Actually yeah a few questions and will help with some background.
12 years ago I started working in the Fitness Industry as a sales manager and did so for 5 years until another career oppurtunity came up, which paid alot more and I was even better at. Anyway during my time in the fitness industry I picked up local knowledge from the trainers I was working with plus having experience with my own training and I guess also learning from being on sites like this one.
Anyway I currently work in the mining industry and the construction side of things I work in is grinding to a halt and all work is heading overseas, our industry is farked and there is no work available at all. So there is a very high chance I will be made redundant in the next few months so am now questioning where my future may lie, my first thought is back to the fitness industry.
My dilema though is that I do not want to do sales again and am thinking about PT but the problem is, no qualifications to fall back on, have a wife, kid and mortgage and don't have the time to take 12 months off to do a PT Course, it's not financially viable.
Option I was thinking and it makes me cringe is to do the AIF or AIPT (Australian Institute of Personal Trainers) 8 and 9 week full time course with my redundancy money. It gets me the paper work.
When I worked in the industry we steered clear of anyone from the AIF 'unless' they had prior experience in the industry, and would not take someone straight out of the course. I had more knowledge than the average 8 week graduate just by being in the industry myself. (They never heard of a split routine)
So would it hurt my chances in the industry by doing this course and would having somewhat of a background and experience help for the future.
Yes I do know ideally I would be off to TAFE to do the course and I would do if it were viable. Setting up a business and selling it would be my strength as I have already completed an Advanced Diploma of Sport and Rec and have sales experience.
Sorry for the long post, being made redundant has got me on my toes thinking about the future.
Would appreciate constructive ideas and thoughts.
Cheers