Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SISFFIT025 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice to clients
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
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Unit of Competency | SISFFIT025 - Recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice to clients |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify when the provision of nutritional advice is beyond the scope of practice of a personal trainer. It requires the ability to recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice in a fitness setting and when a client requires referral to an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Accredited Sports Dietitian or General Practitioner. This unit covers recognition of appropriate information sources to apply to the provision of food advice, and when the provision of such advice is unethical and beyond the scope of practice. This unit applies to personal trainers who 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 fitness industry workplace or simulated environment where clients are seeking information regarding health and fitness, including nutrition information and guidance. Assessment must ensure use of: documented organisational policies and procedures industry endorsed scope of practice for the role and scope of a personal trainer workplace documents and systems for client consultations and referral letters scope of practice documents of medical and allied health professionals current healthy information resources: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – Australian Dietary Guidelines up-to-date resources for researching the role of various health professionals and the risks of providing nutritional information to various clients learning and assessment tools validated by: an Accredited Practising Dietitian or an Accredited Sports Dietitian 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 activities that allow the individual to: identify situations where the client must be referred to a medical or allied health professional for nutritional or other lifestyle advice recognise the dangers of providing nutritional information to clients in at least ten client situations or interactions. 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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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Comply with the scope of practice in provision of nutrition advice. |
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Element: Identify situations outside of scope of practice. |
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Element: Comply with the scope of practice in provision of nutrition advice. |
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Element: Identify situations outside of scope of practice. |
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