Aqua Fitness Professional
Aqua Fitness Instructor Requirements
To become an AUSactive Registered Exercise Professional you must have completed a relevant qualification and hold current nationally recognised first aid and CPR certification.
Aqua Fitness Instructor
Aqua Exercise Instructors can register with AUSactive in an independent registration category. Members that meet the registration requirements will have this registration category listed on the public register, AUSactive Register of Exercise Professionals.
Like all other AUSactive registration categories, the registered Aqua Exercise Instructors will hold exclusive international portability with many other countries that are members of the International Confederation of Registered Exercise Professionals.
The registration requirements include providing a transcript (record of results) of units of competencies completed, including all the following units of competency from Certificate III in Fitness (or equivalent):
- HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety.
- SISCAQU002 – Perform basic water rescues or SISCAQU020 – Perform water rescues
- SISFFIT022 – Instruct aquatic sessions for specific population groups
- SISFFIT008 – Instruct water-based fitness activities
- SISFFIT004 – Incorporate anatomy and physiology principles into fitness programming
- HLTAID011 – Provide first aid
Or SISSS00127 – Aqua Exercise Instruction Skill set
- HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety
- SISCAQU002 – Perform basic water rescues
- SISFFIT039 – Instruct group water-based exercise sessions
- SISFFIT038 – Plan group water-based exercise sessions
- SISFFIT048 – Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective water-based exercise
- HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
or SISSS00135 Aqua Exercise Instruction Skill set
- HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
- HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety
- SISCAQU020 – Perform water rescues
- SISFFIT038 – Plan group water-based exercise sessions
- SISFFIT039 – Instruct group water-based exercise sessions
- SISFFIT048 – Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective water-based exercise
If your Certificate III in Fitness qualification with aqua electives is from many years ago, please note you must also have completed a perform water rescue unit (or equivalent). For clarification on eligibility, please send your formal transcripts to AUSactive, and we'll provide you with guidance.
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