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Certificate III in Sports Trainer - SIS30813
TAFE NSW
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E
This qualification is part of the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package. It reflects the role of individuals who apply the skills and knowledge to undertake a career as a sports trainer at a regional, state or territory level. Likely functions for someone with this qualification include performing pre and post event taping as part of providing injury prevention and treatment for athletes, developing warm up and cool down programs and assisting with the management of sports injuries under the guidance of a health professional. Those with this qualification would also liaise with coaching and other related support staff.
Structure
- 14 units: 9 core
- 5 electives
Subjects
- Operate application software packages
- Communicate effectively with others in a sport environment
- Deal with medical conditions in a sport setting
- Instruct strength and conditioning techniques
- Coordinate regional touring athletes
- Organise schedules
- Undertake risk analysis of activities
- Respond to emergency situations
- Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology
- Access and use the Internet
- Customise coaching for athletes with specific needs
- Operate word-processing applications
- Conduct basic warm-up and cool-down programs
- Tape ankle, thumb and fingers
- Provide initial management of sports injuries
- Provide advanced first aid
- Implement sports injury prevention
- Organise personal work priorities and development
- Conduct advanced taping
- Provide drugs in sport information
- Operate spreadsheet applications
- Operate presentation packages
- Provide first aid
- Follow work health and safety policies
- Operate database applications
- Support sports injury management
- Implement selection policies
- Provide nutrition information to athletes
- Plan and deliver coaching programs
- Develop and update knowledge of coaching practices
Study pathways
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship pathway, however is not suitable for School Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships.
