National Health and Fitness Academy
Certificate III in Fitness
Nationally Recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET)Qualify as a Gym or Group Fitness Instructor with the SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness with NHFA. If you’re passionate about health, movement, and motivating others, this course is your pathway into a rewarding career in the fitness industry.
This qualification gives you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to become a valued part of any gym team. You’ll dive into exercise science, anatomy and physiology, nutrition fundamentals, and motivational strategies — everything you need to understand how the body works, how to train it safely, and how to inspire real results in the people you coach.
At NHFA, your learning experience blends flexible online study with hands-on practical training in real gyms, guided by experienced industry professionals. You’ll build both technical expertise and real-world confidence, with support every step of the way. By graduation, you’ll be ready to step into the fitness industry and start changing lives, including your own.
Delivery mode
National Health and Fitness Academy offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Blended
Combine the flexibility of online learning with the support of on campus learning.
- Anytime Fitness Clyde North, 195S St Germain Blvd, Clyde North, VIC 3978, VIC
- Anytime Fitness Truganina, 125 Woods Road, Truganina, VIC 3029, VIC
- Club Lime Parramatta, 15-19 Aird Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150, NSW
- Fitness First Darlinghurst, Level 2, 63 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, NSW
- Fitness First Macquarie, 451/109 Waterloo Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, NSW
- Fitness First Platinum Pitt St, 255 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, NSW
- Fitness First Platinum QV, Cnr Lonsdale & Russell Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, VIC
- Fitness First Platinum Richmond, 2 William St Cremorne, VIC 3121, VIC
- Goodlife Bundall, 100 Bundall Road, Bundall, QLD 4217, QLD
- Goodlife Chermside, Cnr Gympie & Hamilton Road, Chermside, QLD 4032, QLD
- Goodlife Coomera, 103 Foxwell Road, Coomera, QLD 4209, QLD
- Goodlife Fountain Gate, 3101/352 Princess Hwy, Narre Warren, VIC 3805, VIC
- Goodlife Hillarys, 1/470 Whitfords Ave, Hillarys, WA 6025, WA
- Goodlife Indooroopilly, Level 3/322 Moggill Road, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068, QLD
- Goodlife Maroochydore, 11-55 Maroochy Blvd, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, QLD
- Goodlife Mt Lawley, 804 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley, WA 6050, WA
- Goodlife North Adelaide, 67 O’cneal St & Archer St, North Adelaide, SA 5006, SA
- Goodlife Preston, Northland Shopping Centre, 2-50 Murray Road, Preston 3072, VIC
- Goodlife Springwood, Hometown, Lexington Road, Underwood, QLD 4119, QLD
- Platinum by EMF Kotara, Cnr Park Ave & Northcott Dr, Kotara, NSW 2289, NSW
- ZAP Fitness Geelong, 312-320 High Street Belmont, VIC 3216, VIC
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Course fees
Career opportunities
The Certificate III in Fitness will prepare you for the following roles.
Fitness Instructor
Fitness instructors lead group exercise classes in an effort to help people achieve their fitness goals. Whether it be at a local gym or fitness ce...
Gym Instructor
Gym instructors teach and educate trainers in both individual and group settings. Responsibilities can include everything from showing fitness cent...
Sports Coach
A Sports Coach provides training to athletes or teams of all abilities. You might be working with professional athletes or children who are learnin...
Sport and Recreation Officer
A Sport and Recreation Officer coordinates activities, events and programs within the community. You might organise events for the general public o...
Personal Trainer
Personal trainers conduct private sessions with clients to help them achieve fitness goals. These sessions can include everything from walking clie...
About National Health and Fitness Academy
At the NHFA we draw on the expertise and experience of professional trainers from a range of specialties to deliver students with current, industry leading information.
In all of our courses we invite gym and health club managers, professional strength and conditioning coaches, personal training studio owners and qualified practicing nutritionists to share their experiences, knowledge and advice, and to answer any questions that students may have.
