Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal Exercise, Health and Nutrition (NCFE) | South Bank Colleges
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Is this course for you?

You could be looking to take your first step towards a rewarding career in the health, nutrition, and fitness industry, or you could simply be looking to improve your own levels of health and fitness, whatever your personal goals, this is the course that can help you achieve them.

The Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal exercise, Health and Nutrition is designed to give you a detailed understanding of the concepts of health and wellbeing. You will learn about the role of nutrition in exercise, including energy requirements and fluid replacement, develop knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and be taught how to measure fitness levels.

In addition to this, you'll discover how a person's lifestyle and use of technology can affect their fitness, health, and well-being, and learn how to put together personal exercise and nutrition plans.

Whether you're looking to personally improve your own well-being, or professionally improve the health of others in the future, this online course can make a real-life positive difference to you and those around you.

This is an online course taught over 3-6 weeks, meaning you can choose when and where you study, so it offers you the flexibility to fit your studies around your existing work, training, or home-life commitments, whilst achieving agreed deadlines set by you and your tutor.

What experience and skills will you gain?

This course is split into three fascinating topics:

  • Unit 1: Understand health, wellbeing and exercise
  • Unit 2: Understand the role of nutrition in exercise
  • Unit 3: Plan and prepare for personal exercise and nutrition
  • What do you need to apply?

    4 GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) at grade C or 4 and above, or Level 2 vocational qualification, or Level 2 qualification in English.

    Additional Information: If you do not hold a suitable Level 2 qualification, or cannot provide evidence of one, you may still be able to enrol on this course following an initial assessment to test your level of literacy in English.

  • How will you be assessed?

    This course is to be completed fully online, via online learning, tests and assessments.

  • Where can this course take you?

    This course can help lead to an entry-level position in the health, nutrition, and fitness industries. It can also help you to personally achieve a heathier lifestyle.

    After successfully passing the Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal Exercise, Health, and Nutrition, you may wish to consider progressing on to one of the following Level 3 courses:

    • Level 3 90-Credit Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (BTEC)
    • Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science (BTEC)
    • Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Sciences (BTEC)