Certificate for Master Bodybuilding & Fitness Trainers

Course Description

The Master Trainer Programme

The Master Trainer Programme is an extended academic course of study designed for students who have completed a National Certificate physical fitness trainer N V Q level 4, recognised Diploma related to sport and fitness, ACSM Certificate for personal training, IFA Certificate for fitness and personal training or any other qualification accepted by the administrative committee. It is a broad-based 234-hour course that aims to encourage students to be knowledgeable and inquiring, but also caring and compassionate. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging students to develop intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitudes necessary for them to respect and evaluate a range of points of view.

At the end of the course, students’ abilities are measured by means of an external assessment. Many subjects contain some element of coursework assessed by teachers. The courses are available for examinations in the language of study.

The theory of knowledge course encourages students to think about the nature of knowledge, to reflect on the process of learning in all the subjects they study as part of their master trainer Programme course, and to make connections across the academic areas. It also encourages them to develop the skills of independent research that will be expected in higher studies. Creativity, action, service involves students in experiential learning through a range of artistic, sporting, physical, and service activities.

Nature of the subject

The attainment of excellence in fitness instructing and personal training is the result of innate ability or skill and the dedicated pursuit of a programme of physical and mental training accompanied by appropriate nutrition. Training programme design should not be left to chance. Rather, it should be designed thoughtfully and analytically after careful consideration of the physiological, biomechanical, and psychological demands of the activity.

Scientific inquiry conducted over many decades has accumulated a vast amount of information across a range of sub-disciplines that contribute to our understanding of health and human performance in relation to bodybuilding and fitness. The Programme involves the study of the science that underpins physical performance, physical culture, and provides the opportunity to apply these principles.

This will provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and understanding necessary to apply scientific principles and critically analyse human performance and hypertrophy. Where relevant, the course will address issues of international dimension and ethics by considering bodybuilding, diet planning, fitness, and health relative to the individual and in a global context.

Aims:

The master trainer Programme should aim to:

1. Provide opportunities for scientific study and creativity within a global context that will stimulate and challenge students
2. Provide a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
3. Enable students to apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize exercise, fitness science and technology
4. Develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
5. Engender an awareness of the need for and the value of effective collaboration and communication during physical activities
6. Develop experimental and investigative scientific skills in physical culture
7. Raise awareness of the moral, ethical, social, economic and environmental implications of using science and technology
8. Develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations associated with exercise and fitness science

🎓 Who Should Enroll?

• Aspiring personal trainers
• Gym instructors
• Bodybuilding enthusiasts
• Health & fitness professionals looking to upskill
• Sports coaches and physiotherapists

Assessment in the Mater Trainer Programme

General

Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning. The most important aims of assessment in the Programme are that it should support curricular goals and encourage appropriate student learning. Final written examination and internal assignments are used in the Programme.

Methods of assessment

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria are used when the assessment task is open-ended. Each criterion concentrates on

a particular skill that students are expected to demonstrate. An assessment objective describes what students should be able to do, and assessment criteria describe how well they should be able to do it. Using assessment criteria allows discrimination between different answers and encourages a variety of responses.

All units will be assessed by an internal assignment that will be designed and marked by the academic staff of the institute. Students will be assessed in the form of:

1. Presentations
2. Case studies
3. Practical task
4. Written assignment

Mark Schemes

This generic term is used to describe analytic mark schemes that are prepared for final examination papers. Analytic mark schemes are prepared for those examination questions that expect a particular kind of response and/or a given final answer from the students. They give detailed instructions to examiners on how to break down the total mark for each question for different parts of the response. A mark scheme may include the content expected in the responses to questions or may be a series of marking notes giving guidance on how to apply the criteria.

Grading for Internal Assignments

Duration: 15 to 24 hours for each assignment preparation

Weighting: 40%

Written Paper for each subject

Duration: 2 hours

Weighting: 60%

Written Paper tests knowledge of the core only. The questions address objectives. Questions may involve writing a number of paragraphs, solving a substantial problem, or carrying out a substantial piece of analysis or evaluation. A non-scientific calculator is required and allowed for this paper.

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