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Southern Institute of Technology

Auckland , North Island ,New Zealand

New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 5)

Study the New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 5) and develop the knowledge and skills of exercise prescription across a variety of exercise environments.  Students will be able to design and deliver advanced technical and personalised exercise programmes.

This qualification will provide New Zealand, the exercise industry, clients and the community with graduates who have the skills and knowledge of exercise prescription across a variety of exercise environments.

Graduates will be able to design and deliver advanced technical and personalised exercise programmes. They will have broad operational, theoretical and practical knowledge of exercise processes and self-manage their own promotion and performance.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 will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals.
Students will learn to design and deliver advanced technical and personalised exercise programmes. They will develop broad operational, theoretical and practical knowledge of exercise processes and self-manage their own promotion and performance.


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 will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals.

Graduates will be able to:

Design exercise programmes to the industry standard and implement advanced exercise options to enhance client performance
Provide appropriate referrals and follow-up actions to address nutritional requirements as part of personalised exercise prescription
Integrate a broad range of health and wellness factors into an extended exercise intervention programme to meet client goals and objectives
Analyse and select from a range of advanced exercise options underpinned by exercise science to customise exercise assessment and programmes
Design programmes and apply exercise principles within scope of practice using understanding of the indications and contraindications for symptomatic or apparently healthy people
Develop networks with other allied professionals to support exercise client outcomes

Campus Information

Christchurch Campus

Freepost 102460 PO Box 2488 60 Waterloo Road Hornby Christchurch 8082

Intakes

  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

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

Graduates of this qualification can be employed or self-employed in roles such as:

  • personal trainer 
  • or senior exercise instructor.

PSW Opportunity

  • During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
  • After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
  • After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

India 60% average across 4 academic subjects (excluding Hindi or local language). English mark should be a minimum of 60%
 
75% average across 4 academic subjects (excluding Hindi or local language). 
  • IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5 
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE) 
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14) 
  • Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. 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 36 with no band score lower than 36 
  • Language Cert - B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than PASS in each skill 
  • Trinity ISE - ISE I with no less than distinction in any band