If your looking at doing strength and conditioning as a career down the track then I would suggest looking into sports science at uni...99% you will need this to get anywhere with in the strength and conditioning field within aus....considering there is only around 100 professional jobs its a pretty competitive career to be in so the more you have the more likely you will maybe get a job.
If your looking at becoming a pt and not sure what you want to do down the track then I would suggest doing your cert 3/4 through a private place and get it out of the way...you dont really learn anything.,..just for the bits of paper.
If your considering going to tafe to get your cert 3/4 - which will prob take 2 yrs I would suggest add acouple more years to that and do sports science if you really want to do strength and conditioning as a job in the future.
Sounds good mate!
I would say work in the industry for a yr or so then work out if its something you really want to do as a career ..then look into sports science...cert 3/4 will cost you some money but should only take 6-10 weeks full time where as a degree can take 3-5 years to do lol - so if your not sure 6-10 weeks is alot better! lol
Or even look into sports management thats what I will be getting into in the next few yrs hopefully - working with sports teams/athletes but on the business side of things more-so than the training.
So many diff choices! have a good think and then get it going!
Hey sorry not to answer your question but i use muscle and strength forum aswell
Do a private one, get it over and done with. Just don't go to AIF. Schooling is only the beginning of your education, but at least try to have a good beginning.
I hope you have more knowledge than your letting on...
Going to a private college just to get it out of the way so you can start working - makes you sound like another germ PT. You have peoples health in your hands as a trainer, so make sure you actually know your stuff first.
I hope you have more knowledge than your letting on...
Going to a private college just to get it out of the way so you can start working - makes you sound like another germ PT. You have peoples health in your hands as a trainer, so make sure you actually know your stuff first.
Thanks for the quick reply! I still dont know 100% which direction in personal training I will go. I think I need to get started, then as I progress in the field I will be able to make a better decision on it.
One of the reasons Im taking a break from uni, and doing personal training when I still have about 3 years left in my engineering degree. Is basically to know if engineering is something I really want to do, which i dont know if it is. I have a great passion for anything fitness, hence my choice. The sports science degrees are also 3 years as far as I know. So I figure after this year, I can decide where I want to go, weather I spend 3 years doing my engineering degree or go to sports science.
I can still do personal training while I study next year, which I think is a lot better than working in a video store or something like that (which I'm currently doing).
I think it might be best then to go private and get it done fast so i can start working?
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