Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SISFFIT015 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Collaborate with medical and allied health professionals in a fitness context
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SISFFIT015 - Collaborate with medical and allied health professionals in a fitness context |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify situations and conditions requiring guidance from, or the need to work with, medical or allied health professionals. This unit requires the ability to undertake referrals, and interpret and implement instructions from medical or allied health professionals to ensure appropriate exercise planning and delivery within industry endorsed scope of practice.This unit applies to personal trainers who require guidance from an appropriate medical or allied health professional following industry endorsed pre-exercise screening and risk stratification, or resulting from professional judgement.These individuals typically work autonomously in controlled and uncontrolled fitness environments. Work is performed according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must be demonstrated in: a workplace or simulated fitness industry environment that offers a variety of services and facilities suitable for working collaboratively with medical and allied health professionals. Assessment must ensure use of: a variety of equipment appropriate for use by clients industry endorsed screening and risk stratification procedures session plan templates with space to identify modifications/adjustments needed learning and assessment tools validated by an accredited/registered allied health professional with at least two consecutive years' experience in clinical practice clients and medical or allied health professionals for referral processes; these can be: clients, and medical or allied health professionals in the workplace, or individuals who participate in project activities, role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, within a training organisation. Assessment must ensure access to: industry endorsed scope of practice. manufacturer guidelines on equipment safety and usage organisational policies and procedures related to working with medical and allied health professionals. Assessment activities that allow the individual to: deliver a variety of exercise programs for clients where the personal trainer requires guidance from a medical or allied health professional to work within scope of practice deliver programs over a period of time, ensuring adequate time to allow for the implementation of required modifications complete and update client records: pre-exercise screening documents program as prescribed modifications client consent copies of any communications. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors; and have achieved a Diploma of Fitness or above; and have at least 1 year consecutive post qualification fitness industry experience in the application of the skills and knowledge of the Diploma of Fitness. |
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Competency Field | Fitness |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Refer to medical or allied health professional. |
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Element: Receive and respond to referrals. |
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Element: Deliver and monitor client fitness program. |
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Element: Report on client progress. |
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Element: Maintain client records. |
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Element: Refer to medical or allied health professional. |
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Element: Receive and respond to referrals. |
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Element: Deliver and monitor client fitness program. |
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Element: Report on client progress. |
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Element: Maintain client records. |
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