MENTORING PROCEDURES
SIS40215 CERTIFICATE IV IN FITNESS
SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness
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SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1
Thank you .................................................................................................................................. 1
SIS40215 Certificate IV in Fitness .............................................................................................. 1
Course Structure .................................................................................................................. 2
Practical Tasks – Mentor and Student Responsibilities .......................................................... 6
FA05 – Functional Anatomy ...................................................................................................... 6
MP07 – Motivational Psychology /AP08 – Advanced Programming /SAC09 – Strength and
Conditioning .............................................................................................................................. 8
YNG10/CLD13 – Exercise for children for ages 5-12 & 13-17 ................................................. 10
ACN10 – Customer Service ...................................................................................................... 12
Feedback ........................................................................................................................... 14
Submission Process ........................................................................................................... 15
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Introduction This manual is designed to give the AIPT mentor the understanding of the individual
responsibilities of the student and the mentor, during the practical hours in the Standalone
Certificate 4 in Fitness. The mentor will be provided with the process of when the student will
contact you to initiate the practical hours and the tasks the student and mentor are responsible
for in those hours.
In this resource the mentor will gain an understanding of
1. The course resources the student will supply throughout the practical hours
2. The practical tasks the student will need to conduct
3. The tasks you the mentor will undertake/ observe
4. The process of recording your observations of the students’ performance of practical tasks
5. Submitting evidence of the completion of practical hours
6. Contacting the appropriate AIPT department
Thank you
AIPT want our Mentors to feel supported and appreciated for the effort and guidance they are
giving to the next generation of fitness professionals. Your input to shaping the next generation is
a responsibility to feel proud of and AIPT want to acknowledge and thank you for your
contributions.
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Hours and experiences Mentor
Structured sessions:
23 hours The Mentor must be registered
with AIPT or otherwise approved
by the Education Team.
The Mentor must supervise all
sessions.
*Fitness training interaction/
observation sessions.
#Practical prescriptive
assessments
17 hours
Totals 40 hours of practicum needs to be completed
Note: Practical hours can be completed with real or simulated clients
*Shadowing hours - Student observes real life clients trained by mentor
# Prescriptive assessment tasks - Student conducts assessment tasks with AIPT mentor observing
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Course Structure Within the prescriptive tasks, AIPT have supplied students with practical instruction documents
that will outline the following:
Tasks required to be conducted
Timeframe of how long the tasks are required to be completed
Environment the task is required to be conducted
The mentor is to be aware that certain practical tasks must be conducted in a one on one
environment, due to the nature of the task. When the student is conducting certain practical tasks
can be conducted with your clients.
Throughout the practical placement the student will supply course resources and materials that
will have course codes and cluster names which are tied to practical specific tasks. To make you
‘the mentor’ feel more comfortable with the coding please see below:
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Student Journey
Student enrols into AIPT Mentor and assigned their mentor.
Student Logs nto their Learning Platform, and commences their Working with Children Check and First Aid Course
The student must successfully complete FA05 online theory assessment, prior to engaging the mentors. This will give the student the foundation knowledge to be able to utilise the Mentors time prior to attending the
first session
Student will make contact with Mentor to work out a time to complete the Practical tasks which suits both parties.
Student is responsible for supllying all required course materials to each practical session. These include: practical instruction document, practical resources and workbook (accessed from MyeCampus)
Once student completes all practical tasks and hours with mentor they will submit workbook with all required supplementary evidence to their My eCampus profile.
Student submits workbook and supplementary evidence in one PDF file on their MyeCampus portal.
If evidence is missing from th eworkbook, student will engage the AIPT mentor to complete missing evidence and submission to their MyeCampus platform
Student resubmits workbook or evidence if required, once all elements of theory and practical tasks/assessments completed. Students will be booked for a final Competency Call.
External assessor confirms workbook and supplementary evidence meets requirements and marks accordingly. Further submissions maybe required
Once the Student has completed all the theory and practical assessments within the Certificate III in fitness course a competency call will be organised with the student as a final assessment. This is conducted with an
AIPT external assessor.
Student will undertake the final Competency Call, and once deemed completed, they will commence the Graduation process.
Graduation checks are completed by AIPT and students will be issued with Qualifications/Statements of Attainment, for all units they are deemed component within and all student fees are paid.
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Mentor Journey
Mentor recieves email notification allocating a student for mentoring including the mentor pack and confirms their availability.
The Mentor will be contacted by student to initiate the practical hours which will cover practical component of the Course. Mentor must confirm the student has completed all FA05 theory assessments.
During the sessions the Mentor will observe the student conducting prescribed practical tasks and completes required sections within the workbook, adding clear comments and ensuring all sections are signed and
sufficiently marked off.
When the Mentor is satisfied the student has met the practical prescriptive benchmarks to industry standards, they will record this in the Students' workbook for marking,
The Mentor and student will complete in remaining practical hours as shadowing hours and record all hours within the logbook.
Once the student is deemed competent with the All prescribed practical assessments, studnet will submit the workbook on their MyeCampus and confirmed by an AIPT’s Qualified Trainer and Assessor.
Mentor confirms student has completed all practical tasks and hours completed and checks all areas are sufficiently signed and completed.
It is essential to always check the workbook, to ensure you have completed all sections, comments and tick boxes are checks and clear signature, as all incomplete workbook will not be accepted. This will cause delays
for the student to progress and payment of invoices.
Mentor maybe contacted by student if external assessor deems submission NYS
Mentor submits via email the “Mentor Declaration” form to confirm completion. This is tied to milestone payments - (under review)
Mentor sends invoice
Student will undertake the final Competency Call, and once deemed completed, they will commence the Graduation process.
Graduation checks are completed by AIPT and students will be issued with Qualifications/Statements of Attainment, for all units they are deemed component within and all student fees are paid.
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Important Note:
Prior to the student initiating the practical hours and tasks with the allocated mentor, the student has a couple perquisite steps to complete and have an AIPT assessor or fitness support member mark as completed. These are:
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Practical Tasks – Mentor and Student Responsibilities The following information contains the practical tasks and the identification of individual
responsibilities for either the mentor or student in the Certificate IV portion of CPT course.
FA05 – Functional Anatomy
Important Note:
There are no practical instruction documents for this cluster
Student’s responsibilities
The student supplies:
Postural assessment documents for 3 clients
The student workbook
Mentors responsibilities
You ‘the mentor’ responsibility in these tasks is to familiarize yourself with the instructions
and observe the student demonstrating each task. This task can be role played with you or a
third person.
Upon the completion of the task 1 (5 clients) you are to record the results of the students’
performance “S” or “NYS” in the student workbook under the FA05 section.
If the student is found to be “Not Yet Satisfactory” this will need to be recorded and a second
attempt will need to be organised. This can be performed straight away if time permits
Note: Please see the image below regarding the level of individualised comments required.
Task 1a:
•The student is to conduct 3 x Static and dynamic Postural assessments – 60 min to complete (each client) and be verbally questioned for 2 clients
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Must tick ALL 5 Client boxes
A Positive comment about the student’s performance
A constructive comment about a skill that may require further attention
MUST comment on the process – conduct 3 client sessions and verbally assessed 2 clients sessions
Student/mentor must sign
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MP07 – Motivational Psychology /AP08 – Advanced Programming /SAC09 – Strength and Conditioning
Important Note:
There is no practical instructions document for this cluster.
Student’s responsibilities
The student supplies:
Programming planning template completed for 5 clients
The student workbook
Mentors responsibilities
You ‘the mentor’ responsibility in these tasks is to familiarize yourself with the instructions
and observe the student demonstrating each task. This task can be role played with you or a
third person.
Upon the completion of the task 1 (5 clients) you are to record the results of the students’
performance “S” or “NYS” in the student workbook under the MP07/AP08/Sac09 section.
If the student is found to be “Not Yet Satisfactory” this will need to be recorded and a second
attempt will need to be organised. This can be performed straight away if time permits
Note: Please see the image below regarding the level of individualised comments required.
Task 1 •The student is to conduct 3 x PT exercise sessions – 60 min each and verbally questioned for 2
clients
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Must tick ALL 5 Client boxes
A Positive comment about the student’s performance
A constructive comment about a skill that may require further attention
MUST comment on the process – conduct 3 client sessions and verbally assessed 2 clients sessions
Student/mentor must sign
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YNG10/CLD13 – Exercise for children for ages 5-12 & 13-17
Important Note:
There are no practical instruction documents for this cluster
Student’s responsibilities
The student supplies:
Programming planning template completed for 5 clients/group sessions
The student workbook
Mentors responsibilities
You ‘the mentor’ responsibility in these tasks is to familiarize yourself with the instructions
and observe the student demonstrating each task. This task can be role played with you or a
third person.
Upon the completion of the task 1 (5 clients) you are to record the results of the students’
performance “S” or “NYS” in the student workbook under the YNG10/CLD13 section.
If the student is found to be “Not Yet Satisfactory” this will need to be recorded and a second
attempt will need to be organised. This can be performed straight away if time permits
Note: Please see the image below regarding the level of individualised comments required.
Task 1
•The student is to conduct 3 x group exercise sessions – 30 min each and verbally questioned for 2 clients/group sessions
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Must tick ALL 5 Client boxes
A Positive comment about the student’s performance
A constructive comment about a skill that may require further attention
MUST comment on the process – conduct 3 client sessions and verbally assessed 2 clients sessions
Student/mentor must sign
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ACN10 – Customer Service
Important Note:
There are no practical instruction documents for this cluster
Student’s responsibilities
The student supplies:
student workbook
ACN10 practical instructions document
Mentors responsibilities
You ‘the mentor’ responsibility in these tasks is to familiarize yourself with the instructions
and observe the student demonstrating each task. This task can be role played with you or a
third person.
Upon the completion of the task 1 (2 clients) you are to record the results of the students’
performance “S” or “NYS” in the student workbook under the ACN10 section.
If the student is found to be “Not Yet Satisfactory” this will need to be recorded and a second
attempt will need to be organised. This can be performed straight away if time permits
Note: Please see the image below regarding the level of individualised comments required.
Task 1 •The student is to conduct 3 x group exercise sessions – 30 min each and verbally questioned
for 2 clients/group sessions
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Must tick ALL 5 Client boxes
A Positive comment about the student’s performance
A constructive comment about a skill that may require further attention
MUST comment on the process – conduct 3 client sessions and verbally assessed 2 clients sessions
Student/mentor must sign
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Feedback
Important Note:
On the completion of ALL the practical assessments an overall comment is required. This comment can be generalised such as
Your interactions with the student
Students behaviour/ attitude
Students desire to learn
Students level of knowledge and skill
Overall comment on the students’ performance or behaviour throughout the assessment process
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Submission Process
Important Note:
It is the responsibility of the student to submit all course materials and student workbook upon the successful completion of the 40 practical hours.
The student will engage the Mentor once they have successfully been marked for the FA05 cluster theory assessments.
The mentor is responsible for signing:
The student workbook and supplying in depth comments regarding the observation of tasks
The logbook confirming the 40 hours of practical placement
Submitting the student/mentor declaration form to [email protected]