SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness
CRICOS Course Code: 116600A
Course Outline
The SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness is perfect for anyone looking to become a personal trainer. You’ll learn how to design, instruct, and assess exercise programmes for healthy clients aiming to achieve their fitness goals. If a client has more serious health concerns, you’ll refer them to medical professionals. Personal trainers work independently, using their fitness knowledge in both routine and unpredictable situations, and communicate well with clients and health experts to achieve the best results.
This course offers a pathway to work as a personal trainer in gyms, fitness centres, leisure facilities, client workplaces, homes, and even outdoors. You can train individuals or groups and may also provide online services. You could also step into leadership roles in some settings.
The target group for this qualification includes international students who:
– Want to start or advance their career in the fitness industry.
– Want to switch to a new field.
– Have completed a Certificate III in Fitness and wish to develop further skills.
– Are looking for a pathway to higher qualifications in fitness.
Our students come from a range of countries. Some may be new to Australia, while others may have lived here before, either recently or in the past. This qualification is your stepping stone into the fitness industry, with no special licensing or certification required. You’ll follow Australian standards and industry practices to ensure you’re well-prepared for your career.
Delivery mode: Face to Face
Delivery site:
Classroom – Mezzanine 56-58 York Street Sydney NSW 2000
Practical – Private Gymnasium for practical training and assessment
More information is available via the My Skills Website.
Course Details
This course has a duration of 52 weeks consisting of 4 x 10-week terms of training and assessment, each followed by a 3-week holiday break.
Each week of term includes:
- 2 x 7.5 hour days of face to face instruction
5 hours of tutorial
| Code | Title | Core/Elective |
| CHCCOM006 | Establish and manage client relationships | Core |
| SISFFIT041 | Develop personalised exercise programs | Core |
| SISFFIT042 | Instruct personalised exercise sessions | Core |
| SISFFIT043 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals | Core |
| SISFFIT044 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients | Core |
| SISFFIT045 | Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients | Core |
| SISFFIT049 | Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction | Core |
| SISFFIT050 | Support exercise behaviour change | Core |
| SISFFIT051 | Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction | Core |
| SISFFIT053 | Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients | Core |
| SISFFIT034 | Assess client movement and provide exercise advice | Elective (Group A)
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| SISXCAI010 | Develop strength and conditioning programs | Elective (Group A) |
| BSBESB401 | Research and develop business plans | Elective (Group B) |
| BSBESB301 | Investigate business opportunities | Elective (Group B) |
| SISFFIT046 | Plan and instruct online exercise sessions | Elective (Group A, B, C or other TP) |
| BSBLDR414 |
Lead team effectiveness |
Elective (Group A, B, C or other TP) |
| BSBCRT411 |
Apply critical thinking to work practices |
Elective (Group A, B, C or other TP) |
To maximise the chance of students successfully completing their training, ABM will identify any support individual students need prior to their enrolment and provide access to that support throughout their training. This will be done using both the Enrolment Form, and a Pre-Enrolment Form, that students are required to fill in.
The aim of both documents is to provide any support that may be required. This could include:
- Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) support
- Assistive Technology
- Additional Tutorials, and / or
- Other mechanisms, such as assistance in using technology for online delivery components.
Where this support attracts an additional cost to the student, ABM will make this clear prior to accepting the student’s enrolment. If there are limitations to the support ABM is able to provide, these limitations will be made clear in information provided to a potential student.
Where ABM identifies required support, such as literacy or numeracy, English or other language barriers or physical capabilities, and it cannot provide such support directly, it will refer the student to a third party. The costs of such third-party support will the responsibility of the individual.
Where ABM is not capable of offering an environment suitable for the needs of a student with specific identified needs, it will inform them accordingly and may direct the student to a provider that can, and thus will not process their enrolment.
- Personal Trainer
- Fitness Instructor (Advanced)
- Outdoor Trainer
- Corporate or Workplace Trainer
- Online Personal Trainer
- Fitness Studio Owner/Manager
Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education in the fitness industry with qualifications such as the SIS50122 Diploma of Sport, Aquatics and Recreation Management, SIS50321 Diploma of Sport, SIS50421 Diploma of Outdoor Leadership.
Additional Information
Please read the Student Handbook prior to enrolment as this contains valuable information about ABM. For further information, please contact ABM by sending an email to info@abm.edu.au or call us on +61 (02) 9160 4507.