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Opinions on this Fitness course?

  • 10-01-2011 6:06pm
    #1
    silverwex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭


    http://www.clarencecollege.ie/courses/fitness_instructor_diploma.html

    I would prefer to do an NTC or NCEF course but they're only running in Dublin, Cork etc and the travel costs/accommodation costs on top of the price of the course prevent me from doing so (I live in Wexford).

    Would the course above be good if I wanted to work in a gym or in a personal trainer capacity?

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    SanoVitae
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭SanoVitae


    If you want to get a job in the fitness industry, the most important thing to consider is whether your qualification is recognised by employers.

    Gym managers are often conditioned into looking for either NTC or NCEF qualifications. Often, they can't think outside of this box. For example, you could have a Masters in Strength & Conditioning and it wouldn't mean anything to them. That's happened to me a few times over the last 13 years and it's very frustrating.

    For personal training, as long as you can get personal training insurance, you're sorted. I'd recommend to contact the likes of FITPro to find out whether they recognise it and are willing to provide you insurance. As long as you are insured and willing to pay a gym rent for the gym floorspace, they tend to be happy.

    Hope that helps.

    Paul


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