Exercise & Fitness

Level 2

NVQ in Instructing Exercise and Fitness - Group exercise

NVQ in Instructing Exercise and Fitness - Gym

These qualifications are primarily designed for those staff working as fitness instructors in the exercise and fitness industry, in a wide range of potential venues and facilities.

The qualification aims to assess the competence of these candidates, thus demonstrating their practical application of the role and will inevitably cover units around health and safety, customer service and the design, delivery and review of exercise activity sessions.

These NVQs are a standard entry route onto REPS, and candidates wishing to specialise in another pathway can transfer their attained units across.

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Level 3

NVQ in Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise - Gym

NVQ in Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise - Group exercise

These qualifications are primarily designed for those staff  working as advanced fitness instructors or personal  trainers in the exercise and fitness industry, at a wide range of potential venues and facilities.

The qualifications aim to assess the competence of these candidates, thus demonstrating their practical application of the role and will inevitably cover units including advanced cardiovascular and resistance programming.

These NVQs are a standard entry route onto REPS, and candidates may attain different NVQs in Gym, Group exercise and Yoga depending on the pathway in which the award is assessed.

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Certificate in Fitness Instructing - Gym based exercise

Certificate in Fitness Instructing - Exercise to music

These qualifications provide entry and underpinning knowledge for those staff who are, or wish to become fitness instructors, and provide a standard entry route onto REPS.

They have been built by all Awarding Bodies,and contain the same common units.

City and Guilds assess the Certificates through GOLA online testing for the underpinning knowledge, with highly practical and relevant assignments for assessing the practical delivery and reviewing of exercise sessions.

These certificates are 120 guided learning hours, and represent the technical certificate element of the Apprenticeship Framework in Exercise and Fitness.

Certificate in Advanced Fitness Instructing - Gym

This qualification provides entry and underpinning knowledge for those staff who are, or wish to become advanced fitness instructors, and provides a standard entry route onto REPS.

This qualification has been built by all Awarding Bodies, and contains the same common units, and follows the development of the Certificates in Fitness Instructing at Level 2.

City and Guilds assess the Certificate through GOLA on-line testing for the underpinning knowledge, with highly practical and relevant assignments for assessing the practical delivery and reviewing of the exercise sessions.

This Certificate is 150 guided learning hours, and represents the technical certificate element of the Advanced Apprenticeship Framework in Exercise and Fitness.