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Overview of Course Providers and Nationwide Venues: The National Council for Exercise and Fitness (NCEF) provide courses Nationwide. The NCEF Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness (C.E.H.F)-Fitness Instructor qualification, can be provided by both Industry based and Educational based Certified Providers. However currently the NCEF Head Office (NET) is the only provider of Stage 2/Stage 3 courses such as Personal Training, Team Sports Fitness, Pilates and Corrective Exercise and more.

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1. Industry Certified Providers:

There are currently three Industry Certified Providers offering the Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness in Ireland, NCEF Head Office Education & Training (NET), Motions Training and Maltings Training.

The Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness courses offered by Certified Providers are available to applicants that meet the entry requirements for the course for which they apply. Applicants apply directly to the Certified provider. (e.g NET via NCEF Head Office, Motions or Maltings)

The Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness provided by NCEF Head Office is available at locations nationwide including Limerick (University of Limerick as a Day course or Weekend course) , Cork (Leeside Leisure as a Weekend course) and Waterford (every second year as a weekend course).

The Dublin based courses are provided by Motions Training and include UCD as a Day course, Palmerstown Sports Centre as a Weekend course and Irish Life City Centre as an evening course.

Maltings Training provide the C.E.H.F in Galway, Portlaoise and Kilkenny as a weekend/evening programmes.

The venues and programme offered e.g weekend/evening/day can vary each academic year so please refer directly to the certified provider for full details for the upcoming academic year.

2. Educational Providers:

The Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness (CEHF) courses offered by Educational Providers are NCEF Intensive courses and are specifically designed for students who are already enrolled in a specific leisure & recreation/sports related programmes within approved educational institutions (FETAC Level 5) e.g Institutes of Technology and Colleges of Further Education

You MUST be a current registered student on the required sports related programme of study. For example for the Colaiste Ide CEHF intensive course you must be enrolled on the FETAC Sports & Leisure Management course at Colaiste Ide or for the Galway Community College CEHF intensive course you must be enrolled on the FETAC Level 5 Recreation Studies Course at Galway PLC, Moinin na Giseach.