Training tomorrow's fitness leaders...
Whether you're looking to get your fitness career underway or to take the next step in your Professional Development, we deliver a range of fitness and health courses to help you achieve your career goals.
Take a look at our extensive list of online and face-to-face courses below to determine which one is right for you!
Whether you’re new to the fitness industry or looking to upgrade your credentials, studying our Personal Trainer Course will provide you with all the relevant skills and knowledge you need to succeed.
Combining the Certificate III and Certificate IV in Fitness, study face-to-face or online in your own time. Become a Personal Trainer and have the flexibility of being your own boss, choosing your hours of work and building a network of your own clients.
Kickstart your career in the fitness industry by studying the Certificate III in Fitness, which is the minimum qualification required to commence working as a fully qualified Gym Instructor.
The Certificate III in Fitness will provide you with the foundation skills and knowledge you need to turn your passion for fitness into a profession.
The qualification is made up of 12 modules, including Principles of Nutrition, Client Screening & Assessment, Introduction to Exercise Science, Programming Progression, Provide First Aid and much more.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, study to become a Personal Trainer by completing the Certificate IV in Fitness.
This higher level qualification will open up an array of career possibilities not currently available when holding the Certificate III in Fitness only.
The Certificate IV in Fitness is made up of 8 modules, including Applied Nutrition, Personal Training Methods, Athlete Strength & Conditioning, Business Operations & Marketing and much more.
AFA has teamed up with the experts at LEAN Nutrition Tech on their revolutionary new meal planning platform, Health & Physical By LEAN. Designed specifically for fitness professionals and backed by accredited dietitians, the platform automatically generates accurate, convenient and effective meal plans directly to clients – completely within the Scope of Practice.
Prior to gaining access to the nutrition platform, all subscribers must complete the LEAN Nutrition Tech & Coaching course, which will provide participants with the basics of applied nutrition, nutrition coaching techniques & user training for the platform.
Wondering what the best form of recovery after exercise is?
Optimising recovery is one of the most important factors in improving exercise and sport performance. This online workshop explores the effects of fatigue and identifies the key methods fitness professionals can use to help facilitate recovery.
Want to take your knowledge of squats to the next level?
This short course explores the range of squat variations and will equip you with the skills and knowledge to identify and teach the proper squat techniques, understand the anatomical impacts and bust common myths surrounding squats.
Gain valuable CEC points to put towards your Fitness Australia Registration and keep your knowledge up-to-date with our Professional Development Courses.
We regularly develop new online programs and workshops that can be completed online in your own time to keep you ahead of the pack when it comes to training your clients.
As the leading fitness course provider in Australia, we have created a package of Professional Development Workshops to ensure you’re always at the forefront of the industry.
When creating these courses, we identified everything we believed Personal Trainers needed to know that was not already included in the Certificate III & IV in Fitness.
These additional certificates have been put together to give you a more efficient way to achieve your 20 CECs required for Fitness Australia registration.
First Aid Training is a requirement for employment in many workplaces and is also a requirement of the SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness.
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid – including HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – is a Nationally-Accredited 1-day course delivered by AFA at our Academy in Melbourne at regular times throughout the year.
Approximately 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a mental illness each year. This Mental Health First Aid program will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem.
Become an accredited Mental Health First Aider to support friends, family members, colleagues and others. Make a real difference to people in your community.
That's totally fine, we're here to help! Feel free to submit your details via our Enquiry Form or speak directly with one of our Career Advisors by calling 1300 973 342.
