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Stage 3 Modules of the Diploma in Exercise and Health Fitness (DEHF)

Health & Fitness Professionals who proceed onto Stage 3 – either Tutor Education or to Practitioner Education can either choose to focus their work as NCEF Tutors or, in choosing Strand 2 – Practitioner Education, choose to work at higher specialised levels within the industry, as specialist instructors and/or in supervisory management positions

Those wishing to pursue the Strand 1 DEHF Tutor Education must accumulate 60 ECTS Credits within Stage 2.  The Personal Training Module is a compulsory module in this strand. Those wishing to pursue Strand 2 DEHF Practitioner Education must accumulate 90 ECTS Credits within Stage 2. The Personal Training Module and Facility Operations in Exercise & Health Fitness (E-Learning Module) are compulsory modules in this strand.

Stage 3
DEHF Strand 1
Tutor Education
(7 modules)
60 ECTS credits

Stage 3
DEHF Strand 2
Practitioner Education
(3 modules)
30 ECTS credits

CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION

Progress your fitness instructor qualification Certificate to Diploma (DEHF) or Degree (Bsc.) Level

If you hold the Certificate in Exercise and Health Fitness (or equivalent) then continue your education by  completing the Diploma in Exercise and Health Fitness (DEHF) NFQ Level 7. The purpose of  the DEHF is to provide an opportunity for aspiring exercise & health fitness professionals to follow a pathway from certificate at NFQ Level 6 to diploma at NFQ Level 7 by  accumulating European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits on a stage by stage basis.