Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Sports Trainer

Certificate III in Sports Trainer

Qualification
National Code:
SIS30812
State Code:
J508
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0921 - Sport And Recreation
Original TGA Release Date
14/09/2013
Approved Date
08/08/2013
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
365
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
14/09/2013
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
2.00 14/09/2013 Current Approved
Description

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply the skills and knowledge to undertake a career as a sports trainer at a regional, state or territory level. Likely functions for someone with this qualification include performing pre and post event taping as part of providing injury prevention and treatment for athletes, developing warm up and cool down programs and assisting with the management of sports injuries under the guidance of a health professional. Those with this qualification would also liaise with coaching and other related support staff.

Job roles
The following is an indicative job role for this qualification:
sports trainer.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Fourteen (14) units must be completed:
- nine (9) core units
- five (5) elective units, which may be selected from the electives in this qualification or from units first packaged at AQF level 2, 3 or 4 within SIS10; up to two (2) of these elective units may be selected from any current accredited course or other Training Package, and must be first packaged at AQF level 3.

In all cases, selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification (as per the AQF descriptors).
1. Core Units

All nine (9) units must be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D8247 HLTFA301C Apply first aid 20 Unit of competency
D5602 SISSSPT307A Conduct advanced taping 30 Unit of competency
D5598 SISSSPT303A Conduct basic warm-up and cool-down programs 10 Unit of competency
WG056 SISXWHS101 Follow work health and safety policies 10 Unit of competency
D5596 SISSSPT201A Implement sports injury prevention 10 Unit of competency
D5597 SISSSPT302A Provide initial management of sports injuries 30 Unit of competency
D5600 SISSSPT305A Support sports injury management 10 Unit of competency
D5599 SISSSPT304A Tape ankle, thumb and fingers 35 Unit of competency
D6211 SISXRSK301A Undertake risk analysis of activities 15 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units

Five (5) units may be chosen from the elective units listed.
Please refer to the Training Package for the full details of available units and options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
WG028 SISSSDE201 Communicate effectively with others in a sport environment 15 Unit of competency
D5601 SISSSPT306A Deal with medical conditions in a sport setting 10 Unit of competency
D5607 SISSSTC301A Instruct strength and conditioning techniques 60 Unit of competency
D7845 ICAICT203A Operate application software packages 60 Unit of competency
S8084 BSBWOR301B Organise personal work priorities and development 30 Unit of competency
D0544 BSBADM307B Organise schedules 20 Unit of competency
WG020 SISSSCO306 Provide drugs in sport information 20 Unit of competency
D6186 SISXEMR201A Respond to emergency situations 15 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D436 SIS30810 Certificate III in Sports Trainer Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
J765 SIS30813 Certificate III in Sports Trainer Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code SIS30812 taken from Version 2 of the SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package which should be consulted for a full description of requirements.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available on the National Register Training.gov.au.

3. This qualification was entered on to STARS 8/8/2013.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
No information