Certificate III in Fitness
Start your career in the exciting field of sport and fitness, with fantastic job opportunities as a qualified professional fitness instructor or personal trainer in a gym or other sporting or recreation setting.
If you would like to become a professional fitness instructor or personal trainer in a gym or other sporting or recreation setting; this is the course for you!
You'll learn how to lead group fitness classes; undertake fitness assessments; use a range of fitness equipment; and develop personalised health and fitness programs for clients based on their needs.
The course also covers basic anatomy and physiology; food and nutrition; workplace safety; time management; communication skills; and more!
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Industry area
- Health, Beauty and Fitness
Study area
- Fitness
Course ID
- National ID: SIS30321
- WA State ID: BHE5
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
Gain the knowledge and skills to step into the rewarding and fast-paced world of fitness
This course will prepare you to work as a qualified fitness instructor by developing your ability to plan and deliver safe, effective and engaging exercise programs for a range of clients.
You will build practical skills in gym instruction, exercise programming, fitness appraisal, risk management, healthy eating, technology and workplace safety, while developing the communication, organisation and customer service skills needed in the fitness industry.
You will also complete a supervised work placement, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real fitness industry environment.
Please note: For Semester 2, 2026, this course is offered full-time only at our Perth campus and part-time only at our Joondalup campus.
Delivery locations
Participants will learn about the role of fitness instructors and gain an overview of work in the industry.
Participants will learn how to:
- Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific groups or individuals
- Incorporate anatomy and physiology principles into fitness programming
- Provide health screening and fitness orientation
- Provide healthy eating information
- Maintain equipment for activities
- Analyse risks and respond to emergency situations
As part of this qualification, participants are required to undertake a supervised work placement where they will be able to apply the skills and knowledge learned.
The Certificate III in Fitness is the first qualification you need if you want to kick-start your career in this thriving industry.
Build your practical technique in our state-of-the-art onsite gymnasium at Murdoch and be guided by our expert professional lecturers in the field. On completion of the course, you’ll be job ready to become a gym instructor or group exercise instructor at a gymnasium or recreation centre.
A gym instructor welcomes new members to the gym and develops specially tailored programs to achieve fitness goals, whilst a group exercise instructor leads a class through a specialised exercise routine or bootcamp.
Learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for a range of age groups.
The length of the course provides you the time to develop a strong skillset, while face-to-face training means graduates are highly regarded in the fitness industry for their depth of knowledge and well-practised skills. You can study on campus full-time (3.5 days per week), or, on-campus (2 days per week) with self-paced work completed online to support your on-campus study.
Study in specialist facilities
Learn in our state-of-the-art, fully equipped onsite gymnasium that reflects current industry practices and simulates a real-life commercial gym, featuring resistance machines, cable machines, free weights, cardio machines, shower and locker facilities.
Delivery location
This course aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to be a qualified group exercise instructor or gym instructor.
Build your practical technique in our onsite gym while you learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for different client groups.
By completing this course, you will be prepared to explore a range of career opportunities in the fitness industry. Should you prefer further study, you will also gain a solid pathway to continue your study into the Certificate IV in Fitness.
Delivery locations
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
If you would like to become a professional fitness instructor or personal trainer in a gym or other sporting or recreation setting; this is the course for you!
You'll learn how to lead group fitness classes; undertake fitness assessments; use a range of fitness equipment; and develop personalised health and fitness programs for clients based on their needs.
The course also covers basic anatomy and physiology; food and nutrition; workplace safety; time management; communication skills; and more!
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Industry area
- Health, Beauty and Fitness
Study area
- Fitness
Course ID
- National ID: SIS30321
- WA State ID: BHE5
To find out more about doing this course at a WA TAFE college, select one of the TAFEs listed below to read their course descriptions. You'll also be able to see at which TAFE campus/es the course is delivered.
If you would like further information such as when the course is available and how to enrol, and details of course fees, or if you have questions about how the course is delivered, please follow the Find out more link to go to the TAFE's website where you will find full course details and contact information so that you can speak to the TAFE directly.
Gain the knowledge and skills to step into the rewarding and fast-paced world of fitness
This course will prepare you to work as a qualified fitness instructor by developing your ability to plan and deliver safe, effective and engaging exercise programs for a range of clients.
You will build practical skills in gym instruction, exercise programming, fitness appraisal, risk management, healthy eating, technology and workplace safety, while developing the communication, organisation and customer service skills needed in the fitness industry.
You will also complete a supervised work placement, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real fitness industry environment.
Please note: For Semester 2, 2026, this course is offered full-time only at our Perth campus and part-time only at our Joondalup campus.
Delivery locations
Participants will learn about the role of fitness instructors and gain an overview of work in the industry.
Participants will learn how to:
- Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific groups or individuals
- Incorporate anatomy and physiology principles into fitness programming
- Provide health screening and fitness orientation
- Provide healthy eating information
- Maintain equipment for activities
- Analyse risks and respond to emergency situations
As part of this qualification, participants are required to undertake a supervised work placement where they will be able to apply the skills and knowledge learned.
The Certificate III in Fitness is the first qualification you need if you want to kick-start your career in this thriving industry.
Build your practical technique in our state-of-the-art onsite gymnasium at Murdoch and be guided by our expert professional lecturers in the field. On completion of the course, you’ll be job ready to become a gym instructor or group exercise instructor at a gymnasium or recreation centre.
A gym instructor welcomes new members to the gym and develops specially tailored programs to achieve fitness goals, whilst a group exercise instructor leads a class through a specialised exercise routine or bootcamp.
Learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for a range of age groups.
The length of the course provides you the time to develop a strong skillset, while face-to-face training means graduates are highly regarded in the fitness industry for their depth of knowledge and well-practised skills. You can study on campus full-time (3.5 days per week), or, on-campus (2 days per week) with self-paced work completed online to support your on-campus study.
Study in specialist facilities
Learn in our state-of-the-art, fully equipped onsite gymnasium that reflects current industry practices and simulates a real-life commercial gym, featuring resistance machines, cable machines, free weights, cardio machines, shower and locker facilities.
Delivery location
This course aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to be a qualified group exercise instructor or gym instructor.
Build your practical technique in our onsite gym while you learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for different client groups.
By completing this course, you will be prepared to explore a range of career opportunities in the fitness industry. Should you prefer further study, you will also gain a solid pathway to continue your study into the Certificate IV in Fitness.
Delivery locations
Gain the knowledge and skills to step into the rewarding and fast-paced world of fitness
This course will prepare you to work as a qualified fitness instructor by developing your ability to plan and deliver safe, effective and engaging exercise programs for a range of clients.
You will build practical skills in gym instruction, exercise programming, fitness appraisal, risk management, healthy eating, technology and workplace safety, while developing the communication, organisation and customer service skills needed in the fitness industry.
You will also complete a supervised work placement, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real fitness industry environment.
Please note: For Semester 2, 2026, this course is offered full-time only at our Perth campus and part-time only at our Joondalup campus.
Locations
Participants will learn about the role of fitness instructors and gain an overview of work in the industry.
Participants will learn how to:
- Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific groups or individuals
- Incorporate anatomy and physiology principles into fitness programming
- Provide health screening and fitness orientation
- Provide healthy eating information
- Maintain equipment for activities
- Analyse risks and respond to emergency situations
As part of this qualification, participants are required to undertake a supervised work placement where they will be able to apply the skills and knowledge learned.
The Certificate III in Fitness is the first qualification you need if you want to kick-start your career in this thriving industry.
Build your practical technique in our state-of-the-art onsite gymnasium at Murdoch and be guided by our expert professional lecturers in the field. On completion of the course, you’ll be job ready to become a gym instructor or group exercise instructor at a gymnasium or recreation centre.
A gym instructor welcomes new members to the gym and develops specially tailored programs to achieve fitness goals, whilst a group exercise instructor leads a class through a specialised exercise routine or bootcamp.
Learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for a range of age groups.
The length of the course provides you the time to develop a strong skillset, while face-to-face training means graduates are highly regarded in the fitness industry for their depth of knowledge and well-practised skills. You can study on campus full-time (3.5 days per week), or, on-campus (2 days per week) with self-paced work completed online to support your on-campus study.
Study in specialist facilities
Learn in our state-of-the-art, fully equipped onsite gymnasium that reflects current industry practices and simulates a real-life commercial gym, featuring resistance machines, cable machines, free weights, cardio machines, shower and locker facilities.
Locations
This course aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to be a qualified group exercise instructor or gym instructor.
Build your practical technique in our onsite gym while you learn about the function of exercise instruction, assessing fitness levels and how to deliver fun, high-energy, group exercise sessions and design effective training programs for different client groups.
By completing this course, you will be prepared to explore a range of career opportunities in the fitness industry. Should you prefer further study, you will also gain a solid pathway to continue your study into the Certificate IV in Fitness.
Locations
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
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