FUTURE PROOF YOUR CAREER BY BECOMING A ‘SPECIALIST’ As one of the UK’s leading training providers for the fitness industry, Focus Training is building on its reputation as the first choice for Level 4 students with a new range of qualifications designed to provide more choice and scope for becoming a ‘specialist’. We asked Head of Operations, Ben Jackson to tell us more about why their new Level 4 ‘Specialist Practitioner’ qualification is so essential… For a successful career in the fitness industry, your qualifications are just as important as your commitment, experience and enthusiasm. So, how do you choose the perfect course and is it possible to find a qualification that differentiates you from the competition? The answer is ‘yes’ if you decide to develop your career as a ‘specialist’. Increasingly, we are seeing a demand for people with specialist qualifications. Being a specialist makes you a valuable asset; you have a point of difference that will help you to sell yourself and your services more easily to prospective employers and clients. Of course, the expertise of an established, high quality training provider is vital in
giving you the support you need to help you through your training. Take care to check out the quality of the learning materials, tutor support and practical instruction you are being offered. But that’s not all, when you are considering your options you should think about the
“QUALIFICATIONS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR COMMITMENT”
be taking a closer look at the brand new Level 4 ‘Specialist Practitioner’ qualification. LEVEL 4 ‘SPECIALIST PRACTITIONER’ The course incorporates the following elements: • Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referral www.focus-training.com/course/exercisereferral-specialist And a choice of either: • Level 4 Low Back Pain Specialist www.focus-training.com/course/lowerback-pain-specialist
future, if you can opt for a qualification that prepares you to serve the specific needs of a growing market sector, then you are future proofing your career with a qualification that puts you in greater demand.
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Focus Training have developed some new courses with future proofing in mind. For example, an ageing population is creating a massive rise in exercise referrals from GPs… more specialist PTs are needed to meet this demand. And again, the general shift towards more sedentary lifestyles and inactive occupations is creating more and more problems with obesity … additional specialist PTs are needed to meet this demand. Plus we know that about 80% of all adults will suffer with lower back pain at some point…so guess what? More specialist PTs are needed to meet this demand.
There are still some places available on courses across the country this summer so you could be well on the way to improved career prospects much quicker than you think.
If that all makes sense to you then you should
• Level 4 Obesity and Diabetes Specialist www.focus-training.com/course/obesityand-diabetes
Also this summer Focus Training will be launching further Level 4 ‘Specialist’ qualifications including the ‘Cardiac Rehab Specialist’ and ‘Pulmonary Rehab Specialist’. Both completely new courses, so enquire today and you could be amongst the first ‘specialists’ of this kind in the country! To find out more visit www.focus-training.com
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