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CONTINUING EDUCATION- Progress your fitness instructor qualification to Diploma (DEHF)
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.

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STRAND 1 TUTOR EDUCATION STAGE 3 (DEHF)  Module Content

1. Adult Learning and Teaching Methodology in the tuition  of

Exercise & Health Fitness Instructors  

• Principles of adult learning and teaching adults
• Application of teaching principles and micro-teaching
• Presentation methods
• Questioning skills
• Communication skills
• Assessing learner needs
• Planning, implementing and evaluating programmes and learning episodes
• Developing teaching aids
• Self and programme evaluation

2. Research Skills and Programme Development in Exercise & Health Fitness

• Principles of good research
• Critically assessing research
• Basic statistics
• Presenting research
• Writing clear and specific aims, objectives and learning outcomes
• Organising course content into well sequenced and rational structure
• Designing programmes of study

3. Best Practice in the tuition of Exercise & Health Fitness Instructors

• Reviewing the CEHF syllabus
• Identifying specialist areas
• Best methods of presenting the module
• Teaching the syllabus and applying best practice
• Factors affecting teaching approach
• Assessment materials

4. Exercise & Health Fitness Tutor Education: Evaluation & Assessment  

• Practical Assessments
• Marking Criteria
• UL grading and award system
• Writing examination questions
• Script correction procedures
• Accurate record keeping
• Course coordination and leadership skills

5. Applied Multimedia in Exercise & Health Fitness Tuition

• Current research in the use of multimedia in teaching and learning
• The relationship between the Principles of Adult Learning, Learning Theories and Multimedia Technology
• Use of Digital Media as a teaching and learning tool
• Evaluating multimedia resources
• MS Powerpoint
• Developing multimedia teaching and learning tools
• Digital image location & manipulation for teaching and learning
• Use of video and  video editing for teaching and  Learning

6. Teaching Applications and Work Placement

• Observation of tutoring sessions
• Preparation and planning
• Part and whole tutoring
• Observation of practical assessments
• Self evaluation and reflection

7. Final Project Submission

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