Kickstart your career in the sport and fitness industry with our sport development course. Growing at a rapid pace, the sport and fitness industry needs more qualified people. If you’re keen to be part of the industry, this is a practical, hands on course that will help you achieve your goal.
Work with and learn from industry professionals about different aspects of sport including client services, marketing, communications, coaching, compliance, event management, facility management, health and fitness.
You will work with industry professionals at real sporting events throughout this course learning hands-on practical skills that will be used in your future career. We have some strong partnerships with sports industry organisations including Melbourne Marathon, Melbourne Grand Prix, Box Hill United Soccer Club, Great Ocean Road Running Festival, Belgravia Leisure, Tough Mudder, Tertiary Recreation Entertainment Victoria, Basketball Victoria, Proactivity, Performance Psychology, and more.
At the completion of this course you'll have the option to undertake units in Certificate III in Fitness so that you gain important knowledge in anatomy and physiology, which you will require in further studies or which you can use in the fitness industry. Study this fitness component in our on-campus classroom gym facility.
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Last updated:
06 Dec 2019 at 01:00PM AEST
February
Full time: 12 months
For information regarding dates such as enrolment, orientation and study breaks please visit the Academic Calendars page.
Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the Diploma of Sport Development.
This qualification will prepare you to work in a wide range of roles in the sport and fitness industry. You may find work in sports management, sports administration, fitness, sports coaching, officiating or event management. Following further study, you may enter a career in sport/exercise science, health and nutrition or teaching physical education.
You must have completed Australian Year 12 or international equivalent.
Mature age applicants are welcome to apply.
PRE-TRAINING REVIEW
To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.
A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.
Successful completion will enable you to apply for degree courses in a number of areas including sports science, sports management and human movement.
You may be eligible to receive credit for your studies with us.
This course is government accredited and has national recognition
The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 5
This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments
Government Subsidised Standard | Full Fee | |
Tuition Fee | $7,219.00 | $8,723.00 |
Service Fee | $160.00 | $160.00 |
Core Skills Support Fee | $80.00 | $80.00 |
Material Fee | $492.75 | $492.75 |
Retain Course Items | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Total Course Estimate | $8,001.75 | $9,505.75 |
Payable Estimate (at commencement) | $8,001.75 | $9,505.75 |
You will undertake 20 units
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage own performance and professional development. Particular emphasis is on setting and meeting priorities, analysing information and using a range of strategies to develop further competence.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to lead and manage people and teams and support and encourage their commitment to the organisation. It requires the ability to lead by example and manage team performance through effective leadership.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage a range of meetings including overseeing the meeting preparation processes, chairing meetings, organising the minutes and reporting meeting outcomes. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate a risk-management program for an organisation. It incorporates an assessment of potential risks facing the organisation and the development of strategies and procedures to mitigate risk situations according to the current Australian and New Zealand standard.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and deliver sports coaching programs. The unit focuses on the application of planning and organisational skills to determine developmental activities and delivery methods according to sports participants needs.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide information about performance enhancing and prohibited drugs to athletes and implement strategies to assist athletes to effectively address those issues according to legislative and sport-specific regulations.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to enable coaches to provide information to support their athletes to apply the principles and practices of nutrition to achieve peak performance in the relevant sporting activity.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to enable coaches to support their athletes to apply the principles of sports psychology to their specific sporting activity. It focuses on assisting athletes to implement and evaluate psychological approaches to optimise their sporting performance.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to scope, implement, monitor and evaluate project-management plans and outcomes in specific activity areas, ensuring all resources are available to achieve project goals and that the project complies with legislative and organisational requirements.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use computer applications employing advanced features. It involves manipulating data and accessing support resources to solve routine problems.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to implement work health and safety policies, procedures and programs within the context of an established organisational work health and safety system.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to gather, analyse and interpret data to plan and evaluate client service relationships and develop methods of improvement.
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