Prospectus 1

c olle g e PROSPECTUS 1 Vision and Mission eta College is the first choice private provider for sport and exercise qualifications. We provide accredited learning programmes in eta creates theoretical and practical sport or fitness, which lead to registered learning opportunities for students to qualifications. achieve their assessment criteria and be ready to enter the workplace. eta learning programmes assure the following: Knowledge and skills: eta learning Accredited qualifications: Higher systems strive to be the best at education programmes are accredited empowering students to convert by the Council for Higher Education theory from the textbook to application (CHE) and occupational programmes in the field and competence in the are accredited by the Culture, Arts, workplace. Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority Employment opportunities: Learning (CATHSSETA). programmes provide graduates with the best qualification for job A variety of learning options: applications, for improvement in their Programmes are run full time, part current employment or the confidence time or online. to start their own practices in fitness, management and sports. Total Immersion: The campuses, the staff, the learning systems and Self-improvement: Learning academic materials are designed to programmes provide self-improvement provide you with a motivating and through enhanced knowledge and holistic learning experience. applied skills. My time as a sports management student has taught me a lot about the industry and has opened my eyes to new opportunities. Kelly eta Prospectus 2 About us eta prides itself on being the leader in educational programmes for the sport and fitness industry. As a single-purpose sport and fitness college, we dedicate ourselves to providing dynamic learning programmes that lead to internationally benchmarked qualifications. Our occupational programmes are approved eta distinguishes itself by being a specialist by CATHSSETA and our higher education sport and fitness college that totally programmes are accredited by the CHE. Our immerses its students in their subject matter qualifications are registered on the National of sport, fitness or sport management. Qualifications Framwork (NQF) by the South African Qualifications authority (SAQA). We balance classroom theory and research with practical learning and work-based In fulfilling our accreditation criteria, our experience. higher education sites are registered with the Department of Higher Education and Our students leave us fitter, stronger than Training as a private higher education when they started and they graduate skilled institution. and ready for the workplace. To ensure that we meet the needs of sport eta has twelve campuses. These are located and fitness in South Africa, eta is also a in Bloemfontein, Botswana, Cape town, licensed service provider with Sport and Durban, East London, George, Recreation South Africa (SRSA). Johannesburg, Mauritius, Namibia, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Stellenbosch. Our qualifications are benchmarked against international best practice in sport and DHET registered campuses are BFN, CPT, fitness; thus our graduates are able to find DBN, GRG, JHB, PTA, STB. We have employment in South African and all over the additional sites offering CATHSSETA world. accredited programmes in Port Elizabeth, Namibia, Mauritius and soon Botswana. Students can study coaching science, fitness or sports management. There is the option of pursuing full time studies, which is ideal for the school leavers; part time studies, which is great for those wanting to make a career change or learn more about their field of interest. For those wanting flexibility with their studies, online learning is a perfect Having the opportunity to enrol solution. for the first year Fitness Certificate Course allowed what was a fun and social discipline of fitness training to grow into a business, bringing me to start up my company as full time personal trainer, committing to my clients with excellence and dedication. Alex eta Prospectus 3 History eta has become a highly respected international education provider offering learning towards registered qualifications. eta College was launched in 1983 to meet the This is done through eta Special Projects which education needs of the fast developing health caters for learnerships, skills programmes and and fitness industry. workplace training in sport, recreation or fitness. International Comparability In 1994 the directors, Linda Halliday and Dr Steve Harris took over the eta from Dr All eta qualifications are benchmarked against Malcolm Marrison who founded the qualifications in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, organisation. New Zealand and the USA showing substantial degrees of similarity. eta evolved into a fully-fledged private college offering courses all over South Africa. Our eta qualifications are accepted internationally in graduates are able to work anywhere in the countries where we have campuses or where the world in the sport, fitness, recreation and Register for Exercise Professionals (REPS) is leisure industries. established. We have been enabling graduates to launch their careers in fitness, sport coaching We also saw new demands emerging from our and the business of sport since 1984. education department, with new legislation and regulations that governed education and Mode of delivery these regulatory changes affected education in sport, bringing greater demands for We have developed a world class education rigorous quality assurance in education. process which is supported by technology and consists of theory, application and practice in the At eta, we pride ourselves on having the field. This ensures that graduating students developed our quality management systems are ready for their careers. to meet the needs of our quality assurors and Language Policy and Mode of Instruction the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The language of instruction is English. The mode of instruction is contact with full time eta is now the leading provider of courses for classes and accelerated learning in our part time fitness, coaching science and management classes. qualifications in sport, recreation and fitness. Distance learning is an alternative mode of Our programmes also address the capacity instruction. building and transformation needs of the South African society. eta Prospectus 4 Careers in fitness People qualified in fitness training work as personal trainers or instructors in gyms, sport clubs, hotels, spas and even cruise liners. Others organise workplace wellness and fitness and many choose to run their own gym or studio. CHE ACCREDITED PROGRAMMES Qualification Qualification DIPLOMA IN SPORT AND EXERCISE HIGHER CERTIFICATE: FITNESS Accreditation status Accreditation status Accredited (with conditions) Accredited Course description Course description Level 6, 3-year Learning Programme Level 5, 1-year Learning Programme This course provides theoretical and practical This course provides theoretical and practical education along with relevant sport and education along with relevant fitness related fitness related field training. field training. Qualifying students are able to: Qualifying students are able to: Apply the science of testing and Operate professionally in a fitness evaluation to the design, management environment, in consideration of safety and implementation of sport skills and and risk factors technique-based training programmes Provide risk screening, assessment and Design, implement and manage safe fitness testing and effective sport conditioning and/or Design and conduct exercise performance-based exercise programmes programmes Lead and instruct safe and effective Use current information technology to exercise sessions or routines analyse, interpret, and prescribe Elective correct movement patterns, sporting tactics and movement execution The elective is personal training. Coach a chosen sport by applying professional coaching principles Design and periodise safe and effective sport performance programmes Synthesise theoretical and scientific theory of coaching and/or exercise science into a practically applied training or conditioning programme Elective The area of specialisation is sport skills and conditioning coach. eta Prospectus 5 Qualification Qualification ADVANCED CERTIFICATE: FITNESS ADVANCED CERTIFICATE: FITNESS Sport Conditioning Special Populations Accreditation status Accreditation status Accredited Accredited (with conditions) Course description Course description Level 6, 1-year Learning Programme Level 6, 1-year Learning Programme The programme provides theoretical and The programme provides theoretical and practical practical education with relevant specialised education with relevant specialised fitness training fitness training for those who want to work as for those who want to work as Exercise Specialists Exercise Specialists or Sport Conditioning or Sport Conditioning Coaches. Coaches. Qualifying students are able to: Qualifying students are able to: Screen, assess, and fitness test for special Screen, assess, and fitness test for population groups. sport performance Design, implement and manage safe and Design and periodise safe and effective effective exercise programmes for special sport performance programmes populations. Implement and manage safe and Plan exercise sessions base on clients effective sport conditioning and/or abilities, needs and goals performance-based exercise Demonstrate knowledge

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