New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)

New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)

New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)

Movement is key to both physical and mental health. This qualification will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to become a qualified Personal Trainer.

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Key Details
Invercargill
Qualification:
Certificate
Level:
4
Credits:
60
Duration:

19 weeks full-time or one year part-time

Study Modes:
On Campus
Dates:

2024 Semester 1: 12 February to 21 June
Fees:

This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme

  • NO tuition fees
  • Direct material costs $717.50 (GST inclusive)

International Fees can be found here

Some Course Details May Change

As part of our move into Te Pūkenga we're aligning our courses nationally. This is ongoing, and means that some course details including fees, and entry requirements may change. In the meantime please go ahead and apply as normal, we will keep you advised of any changes, and we are always available to answer any questions you might have.

This qualification will provide New Zealand with graduates who have the skills and knowledge to deliver exercise instruction for individuals within the general population. Graduates will operate within a framework of health and wellness in relation to individual, group or community needs and contribute to the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Graduates can adapt and deliver appropriate exercise programmes and will have knowledge of exercise training principles and concepts.
Graduates will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals
This qualification will provide New Zealand with graduates who have the skills and knowledge to deliver exercise instruction for individuals within the general population. Graduates will operate within a framework of health and wellness in relation to individual, group or community needs and contribute to the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Graduates can adapt and deliver appropriate exercise programmes and will have knowledge of exercise training principles and concepts.
Graduates will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals.

30444 Demonstrate knowledge of health and wellness framework components for participants in exercise

30448 Work professionally and safely as an exercise instructor to promote health and wellbeing within an exercise facility

30634 Demonstrate knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and health risk factors

30635 Pre-screen, design, deliver and adapt exercise programmes

30637 Apply motivational techniques to enhance exercise participant commitment to individual exercise programmes

30638 Demonstrate knowledge of how nutrition, health and wellness frameworks and allied health can promote health outcomes

30640 Develop marketing and business tools and procedures to support business practices as an exercise professional

 

Graduates can be employed or self-employed in roles such as: exercise consultant, community exercise instructor, team training instructor or personal trainer.

School Leavers

Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age, and have attained physical education papers at NCEA Level 2 (recommended).

Mature Applicants

Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at level 3 or above in a related discipline and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment


IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 530 (with an essay score of 4.5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36
Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than pass in any band

* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current

To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4), and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve:

  • A minimum of 60 credits in accordance with the Programme schedule for the The New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
  • The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4) full-time over 17 tutorial weeks or part-time over one year

Please Note: Students failing to attend for 80% of the timetabled programme hours will forfeit Zero Fees entitlement.

This qualification provides a pathway to, and is a prerequisite for, the New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 5).

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