Fitness and Health Promotion Diploma
Are you passionate about leading a healthy and active lifestyle and want to motivate others to join your movement?
As a fitness and health professional, you will actively promote the importance of a healthy lifestyle and develop healthy eating and fitness programs for clients.
Highlights
- 150 hours of practical work experience during two field placement opportunities.
- Experiential learning opportunities implementing health and wellness initiatives for community partners, Niagara College staff, and students.
- Graduates may challenge nationally and internationally recognized industry-specific certifications to become group exercise leaders and certified personal trainers.
- Graduates gain pathways to further education through articulation agreements.
Campus Information
Welland
The campus is home to the NC Teaching Hair Salon, the Walker Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Centre, NC Research and Innovation, a new Green Automotive Technology lab and the Rankin Technology Centre. The Applied Health Institute, which specializes in allied health programs, operates a functioning Dental Clinic offering services to the community while teaching students. Also inside the main building you will find the Athletic Centre, home of Athletics and Recreation and the NC Knights intercollegiate sports program.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
All candidates selected for an interview must present evidence of education credentials to support the requirements of the position they are applying to. Niagara College requires original certificates, diplomas, degrees or transcripts to be presented at the time of interview.
Educational credentials within Canada must be granted from a recognized post-secondary institution.
Candidates with non-Canadian credentials must provide a World Education Services (WES) evaluation confirming the Canadian equivalency of the credentials. Non-Canadian credentials must be at an accredited, recognized post-secondary institution and must be deemed to be equivalent to a certificate, diploma or degree at a recognized post-secondary institution in Ontario.
Candidates who have non-Canadian credentials who have not yet been assessed as indicated above are expected to make application to WES. Offers of employment require a completed evaluation from WES.
PSW Opportunity
The PSW of 3 years course is 2 years and 1 year course is 2 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent
English–any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Course Code: P0232
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
32756 CAD
Annual Cost of Living: 20635 CAD
Application Fee: 100 CAD
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