Advanced Fitness & Sports Performance: NQ (Level 6)

Qualification

Study Mode

Full Time

Duration

1 Year - 2.5 Days per week

Start date

Aug 2025

Campus

Springburn

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Course overview

This course is a blend of both theory-based and practical skills. Your ability to plan and coach fitness and sporting sessions will be developed throughout this course.

Your learning will take place in our one of our high-performance gyms, games hall and a classroom, and in the industry itself.

Your assessments on this programme take place throughout the year but at a time when you are ready to be assessed.
You will have the opportunity to work with organisations in the public, commercial or voluntary sector. There will also be an opportunity to gain additional industry recognised qualifications such as Metafit, Spin, Boxing and Football and Volleyball.

A PVG will be required to undertake the mandatory placement which is embedded in the course.

What you will learn

Course content may include:

Playing and competing in sporting games
Circuit Training
Working on Personal Fitness
Anatomy
First aid
Football
Skills for employment
Nutrition

Entry requirements

4 x National 5 Qualifications OR
1 x Higher (1 of which should be English Based)
NQ/NC qualification at SCQF Level 5 in a Sports related subject.

For this course, if English is not your first language

you need to have SQA ESOL Higher (or equivalent, click here to see equivalent qualifications)

If you do not have a formal ESOL qualification but your language skills meet this level, you should apply for your course and then contact our Admissions team to organise an internal language assessment here at the College.

Career Opportunities

Gym Instructor

Group Exercise Coach

Pursue careers in local and private fitness facilities.

Sport Coaching Assistant

Future prospects

HN Level study

Real Industry Connections

The Fitness teaching team have worked across the fitness industry for many years, specialising in PT, gym management, Group Exercise. They have all worked for both the private and public sector.