Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development courses can be taken with or without examinations, however there is no reduction in cost when not taking the examinations.
Principles and Practice of Aquatic Rehabilitation
NFQ: Level 6
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
A part-time, two-semester course, with theory and pool-based content. The second half of this course includes client-focused pool practice.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will have certified ancillary pool-related competencies (e.g. pool lifeguard, Halliwick, etc.) and will have a swim teacher qualification.
Disability Studies: Adapted Activity Leadership
NFQ: Level 8
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
A part-time, one-semester course, with theory and practical content. This course includes hall, gym and aerobic studio activity leadership with guests with mild intellectual disabilities.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants must be qualified fitness instructors or personal trainers.
Advanced Resistance Training Methods
NFQ: Level 6
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
This is a one-semester, part-time (4 hours per week) theory and gym-based advanced performance training course.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will typically be qualified fitness instructors or personal trainers.
High Performance Training
NFQ: Level 7
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
This is a two-semester, part-time (4 hours per week) gym-based performance training course with significant theoretical content.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants must be qualified personal trainers who are eligible to register with REPs Ireland.
Performance Training (Planning and Periodisation)
NFQ: Level 7
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
This is a one-semester, part-time (4 hours per week) course with theory and some practice-based performance planning and training.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will typically be qualified fitness instructors or personal trainers but may equally be people engaged in regular high–level physical activity, from serious active leisure pursuits up to elite sports.
Sports Nutrition
NFQ: Level 7
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
This is a one-semester, part-time (3 hours per week) course on the principles of sports nutrition. The course is delivered from January to May each year.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will typically be qualified fitness instructors or personal trainers but may equally be people engaged in regular structured physical activity, from active leisure pursuits up to elite sport.
Performance Nutrition
NFQ: Level 7
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification
This is a one-semester, part-time (3 hours per week) course on advanced nutrition concepts and trends in sports performance. This course is delivered from September to December each year.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will typically be qualified fitness instructors or personal trainers but may equally be people engaged in regular high-level physical activity, from active leisure pursuits up to elite sports.
For Further Information:
Head of Department, Health & Leisure Studies
E: fiona.oflynn@mtu.ie
T: 353 (0)66 7145607