About Fitness & Health Promotion in St. Clair College

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This program will provide students with the knowledge, skills and experience required for careers as health and fitness professionals. The Fitness and Health Promotion diploma program allows you to be at the leading edge of the healthy revolution as you learn from expert, industry-connected faculty. Skills learned go far beyond the fundamentals of exercise to include anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, business administration and marketing, nutrition, injury management, special events planning and more. Graduates will have the skills to identify needs in the community and design programs for individuals and groups meeting a wide range of objectives and goals. Knowledge in program administration and business practices, an awareness of community resources, and the ability to communicate effectively with managers, boards, committees, and funding agencies will make the graduate highly marketable. Additional areas of skills in operation/management of fitness facilities, program administration and promotion, fitness testing procedures, planning/conducting of physical exercise programs, and development of leadership ability and performance will prove to be assets when seeking employment as a fitness professional.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Employment can be found in the retail fitness industry in a variety of settings including fitness and health clubs, YMCA/YWCA, corporate recreation and fitness programs, and public and private fitness programs. Graduates may also find employment with community institutions for special populations, hospitals, and municipal recreation departments. Graduates may choose to become consultants or business entrepreneurs. They are prepared to meet the multi-dimensional demands of a growing market in fitness and health promotion.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Graduates will be qualified to write the OFC Group Fitness and Resistance Trainer and Personal Trainer exams to become a Platinum Fitness Practitioner OFC- RHEP.
• Details can be found at www.nflacanada.ca/get-certified-nfla and www.ontariofitnesscouncil.com/
• Over 300 hours of work placement included in the program which will connect students with our community partners in the fitness industry.

FIELD PLACEMENT
Employers who provide our field placement settings require a clear POLICE RECORD CHECK for criminal offences with vulnerable sector screening before accepting a student into the field placement setting. The record check MUST be obtained by the student at the student's expense. If you are unable to obtain this police clearance by mid-September, you jeopardize the opportunity to complete either of your field placements.

Placements may be on day, afternoon, or weekend shifts anywhere within Windsor-Essex. Students are required to provide their own transportation to the field placement site. The College is not able to guarantee placements on a bus route.

Academic qualification equivalents

Post Secondary graduates from a related discipline such as college diploma, college advanced diploma or applied degree in a related discipline

English language requirements (one of the below):

IELTS   : Overall band of 6.5 No single test score below 6.0
TOEFL : Overall 83 with Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking minimums of 21

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