer in settings such as fitness facilities, gyms, leisure and community centres, client workplaces and homes, and outdoor locations. Personal trainers may offer services to individuals and groups, and may provide online training services. In some employment contexts, personal trainers may be involved in team leadership or supervisory activities.
The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Entry requirements
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who hold the following units of competency or units that have been superseded by these units:
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid (or a unit that supersedes this unit) |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety |
| SISFFIT032 | Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation |
| SISFFIT033 | Complete client fitness assessments |
| SISFFIT035 | Plan group exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT036 | Instruct group exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT040 | Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients |
| SISFFIT047 | Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise |
| SISFFIT052 | Provide healthy eating information |
Packaging rules
17 units must be completed:
- 10 core units
- 7 elective units, consisting of:
- 2 units from Group A
- 2 units from Group B
- 3 units from Group A, B, or C, elsewhere in the SIS Training Package, or from any other current Training Package or accredited course.
The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.
Core units
| CHCCOM006 | Establish and manage client relationships |
| SISFFIT041 | Develop personalised exercise programs |
| SISFFIT042 | Instruct personalised exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT043 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals |
| SISFFIT044 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients |
| SISFFIT045 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients |
| SISFFIT049 | Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction |
| SISFFIT050 | Support exercise behaviour change |
| SISFFIT051 | Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction |
| SISFFIT053 | Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients |
| Elective units
Group A: exercise instruction |
|
|---|---|
| SISFFIT034 | Assess client movement and provide exercise advice |
| SISFFIT037 | Develop and instruct group movement programs for children |
| SISFFIT046 | Plan and instruct online exercise sessions |
| SISXCAI005 | Conduct individualised long-term training programs |
| SISXCAI009 | Instruct strength and conditioning techniques |
| SISXCAI010 | Develop strength and conditioning programs |
| SISXDIS002 | Plan and conduct disability programs |
| Group B: business operations and leadership | |
|---|---|
| BSBESB301 | Investigate business opportunities |
| BSBESB302 | Develop and present business proposals |
| BSBESB303 | Organise finances for new business ventures |
| BSBESB401 | Research and develop business plans |
| BSBESB402 | Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures |
| BSBESB403 | Plan finances for new business ventures |
| BSBESB404 | Market new business ventures |
| BSBESB405 | Manage compliance for small businesses |
| BSBESB407 | Manage finances for new business ventures |
| BSBLDR414 | Lead team effectiveness |
| SISXIND005 | Coordinate work teams or groups |
| TAEDEL404 | Mentor in the workplace |
| Group C: general electives | |
|---|---|
| BSBCMM411 | Make presentations |
| BSBCRT411 | Apply critical thinking to work practices |
| CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people |
| CHCDIS007 | Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCLAH002 | Contribute to leisure and health programming |
| CHCLAH005 | Incorporate lifespan development and sociological concepts into leisure and health programming |
| CHCMHS001 | Work with people with mental health issues |
| CHCYTH001 | Engage respectfully with young people |
| HLTINF004 | Manage the prevention and control of infection |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety |
| HLTWHS005 | Conduct manual tasks safely |
| SIRXOSM002 | Maintain ethical and professional standards when using social media and online platforms |
| SIRXOSM003 | Use social media and online tools |
| SIRXOSM005 | Develop a basic website for customer engagement |
| SIRXSLS001 | Sell to the retail customer |
| SISCAQU002 | Perform basic water rescues |
| SISFFIT038 | Plan group water-based exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT039 | Instruct group water-based exercise sessions |
| SISFFIT048 | Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective water-based exercise |
| SISXDIS001 | Facilitate inclusion for people with a disability |
| SISXICT001 | Select and use technology for sport, fitness and recreation work |
| SISXIND004 | Analyse participation patterns |
| SISXIND006 | Conduct sport, fitness or recreation events |
Qualification mapping information
Supersedes and is not equivalent to SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness.