Start kicking goals with a qualification in sport and recreation.
Are you ready for a career where you can help others keep and active and healthy lifestyle?
The Certificate III in Sport and Recreation offer the multi-skills for you to provide operational and customer support in fitness centres, sporting grounds or aquatic centres, as well as how best to provide support for sport and recreational programs. In this course you will learn a range of skills from planning and conducting schedules and programs, customer service, first aid and emergency response, and learning digital tools for promotion and engagement.
- WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
- Organising personal work priorities and development
- Providing first aid
- Using social media tools for collaboration and engagement
- Conducting non-instructional sport, fitness or recreation sessions
- Planning and conducting programs
- Providing quality service
- Have a passion for sport or fitness and healthy living
- Enjoy working with people and in a team environment
- Have had previous experience within the sport, fitness and recreation either working or participating
- Are seeking progressing within your career
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
You are required to undertake an individual pre-enrolment interview to ensure that the program is likely to meet your needs. The pre-enrolment meeting is also designed to:
- ascertain your existing knowledge, skills and level of experience applicable to this qualification
- determine the amount of training, including additional training support you will require
- ascertain any other support services that will be required.
- Information from this pre-enrolment interview will be recorded on the pre-enrolment interview form.
You will also have an individual student study plan to schedule training and assessments and ensure you have your choice in elective units.
For all learners the program will incorporate a work placement of a minimum of 150 hours.
This will strengthen your experience and provide an opportunity to learn and apply skills and knowledge across a range of programs and services. Training and assessment will occur in the workplace, a workplace logbook is provided to you and your supervisor which identifies the training, monitoring and assessment roles and responsibilities of both parties.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| BSBWHS303 | Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control |
| BSBWOR301 | Organise personal work priorities and development |
| HLTAID011 | Provide first aid |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety |
| ICTWEB201 | Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement |
| SISXCAI003 | Conduct non-instructional sport, fitness or recreation sessions |
| SISXCAI004 | Plan and conduct programs |
| SISXCCS001 | Provide quality service |
| SISXEMR001 | Respond to emergency situations |
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| SISFFIT001 | Provide health screening and fitness orientation |
| SISFFIT003 | Instruct fitness programs |
| SISFFIT006 | Conduct fitness appraisals |
| SISXFAC002 | Maintain sport, fitness and recreation facilities |
| SISXMGT001 | Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships |
| SISXRES002 | Educate user groups |
This qualification prepares you for roles such as:
- Activity operation officer
- Sport and recreation attendant
- Community activities officer
- Leisure services officer.
Job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.
For more information about job and career pathways, visit JobOutlook(opens in a new tab) or Jobs and Skills WA.(opens in a new tab)
Upon completion of this qualification, you can progress to SIS40115 Certificate IV in Sport and Recreation to upskill in areas such as:
- conducting sport, fitness and recreation events,
- develop and review budgets for activities and projects
- recruit, select and induct new staff
- analyse participation patterns
On Campus
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
$2,034.96 |
$121.55 |
$2,156.51 |
|
Concession |
$612.99 |
$121.55 |
$734.54 |
Work-based
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
$2,034.96 |
$121.55 |
$2,156.51 |
|
Concession |
$612.99 |
$121.55 |
$734.54 |
Traineeship
|
|
Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
|
General |
$1,355.25 |
$121.55 |
$1,476.80 |
|
Concession |
$404.49 |
$121.55 |
$526.04 |
Our estimated fees are based on:
- Full time study in 2023
- A selection of elective units designed to meet local industry demand for skills (different unit selections will attract different fees)
- For more information regarding eligibility and fees, please visit DTWD website
These fees are estimates only and depend on your eligibility for government funding, concession rates, the units you choose to study or seek to be recognised under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Additional resource, material and/or equipment costs may apply. Visit our Fees and Charges page for more information, including on consumer rights.
Delivery locations and study options
On Campus
| Duration | 1 year |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Karratha Campus |
Work-based
| Duration | 1 year |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Karratha Campus |
Traineeship
| Duration | 1 year |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Karratha Campus |