FITNESS COURSE GUIDE

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Key Management Staff

CEO

Mark Stitt

Business Development Manager Lee Brabin

RTO Compliance Officer

Maxene Cooper

FIT College Head Coaches

Keagan Carmichael

Melinda Bain

Nerissa Peach

Timothy Stockwell

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FIT College programs provide you with ‘experience’ far beyond the

minimum standard in the Fitness Education Industry. You will experience a

broad range of topics and activities, incorporating Fitness Industry best

practice, what is Personal Training, communications, cardiovascular, strength,

flexibility, fitness testing, indoor training and outdoor conditioning, strength

and conditioning as well as children's and specific population training. The FIT

College team actively allows you to enjoy the journey of learning and your

educational experience. We encourage you to become part of a team of Fitness

Professionals who are passionate about changing lives, and to experience the

electric atmosphere we create. All assessment is completed by a FIT College

trained assessor and you are given every opportunity to succeed in the industry!

FIT College students gain more real world, on-the-job experience than any

other college in Australia!

Want to be a sought after Fitness graduate?

Want to create opportunity?

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Why waste time in a job you don’t enjoy? If you can’t tell the difference between

work and play then you know you are doing something you love. There are part

time and full time jobs at health clubs, leisure centre’s, sporting facilities,

sports teams, schools, holiday resorts, hospitals, community centre’s, nursing

homes, corporate gyms, government agencies and even cruise ships.

The choice is yours. And of course, your employment chances are boosted with

FIT College‘s Vocational Placement and work experience programs.

CAREER PATHWAYS

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FIT College does NOT just guarantee you a job at the end of the course

(like other Colleges and Institutions out there), in order to make you enroll

in a course!

Education costs a lot of money—therefore, FIT College only wants

students that want to put in 110% and want to succeed in the Fitness

Industry!

YOU are the one that creates the opportunity and employment prospects! FIT

College graduates are becoming sought after in the industry and your

knowl-edge, confidence and manner after obtaining your qualification for FIT College

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CERTIFICATE III & IV IN FITNESS

(SIS30310) (SIS40210)

Want to work in a Fitness? Are you passionate about Health and Fitness? Want to work your own hours and have lots of fun in the process? Want to work one-on-one with people and assist them in reaching their health and fitness goals?

Become a FITmaster Trainer TODAY!

What will you learn? (Topics Include)

• The Fitness Industry

• Anatomy and Physiology

• How to design fitness programs

• Conducting health screens and assessments

• How to test fitness levels

• Coaching and Instruction

• Nutrition and reading food labels

• Group Instruction—outdoor training

• General Administration

• Advanced programming

• Periodisation

• Postural analysis

• Special Populations Training Principles

• Children's and Older adults training

• Personal Training business principles • Circuit Training

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MODES OF STUDY

On Campus. Face to face.

Full Time 16 weeks

Includes Cert III and IV in Fitness Monday—Friday

9am—3pm

Part Time 24 weeks

Includes Cert III and IV in Fitness 2 evenings per week

6pm—9pm

Online Correspondence

Flexible 30+ Weeks (average timeframe is around 40 weeks)

Includes Cert III and IV in Fitness Flexible Learning Options.

You choose you own study time. FIT College can assist in setting a study plan for each individual to complete course work.

On Campus. Face to face.

Full Time 8 weeks

Includes Cert III in Fitness Monday—Friday (Some days may vary) 9am—3pm

PartTime 18 weeks

Includes Cert III in Fitness 2 evenings per week 6pm—9.30pm

Online Correspondence

Flexible 20+ Weeks

Cert III OR Cert IV in Fitness Flexible Learning Options.

You choose you own study time. FIT College can assist in setting a study plan for each individual to complete course work.

FITmaster Trainer

(Cert III & IV in Fitness)

Cert III or IV only.

CERTIFICATE III & IV IN FITNESS

(SIS30310) (SIS40210)

Become confident and competent—and boost your changes of success via FIT College’s Vocational Placement Program and 100+ hours of real world Industry Experience.

Become confident and competent—and boost your changes of success via FIT College’s Vocational Placement Program and 50+ hours of real world

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FIT College has campuses in Maroochydore and Cairns, QLD. As well as new campuses being launched for January 2012 start dates in Toowoomba, Hervey Bay! With many other locations picked all over Australia for 2012. With small class sizes you really feel that you are getting one on one attention. This method of study will engage you and you have a support network to assist you. Face to face study (either Full time Study or Part Time) is always the recommended type of study if you live in proximity of a FIT College Campus

Our professional lecture and support team has over 75 combined years in the Fitness and

Education Industry! FIT College is all about quality rather than quantity! We NEED quality

trainers in the industry and we will do everything we can to support this goal. FIT College graduates are quickly becoming sought after in the Fitness Industry due to our quality teaching and assessment practices.

Location, Location, Location!

Our campus located in

Maroochydore

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of the Sunshine Coast QLD. We are accessible to the entire region and have a fully functional Fitness Centre right next door! Students have a full “student only” area and are practicing in the gym environment every day!

Students have the support at all times within the College and the facilities are second to none.

Having been established for over 2 years now—FIT College graduates are sought after on the Sunshine Coast and many have picked up employment even before they have finished the course!

Youth Allowance and Austudy Approved Courses

Youth Allowance is available to approved applicatnts under the age of 25 that are undertaking full time study load. Austudy provides financial help if you are aged 25 years or more and studying or undertaking an Australian study full-time. You will need contact Centre link Customer Service on 132490.

Course Capacity (Maroochydore campus)

A maximum of 12 places per face to face course are awarded.

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Cairns.

Our newest Campus in Cairns, North QLD, is easily accessible to the entire region. It is located in the PCYC building and boasts a fantastic learning environment. A fully functioning gym, out-door training area as well as spin studio ensures that students learn the practical tasks required in a real-world environment.

Toowoomba & Hervey Bay

(Start January 2012). Enquire Now!)

The new FIT College Campuses in Toowoomba and Hervey Bay will be launched in January 2012. Enrolments are open now—and the face to face courses (full time and part time) will be held at Breathe Health Club Toowoomba and Hervey Bay.

These amazing Fitness Centre's boasts over 2000sq meters of gym floor and every piece of equipment you will ever need! A quality education and training facility that will ensure that all students get the required hands on and practical experience required to succeed in the industry. What a great place to train…. and learn !

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FIT College offers industry leading Education via

an online correspondence courses.

Along with the constant communication — FIT College offers you a state of the art online web-site that contains online help, tips and tricks, discussion boards, live lectures and much more!!

Flexible schedule: Work full time or want to fit study around your busy life? Well then choose the option of flexibility for your study with FIT College!

• State-of-the-art Website and Learning Platform

• You make your own study and work schedule. NO DEA LINES!

• Work Experience and Vocational Placement Program

• Mentor program

• Theory and practical based assessment

• Become work ready and confident

• FIT College will be with you every step of the way!

• ALL assessment is done by a FIT College qualified Trainer!

Work Experience and Vocational Placement Program.

In order for FIT College to qualify you and assess your competence as a Trainer, there are many practical component that needs to be completed. We arrange all your practical experience and assessments with a qualified trainer or facility in your local area. Along with Work Experience (min 50 hours per Certificate), you will be required to gain as much on-the-job training as possible - this will ensure you are a top quality trainer!

ensure YOU are work ready and confident when you graduate.

Online Courses:

Become a Personal Trainer

Includes Cert III and IV in Fitness

$3795

Save over $500 by paying in full!

On Campus.

CALL TODAY on 5409 7070 to arrange a meeting with a FIT Coach

to discuss your study options

SPECIAL: Course Costs.

Check the website to up to date specials

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FIT College - One of the first Education facilities in Aust to launch the new

Fitness Package (SIS10)!

FIT College is extremely excited to have officially launched the brand new Fitness Package in July 2011! The new Fitness package, SIS10, will make FIT College one of the first education providers in Australia to be running the courses.

FIT College: Education and Training is already seeing our courses producing the best possible graduates in the industry and many clubs all over QLD are getting behind FIT College and becoming an affiliate training facility!

FIT College trainers are in high demand due to their knowledge and ‘real world’ experience gained within the course.

Gone are the days of large textbooks and reports and assignments—FIT College has developed the online course to mirror the face to face method! With this in mind—YOU are the one that benefits!

Work Experience and Vocational Placement Program

FIT College offers students ‘real world’ Fitness Industry experience and creates employment opportunities via our fully approved Vocational Placement and work experience programs. Students will clock up more than 50 hours of experience (per Certificate studied) in a Fitness Centre, or under the guidance of a Personal Trainer whilst they study at

FIT College.

• FIT College gives YOU opportunity!

• ALL courses are Nationally Accredited and Nationally Recognised • We specialise in Fitness!

• Campus is located right next door to a fully commercial Fitness Centre • Industry Leading Curriculum and Professional Staff

• Flexible Learning Options - On campus and Online courses. • Individualised Payment Options and Terms

• Courses are competitively priced

• Practical Work Experience Program and Vocational Placement • Course material and resources are easy to follow and have been

developed at FIT College • Expert support and guidance

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Top

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WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE FIT COLLEGE?

FIT College has enlisted the expertise of many high profile fitness industry leaders to develop the curriculum. We do not just use generic fitness course material such as many other providers—on the contrary, we have invested thousands of dollars and many months developing the new curriculum so that it is unique to FIT College, and that

students are given every possible advantage to succeed in the Fitness Industry.

With that, as well as the fact that FIT College has a fully accredited Vocational Placement Program that ensures our students get hours of ‘real world’ experience, fitness prescription and technique classes from week one, a small class environment and cutting edge Online Platform—FIT College is leading the way in its innovative and

professional development of our students and graduates. FIT College: your life, your career!

HOW CAN I PAY THE COURSE FEES OFF?

We here at FIT College do not expect you to have to fork out thousands of dollars up front! Chat to a FIT Coach today and see how easy it is to set up an ‘interest free’ payment plan that will suit your budget! This will ensure

that finances are not a stress for you when you are looking at completing your study!

IS THERE WORK IN THE INDUSTRY?

The simple answer is YES! A lot of other colleges and education providers will guarantee you work at the end of a course! That is just a ridiculous concept! Yes there is work out there—but YOU need to be the one that creates the opportunity for yourself! FIT College will work extremely hard to ensure that you are a quality graduate, pick up a great work experience partner and walk out of the college as a confident and knowledgeable trainer. This will

ensure that you have every opportunity in the industry to succeed. Along with that—we have dozens of gyms, fitness facilities and PT studios that hire directly from FIT College all over QLD! This is a huge advantage for you!

IS AN EXTERNAL COURSE (online) AS GOOD AS A FACE TO FACE COURSE?

In terms of the wider Fitness provider community—No! However, FIT College is bucking this trend. We are a firm believer of quality over quantity—and thus all external/online students go through the stringent theory and

practi-cal assessment that face to face students have to. We will never pass a students that we think is not competent. This along with the fact that FIT College has heavily invested time and money into building a cutting edge Online Learning platform that will guide you through the course, as well as set up work experience at a club/with a trainer

in your local area!! Talk to FIT College today if you have any further questions regarding external study.

DO I GET ENOUGH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE COURSE?

FIT College prides itself on giving students a huge amount of practical and real world experience In the courses (double that of most other colleges). Our campuses are located right next door to a fully functional fitness centres—so all face to face students have all the equipment right at their finger tips. Also, our online students get

placed with a local fitness centre or trainer to assist them with all work experience! Let FIT College take all the stress out of trying to find suitable locations for work experience! All students gain 100+ hours of real world work experience as well as practical assessment ! This is a great place to start looking for paid work once completed,