• YMCA Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing (603/7151/1)

    By completing this qualification, learners will meet industry requirements to become a Group Exercise Instructor, as set out within the CIMSPA professional standard.

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    YMCA Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing

    Qualifications Type

    Occupational Entry

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    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)

    603/7151/1

    Qualification size

    GLH: 45 / TQT: 56

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    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:

    The number of hours which an awarding organisation has assigned to a qualification for guided learning (see below)
    An estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training – including assessment – which takes place as directed by (but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of) a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.

    Guided Learning Hours (GLH)

    This is:

    Face to face delivery (learning delivered by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate member of the training team)
    eLearning with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real-time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during eLearning)
    Invigilated assessment (external tests sat under controlled or open-book conditions)
    Internal assessment carried out by the learner with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during assessment).

    This is not unsupervised learning such as:

    eLearning that the learner carries out unsupervised and with no real time support from a lecturer, teacher or tutor
    Assessment internally carried out by the learner without a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (for example, completing a Learner Assessment Record (LAR) at home)
    Any additional further study, revision and training activities that the learner does unsupervised to support their learning.

    Pathways

    Circuit Training
    Exercise to Music — Freestyle
    Step Exercise to Music
    Studio Resistance Training
    Indoor Cycling
    Fitness Walking
    Water-based Exercise

    Availability

    Operational start date – 1 March 2021

    Operational end date –

    Certification end date –

    Latest version of qualification –

    Entry Requirements

    To be eligible to complete our Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing, learners must have previously completed a qualification endorsed against one of the following CIMSPA professional standards.

    Gym Instructor
    Core Group Exercise Instructor
    Strength and Conditioning (Trainer)

    Assessments

    Worksheets
    Planning documents
    Observation of practical skills

    Endorsement

    Overview

    By completing this qualification, learners will meet 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 develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to professionally prescribe, plan and deliver safe and effective group exercise programmes within a gym, health club or outdoor environment. Learners will study group exercise within one of seven disciplines (see pathways), which will be listed on their certificate. Completing these qualifications allows learners to access jobs instructing group exercise classes/sessions for their chosen discipline.

    Qualification details

    Learners will cover:

    The skills and knowledge required to plan and deliver group exercise sessions with apparently healthy adults.

    To achieve the YMCA Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing, learners need to achieve 1 mandatory unit and one discipline specific ‘plan and deliver’ unit. Assessments include:

    Worksheets
    Planning documents
    Observation of practical skills

    Learners may complete this qualification multiple times to expand their scope of practice to include other disciplines. If learners have previously completed the YMCA Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing (603/7151/1) or YMCA Level 2 Certificate in Group Exercise Instructing (603/7154/7), they do not need to complete the learning or assessments for Principles of planning and delivering group exercise (L/618/6381) again.

    You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification syllabus and/or learner assessment record, which are available for centres to download from Y-Connect.

    Our Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing can lead to employment as a group exercise instructor.

    This qualification can also lead to further training at the same or higher levels including:

    YMCA Level 2 Award in Group Exercise Instructing (603/7151/1) (in further disciplines)
    YMCA Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing (603/2767/4)
    YMCA Level 2 Certificate in the Foundations of Strength and Conditioning (Trainer) (603/3413/7)
    YMCA Level 2 Award in Engaging Children Aged 0-5 in Sport and Physical Activity (603/7218/7)
    YMCA Level 2 Award in Engaging Children and Young People in Sport and Physical Activity (603/7216/3)
    YMCA Level 3 Apprenticeship in Personal Training
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training (Practitioner) (603/2921/X)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (603/1902/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (603/1903/3)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Business Skills for the Fitness Professional (600/1146/4)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Instructing Outdoor Fitness (600/1144/0)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Sports Conditioning (600/1145/2)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Older adults (600/5879/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Disability and Impairment (610/1559/3)
    YMCA Level 3 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Perinatal (610/0829/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates (Practitioner) (603/3855/6)
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (Practitioner) (603/3617/1)
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Performance Massage (610/0701/8)

    Mandatory units

    UNUnit titleeLearningManual
    L/618/6381Principles of planning and delivering group exercise✔️✔️

    Discipline specific (optional) units

    UNUnit titleeLearningManual
    R/618/6382Plan and deliver group circuit training❌✔️
    Y/618/6383Plan and deliver group exercise to music – freestyle❌✔️
    D/618/6384Plan and deliver group fitness walking❌❌
    H/618/6385Plan and deliver group indoor cycling❌✔️
    K/618/6386Plan and deliver group step exercise to music❌❌
    M/618/6387Plan and deliver group studio resistance training❌❌
    F/618/6393Plan and deliver group water-based exercise❌❌

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