YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (600/1227/4)
This qualification is aimed at learners who want to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry as a yoga instructor.
YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga
Qualifications Type
Occupational Entry
Occupational qualifications provide the knowledge and skills to meet industry minimum standards of deployment for a particular role. This can support learners in getting their first job within the sector, or add additional roles to their existing scope of practice.
Qualification Number (QN)
600/1227/4
Availability
Operational start date – 1 April 2011
Operational end date – 31 January 2025
Certification end date – 31 January 2027
Latest version of qualification – YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga (Practitioner) (603/3617/1)
Entry Requirements
Assessments
Endorsement
Overview
The purpose of this qualifications is to enable learners to develop the knowledge, skills and competence to plan, deliver and evaluate safe and effective yoga sessions.
Completing this qualification enables learners to access jobs instructing unsupervised yoga sessions.
Qualification Details
Learners will cover:
To achieve the YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga, learners are expected to achieve all 7 mandatory units.
Assessments include:
You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification syllabus and/or learner assessment record, which are available for centres to download from Y-Connect.
This qualification can lead to work as an employed or self-employed yoga instructor.
It can also lead to further training at the same or higher levels including:
| Unit title | eLearning | Manual |
| Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health (A/600/9051) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment (T/600/9016) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Principles of exercise, fitness and health (A/600/9017) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity (M/600/9015) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Philosophy and fundamentals of yoga (Y/503/0317) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Programming a yoga session (H/503/0319) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Delivering a yoga session (D/503/0318) | ❌ | ❌ |
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