YMCA Level 2 Award in Exercise and Fitness: Group Exercise Instructor (610/2792/3)
By completing this qualification, existing exercise and fitness instructors can expand their scope of practice to work with larger groups or in additional group exercise disciplines. This qualification meets industry requirements to become a Group Exercise Instructor, as set out within the CIMSPA professional standard.
YMCA Level 2 Award in Exercise and Fitness: Group Exercise Instructor
Qualifications Type
Occupational Entry
Occupational qualifications provide the knowledge and skills to meet industry minimum standards of deployment for a particular role. This can support learners in getting their first job within the sector, or add additional roles to their existing scope of practice.
Qualification Number (QN)
610/2792/3
Qualification size
Total Qualification Time (TQT)
This is an estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours that a learner would reasonably need to be able to show the level of achievement necessary for the award of a qualification.
Total Qualification Time is made up of the following two elements:
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
This is:
This is not unsupervised learning such as:
Pathways
Availability
Operational start date: 1 January 2024
Operational end date:
Certification end date:
Entry Requirements
Learners must have completed a qualification endorsed against one of the following CIMSPA professional standards:
Assessments
Endorsement
Overview
By completing this qualification, existing exercise and fitness instructors can expand their scope of practice to work with larger groups or in additional group exercise disciplines. This qualification meets industry requirements to become a Group Exercise Instructor, as set out within the CIMSPA professional standard.
The purpose of this qualification is to enable learners to plan, deliver and evaluate group exercise sessions. Learners will study group exercise within one of seven possible disciplines, which will be listed on their certificate.
Completing this qualification allows learners to access jobs instructing group exercise classes/sessions for their chosen discipline.
Qualification details
Learners will cover the following within the context of their chosen group exercise discipline:
To achieve the YMCA Level 2 Award in Exercise and Fitness: Group Exercise Instructor (610/2792/3), learners must achieve one discipline specifc unit. Assessments include:
You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification specification and/or learner assessment record (LAR). The LAR is available for centres to download from Y-Connect.
This qualification is an occupational entry qualification. This means it meets the agreed industry prerequisites to enter the sport and physical activity sector as an employed or self-employed Group Exercise Instructor.
This qualification can also lead to further training at the same and/or higher level to specialise and further increase scope of practice. For example:
Occupational entry (to work in a broader range of roles):
Population specialisms (to work with a broader range of clients):
Environment specialisms (to work in more settings):
Technical specialisms (to work with specific equipment or perform additional roles within the workplace):
| Unit | eLearning | Manual |
|---|---|---|
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group exercise to music: freestyle (J/6507/418) | ❌ | Coming soon |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group studio resistance training (A/6507/423) | ❌ | Coming soon |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group step exercise to music (K/6507/419) | ❌ | Coming soon |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group circuit training (F/650/4860) | ❌ | ✔ |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group indoor cycling (Y/6507/422) | ❌ | ✔ |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group water-based exercise (R/6507/420) | ❌ | Coming soon |
| Plan, deliver and evaluate group fitness walking (T/6507/421) | ❌ | Coming soon |
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