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I don't know about whether this or that foreign certificate or registration is recognised in Australia.
There is a set government standard for qualifications, same as for all TAFE or uni courses. Seems like in many cases it's just an excuse to charge foreigners some extra money for tests, but there it is. As I said, there's no regulation of the gym industry; but there is regulation of the qualifications which just happened to be related to the gym industry.Zarkov said:When you say recognized does that mean there is now a set government standard or would it be up to the individual gym to recognize it?
I guess from what you have said previously you might mean the latter.
Deadlift from 60 to 100kg in 20 months? 2kg a month?
I assume the client was not elderly and had no complicating health conditions and actually did some exercise outside of (say) a fortnightly session with the trainer?
I don't know about whether this or that foreign certificate or registration is recognised in Australia.
- No qualifications or registration (ie membership of the professional organisation) are required to call yourself a PT or coach or anything like that.
- mainstream gyms will only employ qualified people, but vary in whether they require registration
- small-scale gyms, and self-employed people, these can do what they want
- insurance is harder to get if you are unqualified or unregistered, but it is not impossible if you have experience and/or a previous relationship with the company
Assuming all the certificates and registrations work out, I should think that being in his 30s and with a competition bodybuilding history behind him, and pursuing a degree in a health field, Mattias won't have a problem finding employment in a gym. He's mature, he looks the part, and will know his stuff. That's 3 more things than most trainers and coaches in Australia have, most are lucky to have 1 of the 3.
Remember you will be speaking in two different ways: to fitness professionals and medical people, and to clients.Can you recommend any Personal Trainer books to by, need to lern English terms and practise fitness English.
Remember you will be speaking in two different ways: to fitness professionals and medical people, and to clients.
Clients need simple English, most won't know what quadriceps or spinal erectors are. Fitness professionals and medical people you use Latin terms with, latissimus dorsi, plantar flexion, horizontal extension, adduction, and so on. I'm sure you use the same Latin in your own country, so it'll be easy here.
There are some fitness professionals who are less clear on the Latin. I was at a workshop recently, the instructor said, "okay, get on the ground in a prone position -" and some were lying face-down, some face-up, some looked around to see what everyone else was doing, etc. Treat those people as clients not knowing the terminology, and don't worry about them, they won't last long in the industry.
it's not a great earner you won't make much money, very few make the dollars in PT
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