Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SISFFIT008 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Instruct water-based fitness activities
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SISFFIT008 - Instruct water-based fitness activities |
---|---|---|---|
Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, knowledge and skills required to plan, instruct, monitor and evaluate group water-based exercise sessions. It requires the ability to use aquatic exercise and instructional techniques, and hydrodynamic principles to ensure safe and effective fitness outcomes. This unit does not apply to the provision of hydrotherapy.This involves using industry endorsed risk stratification procedures when determining the provision of suitable advice regarding services and referral requirements. This unit applies to fitness instructors who work in a variety of fitness or aquatic locations such as fitness, leisure and community centres. These individuals typically work independently with some level of autonomy in a controlled environment. Work is performed according to relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must be demonstrated in: an industry workplace or simulated environment with participants with real or simulated fitness needs and expectations. Assessment must ensure use of: an industry workplace or simulated environment with the appropriate environmental features: indoor or outdoor swimming pool in a controlled environment swimming pool entry and exit points wet decks ramps steps bulk heads surface of pool and concourse pool floor gradient water temperature railings chemical additives ambient temperature safety equipment relevant to local regulatory and organisational policies and procedures appropriate participant equipment appropriate organisational documentation and resources such as equipment checklists and session plan templates appropriate music for instructing water-based fitness sessions: motivating themed phrased and unphrased appropriate beats per minute clients; these can be: clients in an industry workplace, or individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment operated within a training organisation. Assessment must ensure access to: documentation such as manufacturer specifications for equipment use and maintenance legislation, best practice principles, and organisational policies and procedures in relation to aquatic activities. Assessment activities that allow the individual to: demonstrate the ability to instruct a variety of water based fitness sessions: using industry realistic timeframes catering for: beginners, intermediate and advanced participants low and high impact. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors, and: have at least 2 years consecutive industry experience in the application of the skills and knowledge of this unit. |
||
Prerequisites/co-requisites | |||
Competency Field | Fitness |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Develop water-based session plans. |
| |||||||
Element: Conduct water-based session. |
| |||||||
Element: Evaluate water-based session. |
| |||||||
Element: Develop water-based session plans. |
| |||||||
Element: Conduct water-based session. |
| |||||||
Element: Evaluate water-based session. |
|