Department of Health & Community Services (DHCS)

SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness

Specialisation in
Fitness
Fitness instructor

CRICOS 120448C

Course Overview

This qualification prepares individuals to work as group and gym fitness instructors. You will develop the skills to plan and deliver group exercise sessions and create gym-based programs for individuals, where personalised instruction and ongoing client monitoring are limited.

You will work in predictable environments under general supervision, using discretion and judgement to address routine issues within established organisational policies and procedures.

This qualification provides a pathway to employment in fitness facilities, gyms, and leisure or community centres. Skills are applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards, and industry codes of practice.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Course Features

  • 15 units in total (11 core + 4 electives)
  • 4 terms per year – flexible intakes
  • 1 year duration (40 learning weeks + 12 weeks holiday)
  • 20 hours/week face‑to‑face plus online and self learning

Career Opportunities

  • Gym Instructor
  • Group Fitness Instructor
  • Fitness Centre Assistant

Course Units

Core Units x 11

  • BSBOPS304 – Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBPEF301 – Organise personal work priorities
  • HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
  • HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety
  • SISFFIT032 – Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation
  • SISFFIT033 – Complete client fitness assessments
  • SISFFIT035 – Plan group exercise sessions
  • SISFFIT036 – Instruct group exercise sessions
  • SISFFIT040 – Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients
  • SISFFIT047 – Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise
  • SISFFIT052 – Provide healthy eating information

Elective Units x 4

  • BSBWHS332X – Apply infection prevention and control procedures to own work activities
  • CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
  • SISFFIT034 – Assess client movement and provide exercise advice
  • SISXFAC006 – Maintain activity equipment