Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SISFFIT017 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Instruct long-term exercise programs
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SISFFIT017 - Instruct long-term exercise programs |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to plan, instruct and evaluate long-term exercise programs for clients. It requires the ability to apply the principles of training and program design to achieve goals in relation to health and skill-related components of fitness. It applies to the use of a variety of training techniques and cardiovascular, free weights and contemporary training equipment, in client programs. This unit does not cover exercise prescription or instruction of uncontrolled movements. The personal trainer must only implement instruction and monitoring of power exercises that are controlled and only in situations where the client is prepared. This unit does not apply to the use of Olympic lifts.This unit applies to personal trainers who work in controlled and uncontrolled environments. These individuals typically work independently with some level of autonomy. 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 fitness industry workplace or simulated environment with clients with real or simulated long-term health and fitness goals. Assessment must ensure use of: a variety of cardiovascular (electrical or non-electrical) equipment, free weights, such as barbells, dumbbells and plates, and contemporary equipment, such as fit balls resistance training methods that are aimed at a variety of client goals, such as muscle hypertrophy and muscle strength clients that are considered capable of participating in exercise sessions from long-term exercise programs with: cardiovascular training methods, such as continuous and interval training resistance training methods using body weight, free weights and contemporary exercise equipment stretching techniques that involve the client performing the stretches independently and the use of the fitness trainer’s skills to conduct partner-based PNF stretching clients; these can be: clients in an industry workplace, or individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment operated within a training organisation. Assessment must ensure access to: legislation and organisational policies and procedures in relation to the conduct of long-term exercise programs. Assessment activities that allow the individual to: develop a variety of long-term exercise programs over a period of time suitable for ensuring adequate time for the client to achieve several health- and skill-related components of fitness goals. 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: Identify client fitness goals. |
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Element: Develop program plans. |
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Element: Conduct exercise sessions. |
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Element: Evaluate program. |
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Element: Identify client fitness goals. |
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Element: Develop program plans. |
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Element: Conduct exercise sessions. |
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Element: Evaluate program. |
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