Weekly lectures will be delivered through our virtual learning environment and are completed entirely online. The practical face-to-face elements of the course are delivered on campus once every 4 – 5 weeks.

Student knowledge is examined using continuous assessment comprising of online questionnaires and essay-style project work.

The course has been designed to accommodate the working professional and will fit in a flexible manner into your daily schedule.

On successful completion of this course the graduate will have completed three key modules allowing them to create and manage unique exercise programmes for teams, individuals or athletes. These modules are:

1.  Functional Screening
2. Resistance Training
3. Advanced Resistance Training

As a result graduates will:

• Display a specialised knowledge of functional screening and resistance training.
• Display key concepts supported by theoretical frameworks and models.
• Exhibit a range of practical skills that are consistent with best practice in the area of functional screening and resistance training.
• Formulate exercise and training programmes based on sound scientific principles.
• Act in a range of varied and specific contexts involving routine activities.
• Conduct a needs analysis for an individual or group and devise an appropriate response.
• Assess own learning and identify needs within a structured learning environment.
• Express an internalised personal view and awareness of the social, ethical and legal issues within a support role within strength and conditioning.

This course prepares graduates to become competent at functional screening and prescribing and supervising corrective strategies. The graduate will also be prepared to implement and supervise resistance training and weightlifting to sport programmes. Past graduates have gone on to use this certificate in amateur and professional teams throughout the country , along with those who up-skill for their own fitness business.

Graduates also have the opportunity to progress on to higher-level qualifications with Setanta College where we offer a range of Professional Development Courses up to our industry led Professional Masters in Performance Science.

Our lecturers are qualified to MSc or PhD level and are former high level sports people, active coaches or both. We have a team of international specialists who lecture on both our online and full time programmes.

• Applicants must be 18 years or older on the 1st of January on the year of admission. Applications for all our undergraduate programmes must meet the minimum entry requirements for the college. A minimum of two H5’s and four O6’s (to include English & Maths) in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent, is required. All applicants under the age of 23 will have to provide their Leaving Certificate transcript and proof of age prior to enrolment.
• If you are over 23 years of age you may apply as a mature student. Mature student applications are assessed on the basis of age, coaching/playing experience, general education standard, motivation and commitment to the programme for which they are applying.
• Minimum admission requirements for graduates of QQI/FETAC Level 5 awards (former NCVA Level 2 or 3) is a full QQI/FETAC award in a course in a cognate area with a distinction grade in at least three modules.
• In the case of international learners where English is not their first language, they will be required to demonstrate a sufficient level of English Language proficiency. Setanta College accept the following:

1. 1. IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or equivalent score of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) normally IELTS 6 which must be dated within 2 years of enrolment onto programme.
   2. CEFR standard (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) B2+ which must be dated within 2 years of enrolment onto programme.
   3. Successful completion of major award at level 5 or higher mapped to the NFQ completed through English.