YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (600/1227/4)
This qualification is aimed at learners who want to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry as a yoga instructor.
YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga
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)
600/1227/4
Availability
Operational start date – 1 April 2011
Operational end date – 31 January 2023
Certification end date – 31 January 2025
Latest version of qualification – YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (Practitioner) (603/3617/1)
Entry Requirements
Assessments
- Multiple choice theory paper
- Assessment workbook
- Worksheets
- Yoga practice journal
- Health and safety planning document and session plan
- Progressive programme
Endorsement
Overview
The purpose of this qualifications is to enable learners to develop the knowledge, skills and competence to plan, deliver and evaluate safe and effective yoga sessions. Completing this qualification enables learners to access jobs instructing unsupervised yoga sessions.
Qualification details
Learners will cover:
- Understand anatomy and physiology for exercise and health
- Understand the philosophy and fundamentals of yoga
- How to programme a yoga session How to instruct a yoga session
There are 9 assessment elements across the 7 mandatory units for this qualification:
- Multiple choice theory paper
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise
- Principles of exercise, fitness and health
- Assessment workbook
- Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment
- Know How to Support Clients Who Take Part in Exercise and Physical Activity
- Worksheets:
- Philosophy and fundamentals of Yoga’
- Yoga practice journal
- Health and safety planning document and session plan
- Progressive programme
- Observation of performance/session evaluation
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.
This qualification can lead to work as an employed or self-employed yoga instructor. It can also lead to further training at the same or higher levels including:
| UN | Unit title | eLearning | Manual |
| A/600/9051 | Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| T/600/9016 | Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| A/600/9017 | Principles of exercise, fitness and health | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| M/600/9015 | Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Y/503/0317 | Philosophy and fundamentals of yoga | ❌ | ❌ |
| H/503/0319 | Programming a yoga session | ❌ | ❌ |
| D/503/0318 | Delivering a yoga session | ❌ | ❌ |
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