The purpose of this course is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the practices and principles underpinning the role of a Personal Trainer and Sports Coach to enable the learner to work effectively within a Fitness Centre, a Gym or with Sporting Organisations.

This course gives students the knowledge, experience, and teaching skills required to launch their careers as professional, confident Pilates instructors.  Over the course of the academic year, students have the time and support to develop their own Pilates practice, while also gaining essential Pilates teaching experience in a supervised setting. Students learn to design classes and develop expertise in offering individual modifications.

This unique course combines Pilates Teacher Training with sports massage therapies, body conditioning and exercise, which is ideal for anyone seeking a holistic and structured approach to teaching Pilates.

We are now recruiting for the 2020 Programme which will be delivered over five day’s and consist of five modules as follows:

1. Policy Overview (Structure and role of local authorities, the configuration of the road network in Ireland, the roads governance system within which local government works, the role of the department of transport and other relevant organisations in the administration of the road network in Ireland, the relevant policy documents and guidance documents governing the administration of roads projects).
2. Legislation (the legislative framework governing roads in Ireland and the procedures for completion of the statutory notices required under each piece of legislation. To include The Roads Act 1993, the Road Traffic Act 1995, the Planning and Development Act, Housing Act 1966, Waste Management Act 1996, Environmental Legislation).
3. Finance (Funding, Grants, Department Returns, Audit Compliance, Budgets, Agresso).
4. Project Management and Delivery (Project Appraisal, Project Management, Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment, Procurement and Tender Management).
5. Administrative Functions (Insurance including Public Liability Claim Management, Road Safety, Health and Safety, Human Resources).

The aim of this programme is to provide learners with an awareness of workplace critical incident stress and to develop key competencies, skills and knowledge in the field of managing and responding appropriately to critical/ traumatic incidents across a wide and diverse range of occupational contexts The programme, which incorporates ICISF Individual and Group Crisis Interventions addresses the important issue of protecting the psychological health and safety of workers in occupational groups likely to be exposed to critical incidents during the course of their work in compliance with national policy.

This programme will be delivered using a hybrid approach which is a learner-centred process involving digital, printed, live and recorded class activities using SETU's virtual learning environment Blackboard collaborate. The structured manner will facilitate students in their learning process to reach programme and module learning objectives. Learners will also be required to complete project work in order to achieve certification. Attendance at each of the modules is mandatory.