• YMCA Level 3 Award in Nutrition to Support Physical Activity (603/3098/3)

    The aim of this qualification is to develop knowledge and understanding of key nutritional principles and healthy eating to support client goals.

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    YMCA Level 3 Award in Nutrition to Support Physical Activity

    Qualifications Type

    Occupational Entry

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    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)

    603/3098/3

    Qualification size

    GLH: 36 / TQT: 52

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    Total Qualification Time (TQT)

    This is an estimate of the total amount of time, measured in hours that a learner would reasonably need to be able to show the level of achievement necessary for the award of a qualification.

    Total Qualification Time is made up of the following two elements:

    The number of hours which an awarding organisation has assigned to a qualification for guided learning (see below)
    An estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training – including assessment – which takes place as directed by (but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of) a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.

    Guided Learning Hours (GLH)

    This is:

    Face to face delivery (learning delivered by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate member of the training team)
    eLearning with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real-time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during eLearning)
    Invigilated assessment (external tests sat under controlled or open-book conditions)
    Internal assessment carried out by the learner with a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (the learner and tutor can be either remote or in the same physical place during assessment).

    This is not unsupervised learning such as:

    eLearning that the learner carries out unsupervised and with no real time support from a lecturer, teacher or tutor
    Assessment internally carried out by the learner without a lecturer, teacher or tutor present/available in real time (for example, completing a Learner Assessment Record (LAR) at home)
    Any additional further study, revision and training activities that the learner does unsupervised to support their learning.

    Availability

    Operational start date: 1 May 2018

    Operational end date: 31 October 2024

    Certification end date: 31 October 2025

    Entry Requirements

    Aged 16+

    Assessments

    Multiple choice question paper
    Workbook
    Nutritional consultation/case study
    Written tasks
    Knowledge questions

    Overview

    The aim of this qualification is to develop knowledge and understanding of key nutritional principles and healthy eating to support client goals. It also provides the learner with skills to analyse client nutritional intake in order to offer advice within scope of practice and integrate into fitness programme design.

    Qualification Details

    Learners will cover:

    Understanding the principles of nutrition
    Understanding the influence of nutrition on health
    Understanding key nutritional guidelines and evidence-based recommendations and how they can be applied to individual clients
    Understanding the relationship between nutrition and physical activity
    Understanding how to collect information relating to nutrition
    Understanding how to use nutritional information
    Be able to identify and analyse nutritional information to identify clients dietary habits
    Be able to apply the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme

    The YMCA Level 3 Award in Nutrition to Support Physical Activity is assessed through a combination of internal and external assessment. Assessments include:

    Multiple choice question paper
    Workbook
    Nutritional consultation/case study
    Written tasks
    Knowledge questions

    UniteLearning available?Manual available?
    Nutrition to support physical activity (L/616/4753)✔️✔️

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    This qualification can improve employability for qualified fitness instructors and those instructors in the REPs physical activity advisor category.

    Learners may choose further same-level qualifications, for example:

    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga

    Or, if the learner already holds a Level 2 Fitness Instructing – Gym Based qualification

    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training (Practitioner)
    YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referral

    Benefits of YMCA Awards endorsement

    Realise extra value from existing, non-regulated training programmes

    Evidence high standards of teaching, resources and support

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