SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness
Become a Personal Trainer
This course allows you to work for a fitness centre as a personal trainer or establish your own personal training business.
To become a personal trainer you will need:
1) To have already successfully completed certificate III in Fitness or Pre-requisites.
2) Complete Certificate IV in Fitness
3) Complete a Level II First Aid course
4) Register with one of the national registration bodies (Physical Activity Australia or Fitness Australia). You will need to present them with photocopies of the certificates you receive in 2 and 3 above.
Prior to enrolling into Certificate IV in Fitness you must complete the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Test. Please click on the link below to start.

SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness Units of Competencies
12 Core Units
SISFFIT013 Instruct exercise to young people aged 13 to 17 years
SISFFIT015 Collaborate with medical and allied health professionals in a fitness context
SISFFIT016 Provide motivation to positively influence exercise behaviour
SISFFIT017 Instruct long-term exercise programs
SISFFIT018 Promote functional movement capacity
SISFFIT019 Incorporate exercise science principles into fitness programming
SISFFIT020 Instruct exercise programs for body composition goals
SISFFIT021 Instruct personal training programs
SISFFIT023 Instruct group personal training programs
SISFFIT025 Recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice to clients
SISFFIT026 Support healthy eating through the Eat for Health Program
SISXRES001 Conduct sustainable work practices in open spaces
Electives (8 units)
SISSST402 Develop strength and conditioning programs
SISFFIT024 Instruct endurance programs
SISCAI005 Conduct individualised long term training programs
SISXCCS003 Address clients needs
BSBSMB401 Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business
BSBSMB403 Market the small business
BSBSMB404 Undertake small business planning
BSBSMB405 Monitor and manage small business operations
What is covered?
- Collaborate with AHP
- Adress Client Needs
- Recognise the Dangers of Providing Nutritional Advice
- The Eat for Health Program
- Functional Movement
- Anatomy & Physiology Principles
- Instruct Personal Training Programs
- Instruct Long Term Programs
- Instruct Individual Long Term Programs
- Instruct Group Personal Training
- Work in Open Space
- Instruct Endurance Programs
- Body Composition
- Motivation
- Strength & Conditioning
- Exercise to Young Person Aged 13-17
- Personal Training Business
What do I receive as part of my training?
Online resource material containing all course notes
- Online Theory Workbook / Assessment to complete
- A Practical Workbook to complete
- 40 Hours of Practical Workplacement
- FREE membership to the EFITACADEMY website
- Access to our extensive exercise, nutrition and article library
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