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Personal Trainer

VCE VM recommended

Personal Trainers guide clients interested in weight loss, muscle building and increasing their fitness levels. They work with clients to create individualised plans for achieving their fitness goals and can provide supplemental nutritional information.

SUBJECTS TO TAKE

Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.

Year 11

  • English
  • Health and Human Development
  • Physical Education
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Religion and Society
  • Free Choice Subject

Year 12

  • English
  • Physical Education
  • Certificate 2/3 VET Course
  • Free Choice Subject
  • Free Choice Subject

Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.

AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS

Programs available within Salesian.

Specialist program (SBAT)

Industry Pathways Program — Leisure Services

VET options

  • Certificate 3 in Fitness
  • Certificate 3 in Sport and Recreation

AFTER SCHOOL

University courses and alternative routes in.

University courses

  • Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
  • Bachelor of Exercise Science

Alternative pathways into university

  • Certificate 4 / Diploma in Fitness

RELATED CAREERS

Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.

Sports CoachCorporate Health and Fitness ConsultantOccupational TherapistNutritionistFitness Instructor