Certificate III (SIS30321) and Certificate IV (SIS40221) in Fitness + Certificate IV in Nutrition Coaching (11396NAT)

The Fitness and Nutrition Bundle combines our nationally recognised Certificate III (SIS30321) & IV (SIS40221) in Fitness with our Certificate IV in Nutrition Coaching (11396NAT) , giving you the skills to support clients both in training and everyday lifestyle choices. It’s designed for those who want to stand out as confident, well-rounded professionals who create real, lasting results for their clients — while saving money by purchasing as a bundle.

This bundle also includes our four bonus women’s health courses, along with women’s nutrition courses within the Certificate IV in Nutrition Coaching.

You’ll receive 12 months to complete each qualification, ensuring you have ample time to complete all three certificates, with your nutrition coaching course timeframe starting from the day you begin the course — not the day you purchase.

We’re honoured to have been awarded Student’s Choice Education Provider of the Year at the 2025 AUSactive Awards. This recognition means the world to us because it’s voted by the people who matter most — our students. Thank you for trusting us with your fitness education journey.

What's taught in the Certificate III in Fitness (SIS30321)

Module 1: Health Appraisal

BSBPEF301: Organise personal work priorities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to organise personal work schedules, to monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and to maintain required levels of competence.

SISFFIT032: Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to screen clients for participation in exercise programs and to provide general advice about programs and services suitable to clients.

SISFFIT033: Complete client fitness assessments

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess current fitness capabilities of clients using information from industry standard pre-exercise screening as the starting point. It requires the ability to complete assessments using a range of activities and measurements and to document outcomes.

SISFFIT052: Provide healthy eating information

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide general, and not individualised, information about healthy eating to fitness clients. Information is based on the main recommendations of the current Australian national dietary guidelines which aim to promote optimal health and wellbeing for generally healthy people.

Module 2: Exercise Instruction

SISFFIT040: Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop tailored gym-based exercise programs for individuals where the level of personalised instruction, ongoing client monitoring and program evaluation is limited. Clients are provided with initial instruction and then largely self-manage their own exercise sessions at the gym, according to the program, without ongoing one-to-one instruction.

SISFFIT047 : Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify the role of anatomy and physiology knowledge in fitness instruction, and to use that knowledge to develop and instruct safe and effective exercise activities.

BSBOPS304: Deliver and monitor a service to customers

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify customer needs, deliver and monitor customer service and identify improvements in the provision of customer service.

Module 3: Group Fitness

HLTAID011 : Provide First Aid

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

SISFFIT035 : Plan group exercise sessions

This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to plan group exercise sessions designed for participation by mixed ability groups, or by groups that predominately comprise a particular profile, for example, older people. It requires the ability to account for the participation of individuals from specific population groups and of diverse abilities and allow for modifications that can be made during instruction.

SISFFIT036 : Instruct group exercise sessions

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare for and deliver land-based group exercise sessions according to predesigned session plans which may have been developed by self or others.

HLTWHS001: Participate in workplace health and safety

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others.

Module 4: Fitness Business

BSBESB301: Investigate business opportunities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify a business opportunity and its key components. This requires undertaking research to determine the viability of the opportunity, with reference to the legislative frameworks affecting the business.

BSBOPS403: Apply business risk management processes

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify business risks and to apply established risk management processes to a defined area of operations that are within the responsibilities and obligations of the work role.

BSBESB404: Market new business ventures

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement a marketing strategy that is integrated into the business plan in order to improve the performance of a business venture. It involves analysing and interpreting market data.

SIRXSLS001: Sell to the retail customer

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to deliver quality customer service and sell to retail customers. It requires the ability to determine customer needs, match products and services to their needs, and facilitate a sale.

What's taught in the Certificate IV in Fitness (SIS40221)

Module 1: Health Coaching

BSBPEF302: Develop Self Awareness

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to improve self-reliance to confidently perform work tasks within the scope of own responsibility. It involves reflecting on personal development and acquiring knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses through feedback from others. It also involves the development of goals and plans to improve workplace performance.

SISFFIT053: Support healthy eating for individual fitness clients

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify individual client needs for healthy eating advice, and provide information that supports clients to establish healthier eating patterns. Information is based on the current Australian national dietary guidelines and associated resources which aim to promote optimal health and wellbeing for generally healthy people.

SISFFIT050: Support exercise behaviour change

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish current patterns of client exercise and support clients to make changes to optimise fitness outcomes, health and wellbeing. Support for behaviour change reflects evidence-based approaches and can be integrated into fitness assessment, program planning, instruction and evaluation.

Module 2: Advanced Programming

SISFFIT049: Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify how exercise science principles (also known as exercise training principles) apply to fitness instruction, and use those principles in the design and ongoing modification of exercise programs for clients.

SISFFIT041: Develop personalised exercise programs

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop exercise programs and a series of sessions tailored to individual client needs, exercise preferences and fitness goals.

Module 3: Personal Training

SISFFIT043: Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for body composition goals

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and instruct exercise programs and sessions specifically tailored to meet body composition goals for individual clients. Goals may relate to body composition maintenance or change. It covers skills for evaluating and modifying programs in response to client monitoring and feedback.

SISFFIT044: Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for older clients

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and instruct exercise programs and sessions specifically tailored for individual older clients. Older clients are those aged at least 55 years; however, they can be significantly older. It covers skills for evaluating and modifying programs in response to client monitoring and feedback. Programs and sessions take account of the particular issues and risks for older clients.

SISFFIT042: Instruct personalised exercise sessions

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare for, instruct and evaluate pre-designed exercise sessions that have been tailored to individual client needs, exercise preferences and fitness goals, as part of an overall personal training program. It covers skills for modifying programs in response to ongoing client monitoring and feedback.

SISXCAI009: Instruct strength and conditioning techniques

This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to use drills, exercises and activities to instruct individuals undertaking fitness programs in strength and conditioning techniques to achieve personal fitness goals.

SISXCAI010: Develop strength and conditioning programs

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate strength and conditioning programs. It focuses on the skills needed to develop programs to meet the needs of participants undertaking fitness programs to achieve personal fitness goals.

Module 4: Youth Training

SISFFIT045: Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to complete pre-exercise screening and fitness assessments for individual clients aged thirteen to seventeen years, and to develop and instruct exercise programs and sessions specifically tailored for these clients. It covers skills for evaluating and modifying programs in response to client monitoring and feedback.

SISFFIT051: Establish and maintain professional practice for fitness instruction

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish the industry context for fitness instruction work, develop collaborative relationships with medical and allied health professionals, and use reflective practice and critical thinking for ongoing professional development. It requires the ability to identify and evaluate evidence-based information for use in day-to-day fitness instruction activities.

CHCCOM006: Establish and manage client relationships

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention.

What's taught in the Certificate IV in Nutrition Coaching (11396NAT)

Module 1: Nutrition Fundamentals

HLTAAP001 - Recognise healthy body systems

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body.

This unit applies to any worker who needs to use and interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.

NAT11396002 - Apply nutrition fundamentals in nutrition coaching settings

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to equip practitioners with the foundational skills and knowledge needed to understand and apply key nutrition principles in various coaching settings.

It requires the ability to apply current dietary guidelines and evaluate the nutritional content of various foods. It also requires the ability to establish the relationship between nutrition and metabolic health, with a focus on preventing and managing metabolic disorders.

Module 2: Client Screening and Assessment

NAT11396001 - Conduct nutrition screening and initial client assessment

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by the nutrition coach to work within an agreed scope of practice with relation to their role vis a vis the roles of dietitians and medicalprofessionals. The graduate will use arrange of techniques to assess client health status,medical history and readiness for nutritional change.

The graduate will conduct pre-screening of nutrition clients, including gathering and recording client measurements and other baseline data.This unit applies to a nutrition coach working with clients to gather baseline data within privacy and data collection policies. At all times the graduate will be aware of the scope of their own role and will refer clients to appropriate professional practitioners when needed.

NAT11396005 - Support nutritional behaviour change

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design and develop tailored nutrition plans aimed at achieving specific client-based nutrition goals.

The graduate will work with clients to establish their current nutrition patterns and will use the information obtained to help clients plan ways of changing their current nutrition behaviours.

CHCCOM006- Establish and manage client relationships

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention.

This unit applies to community services or health workers who have defined responsibilities to work independently with clients within broad but established guidelines.

Module 3: Working with the individual: Meal planning and body composition goals

NAT11396003 - Plan for the specific nutritional requirements of women

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to address the unique nutritional needs of women throughout their life stages.

Graduates will tailor nutrition plans to the changing nutritional demands of these stages. They will understand the physiological changes that occur during these stages and how they influence nutrient needs, including macronutrient and micronutrient intake.

NAT11396004 - Create and develop meal plans tailored for specific body composition goals

The graduate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the learner has completed the following mandatory assessment tasks:

Worked with two (2) different clients (or case studies), one with a weight loss body composition goal and one with a muscle gain body composition goal.

NAT11396006- Provide nutrition and supplementation strategies for health, performance, and weight management goals

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by the nutrition coach to develop strategies to help the client to achieve their health, performance and weight goals.

The graduate nutrition coach will explain the role of supplementation in nutrition and performance and will educate clients about weight loss aids

and pharmaceuticals.

Module 4: Business and retail opportunities

BSBESB301- Investigate business opportunities

The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation. The business opportunities may relate to products and/or services offered by the business.

SIRXCEG006 - Provide online customer service

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to interact with customers using online communication tools. It requires the ability to provide information to customers, handle customer difficulties, and provide customer service and support in an online environment.

It applies to individuals who interact with customers online in a diverse range of businesses with an online presence. They operate with some independence, under limited supervision and guidance from others, and within established organisational policies and procedures.

SIRXSLS001- Sell to the retail customer

This unit applies to all retail sectors and business sizes from large format stores to small independents. It applies to retail personnel at all levels who play a role in engaging with customers with the purpose of selling.

Certificate III and Certificate IV in Fitness + Certificate IV in Nutrition Coaching

Bundle consists of:

SIS30321 - Certificate III in Fitness

SIS40221 - Certificate IV in Fitness

11396NAT - Certification in Nutrition Coaching

How do you complete the Certificate III and IV in Fitness online?

Theory: All our theory learning is delivered via our online learning platform. You can log in to the platform 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We understand that all students have different learning styles, so we've included the content in a variety of mediums, including on-demand videos, PowerPoint presentations, online ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, and more. Students can consume the content in the medium in their preferred learning style.

Practical Component: When you study with WFE, there are no gym “work placement” hours required. However, you will need to complete various practical assessments, which will require you to perform practice sessions with “practice clients.” These clients can be anybody you know and will need to be filmed and uploaded to our platform to submit.

Please note: These practice sessions do not need to be performed in a gym, they can be performed in places such as in a home studio, park, beach etc.

At Women's Fitness Education our qualification is delivered on demand (100% online and self paced), students have the option to progress more quickly through the qualification. The total time it takes to complete the qualification usually depends on the students previous experience, how much time they can dedicate to their study and the pace they prefer to work at.

What support is available when studying Certificate III and IV in Fitness online?

Once you commence the Certificate III in Fitness (SIS30321) and Certificate IV in Fitness (SIS40221), you will be assigned a "Trainer and Assessor" who is an experienced Fitness Professional. If you need any support throughout the course, your Trainer will be able to guide you. You can contact your Trainer via either phone, email or zoom. You will also gain access to our student only Facebook Group.

How fast is the turn around time on assessments?

At Women's Fitness Education, we pride ourselves on having the fastest turn around time in the industry. Assessment feedback and result is delivered within 2 business day. Students can continue with their course while waiting for this feedback, ensuring no interruption to their studies.

Do I need a mentor to complete the Certificate III and IV in Fitness and Certificate IV in Nutrition online with WFE?

Although a mentor can be extremely helpful while completing an online Certificate III and Certificate IV in Fitness, if you choose with to study with Women's Fitness Education, it not mandatory. Between our in house trainers, assessors, online resources and student only Facebook Group. The course can be completed without a mentor.