Sport and Recreation

Sport and Recreation

Turn your active lifestyle into a career.

Skill Set:

• Enjoy keeping fit and healthy and want to make a career out of it?
• Are you a hands-on person who prefers being active to sitting at a desk?
• Do you enjoy the great outdoors?
• Do you like to help people reach their goals?
• Do you enjoy organising and supervising groups?
• Like a career with flexible hours and the opportunity to work for yourself?

Career Facts:

• There are 21,000 fitness instructors and 37,000 sportspersons, coaches, sporting instructors and officials working in Australia
• Job prospects are good with strong employment growth forecasted over the next five years
• Average weekly earnings range from $627 for sportspersons to $711 for fitness instructors and $750 for sports coaches, instructors and officials.  Fitness and sport centre managers earn on average $960 per week.

Why Study With Us:

• Learn to coach, supervise and manage individuals and teams as well as conduct sports and recreation activities and programs
• Train with the latest equipment in courses closely developed with industry: and enjoy on-site training gyms and sporting facilities
• Study under industry experts and gain practical work experience in simulated learning environments
• Depending on your course, you could experience a range of outdoor activities including abseiling, climbing, kayaking and mountain biking.

Career Prospects:

• Activity guide
• Assistant managers of sporting organisations / facilities
• Eco-interpretive guide
• Fitness centre manager
• Fitness instructor
• Fitness trainer specialising in group or personal training
• Outdoor adventure leader
• Personal trainer
• Recreation officer
• Sport and recreation planners
• Sports marketing managers
• Supervisors of sporting organisations / facilities
• Trainee in sport and recreation