Certificate III in Fitness

About this qualification

SIS30321 is the qualification for group and gym fitness instructors. The register is specific about the limits: they plan and deliver group exercise sessions and build gym programs for individuals “where the level of personalised instruction and ongoing client monitoring is limited”, working in predictable environments under general supervision.

It is the entry gate to personal training. SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness will not take you without five of this qualification's units already held — HLTAID011, HLTWHS001, SISFFIT032, SISFFIT033 and SISFFIT035. That is a hard entry requirement written into the register, not a provider preference.

First aid is core, not elective. HLTAID011 Provide First Aid is one of the 11 core units, so every holder of this qualification carries a current first aid statement of attainment as part of it.

Fifteen units in total: 11 core and 4 electives, of which 2 must come from a named list. The elective bank is large (21 units), which is why two Certificate IIIs in Fitness can look quite different on paper.

Roles it maps to

Where this qualification leads, per the national register.

Where it sits

Two streams share a base. Recreation runs Certificate II to Certificate III; fitness runs Certificate III to Certificate IV. Coaching sits beside both.

1. Certificate IISIS20122 Sport and Recreation
2. Certificate II · coaching streamSIS20321 Sport Coaching
3. Certificate IIISIS30122 Sport, Aquatics and Recreation
4. Certificate III · fitness stream · you are hereSIS30321 Fitness
5. Certificate IV · personal trainerSIS40221 Fitness