Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations

You can apply online to study the Fitness Foundations short course.

If you're ready to apply now:

1. Visit Apply now
2. Tick 'Other individual course' on the 'My programmes' tab (second tab)
3. Tick 'Sport and Recreation'
4. Select your preferred intake

Apply now

If you need help with applying, visit Applying to study at AUT

Disclaimer
Your enrolment in this course will only be complete after you've paid your course fees. You can pay fees online, on any AUT campus or by fees invoice. If you haven't paid your fees within two weeks and 10 days before your course starts, your enrolment will be cancelled. If your employer is paying your fees, please provide a purchase order, with your employer's contact and billing details before the course starts. AUT reserves the right to cancel courses that don't have enough students. If this happens, you'll be given at least 2 or 3 days' notice and can transfer to another start date for this course.

• Anatomy and muscle physiology
• Behaviour modification
• Biomechanical principles of training
• Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
• Components of fitness
• Customer service, health and safety
• Energy systems
• Lifespan Development and medical conditions
• Nutrition for fitness instructors
• Movement Competency Screening
• Training and weight training principles
• Endocrine system

Students are required to attend all online classes.

If you're interested in a career in exercise, sport or fitness - this is a great starting point.

The Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations is the first of three courses you need to complete to become a qualified personal trainer and fitness instructor. All three courses are taught part-time over 4 months and each course is a prerequisite for the next course.

When you've successfully completed the first course, the Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations (Level 4), you then enrol in our second course - the Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Instructing (Level 5). This enables you to be recognised as a fitness instructor and become REPS registered nationally and internationally in the fitness industry.

When you successfully complete the third and final course, the Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Training (Level 5), you will be qualified as a personal trainer and also be able to become REPS registered nationally and internationally in the fitness industry.

1. Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Instructing
2. Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Training