RPL for Certificate III in Fitness

Certificate III in Fitness takes 15 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for SIS30321 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

• Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
• Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
• Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
• Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 15 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you SIS30321. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what SIS30321 involves →

The 15 units you complete, chosen from these 32

You do not do all 32. Certificate III in Fitness is 11 core units, which everyone does, plus 4 chosen from the 21 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Core units — everyone does these

• BSBOPS304 — Deliver and monitor a service to customers
• BSBPEF301 — Organise personal work priorities
• HLTAID011 — Provide First Aid
• HLTWHS001 — Participate in workplace health and safety
• SISFFIT032 — Complete pre-exercise screening and service orientation
• SISFFIT033 — Complete client fitness assessments
• SISFFIT035 — Plan group exercise sessions
• SISFFIT036 — Instruct group exercise sessions
• SISFFIT040 — Develop and instruct gym-based exercise programs for individual clients
• SISFFIT047 — Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise
• SISFFIT052 — Provide healthy eating information

Electives — you choose from these

• BSBOPS403 — Apply business risk management processes
• BSBSUS211 — Participate in sustainable work practices
• BSBWHS332X — Apply infection prevention and control procedures to own work activities
• BSBXTW301 — Work in a team
• CHCDIV001 — Work with diverse people
• CHCMHS001 — Work with people with mental health issues
• HLTWHS005 — Conduct manual tasks safely
• SIRXSLS001 — Sell to the retail customer
• SISCAQU020 — Perform water rescues
• SISCCRO001 — Plan and conduct recreation programs for older persons
• SISFFIT037 — Develop and instruct group movement programs for children
• SISFFIT038 — Plan group water-based exercise sessions
• SISFFIT039 — Instruct group water-based exercise sessions
• SISFFIT048 — Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective water-based exercise
• SISXDIS001 — Facilitate inclusion for people with a disability
• SISXEMR003 — Respond to emergency situations
• SISXFAC002 — Maintain sport, fitness and recreation facilities
• SISXFAM002 — Process financial transactions
• SISXIND009 — Respond to interpersonal conflict
• SISXIND010 — Protect children and young people
• SISXRES002 — Educate user groups

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

• Certificate III in Sport - Athlete (SIS30421, 10 units)
• Certificate III in Sport Coaching (SIS30521, 10 units)
• Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation (SIS30122, 15 units)

More RPL in health and community services

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in health and community services.

When you are ready, see what SIS30321 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.