NVQ3 Advanced Instructor
Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise - NVQ Level 3 Award
The NVQ Level 3 - Advanced Instructor qualification is aimed at people who want to develop their teaching skills to that of an elite fitness professional. It perfectly complements and enhances the Personal Trainer, Advanced Personal Trainer and Total Immersion! Diplomas.
You will learn how to develop a customised advanced training programmes to improve your clients’ health, lifestyle and fitness.
The NVQ3 is a nationally recognised vocational standard in fitness instructing and is recognised by employers worldwide. It guarantees you full status on REPs Level 3 as an Advanced Instructor. This award also provides you with a range of transferable skills that will improve your future career opportunities.
If you’re looking to be among an elite bracket of advanced instructors in the UK and Europe, the NVQ 3 award is a must. You’ll not only be more attractive to employers, but you’ll be able to charge a premium due to your extensive fitness knowledge.
Students are required to provide evidence of work-based competence which is collated over a period of time. This evidence is gathered from your sessions working with clients in a studio setting.
The 5 mandatory units include the following activities:
- collect and analyse information to plan a progressive physical activity programme
- plan, review and adapt a progressive physical activity programme
- plan and instruct specific physical activities
- provide motivation and support to clients during a progressive physical activity programme
- manage, evaluate and improve own performance in providing physical activity.
You are assessed via observations in a live working environment (in a studio setting) after the submission of a portfolio and the completion of the 5 mandatory units.
To book the NVQ Level 3 - Advanced Instructor qualification you need to have signed up for or completed one of the following diplomas with Future Fit Training: Personal Trainer Diploma, Advanced Personal Trainer Diploma or Total Immersion! Diploma. Courses taken with other providers may be admissible.
If you have already completed similar qualifications, it may be possible for you to start the NVQ Level 3 straight away. Alternatively, you may undertake a procedure called APL (Accredited Prior Learning), which involves you sending in evidence of certification or attending an interview with an APL Advisor.
This award guarantees you full entry onto the REPs register at Level 3, or 20 CPD points if you are already at this level. You will also be awarded the OCR Level 3 NVQ certificate in ‘Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise’.