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Certificate in Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children

This qualification is available to individuals who wish to run health related exercise sessions for children and those who are already running such sessions without a formal qualification.

Candidates will learn:

  • how to plan, teach and evaluate a safe and effective health related exercise session for children
  • how to adapt exercise for a child with specific needs and requirements
  • the generic induction standard for people working with children in an active leisure setting
Structure
Mandatory units Hours
Plan a Health Related Exercise Session for Children 
Conduct a Health Related Exercise Session for Children 
Evaluate a Health Related Exercise Session for Children 
Adapt a Health Related Exercise Session for a Child with Specific Needs and Requirements 
The Generic Induction Standard of People Working with Children in an Active Leisure Setting 
Total GLH62
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this qualification, although it is expected that candidates will have experience of working with children, or have experience in the delivery of exercise programmes.

It is recommended that centres offering this qualification should have access to an appropriate practical facility and that all courses leading to the certificate should be run with a practical bias.

Assessment
Internally assessed via:Externally assessed via:
  1. Practical including planning,
    teaching and evaluating
  2. Case study/progressive
    programme
  1. Theory paper
Fees and certification codes
 

CYQ code

Fee

Overarching certificate

QC2HREC01

£35

Resources
Syllabus

£20

Syllabus (bound copy)

£26

Manual

£10

QCA information
Qualification accreditation number

100/4823/6

Accreditation start date

1st February 2005

Accreditation end date

31st December 2010

Certification end date

31st December 2012

Mandatory units
Unit title

QCA code

Plan a Health Related Exercise Session
for Children

D/102/9080

Conduct a Health Related Exercise Session
for Children

H/102/9081

Evaluate a Health Related Exercise Session
for Children
K/102/9082
Adapt a Health Related Exercise Session
for a Child with Specific Needs and Requirements
M/102/9083
The Generic Induction Standard for People Working
with Children in an Active Leisure Setting
T/102/9084
REPs

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