Are you interested in working with the rehabilitation of injured individuals? If you are conscientious, with good communication skills and would like to encourage and motivate people in a sports and exercise setting, then this course is the perfect choice for you.
This award offers a wide range of modules which enables students to promote and maintain health and fitness through rehabilitation and conditioning, enabling people to restore function, return to sport or work and maintain a healthy lifestyle. You will learn how to treat and prevent injuries through hands on treatment and exercise rehabilitation plans.
Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Exercise QQI Level 5 (5M5146)
Students can gain direct employment across different sectors to provide rehabilitation sports and exercise services, such as with sports teams, injury and massage therapy clinics, gyms, leisure centres and health spas.
We have excellent links with Exwell Medical. This is an established community-based chronic illness rehabilitation programme with a patient-centred ethos. Our students are working with these patients as part of their exercise rehabilitation programmes.
Additonally students have gained placement in gyms, hospitals, leisure centres and private practices.
Irish Universities
SETU – BSc Sports Rehabilitation & Exercise Therapy, BSc Strength & Conditioning (Carlow Campus), BSc Sport & Exercise Sciences (Carlow Campus), BSc Exercise Sciences (Waterford Campus)
TUS – BSc Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapy (Athlone Campus), BSc Sports Science with Physiology (Athlone Campus), BSc Applied Sports Science with Performance Technology (Thurles Campus), BSc Applied Sport Science with Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Thurles Campus)
DKIT – BSc Health and Physical Activity
TUD – BSc Sports Science and Health (Tallaght campus)
Northern Ireland and the UK
Ulster University
Students can progress to Ulster University to study a BSc in Physiotherapy. To gain access to this course students must apply through UCAS. Students must initially complete the interview process with Ulster University, along with achieving 4 Distinctions and 4 Merits on our QQI course. Additionally, students must have a minimum O4 in Leaving Certificate Math (or QQI L5 Maths).
University of Sunderland
On full completion of our course students can apply through UCAS to several degree courses in University of Sunderland.
To gain entry to these two course students must initially complete the interview process with University of Sunderland, then pass all modules on QQI course and have a minimum O4 in Leaving Certificate Math (or pass at QQI Levell 5 Maths).
Students may also apply for degrees in Physiotherapy in The Netherlands through EUNiCAS
1 Year
Registration fee: €100
There is additional charge of €200 for external certification.
Applicants in receipt of a Social Welfare payment will keep their payment whilst studying on the course under the Back to Education Allowance scheme.
| Course Location | Coolock, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 17 |
| Course Type | In-house Training |
| Course Qualification | Level 5 Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1 Year |
| Course Time | 1 Year |
| Course Fee | €300 |
| Entry Requirements | Leaving certificate with Maths minimum O4 and Science subject desirable. LCA students with a distinction will be considered. For mature students, life and work experience will be considered. Applicants whose first language is not English may be tested prior to acceptance. |
| Career Path | Students can gain direct employment across different sectors to provide rehabilitation sports and exercise services, such as with sports teams, injury and massage therapy clinics, gyms, leisure centres and health spas. |
| Course Code | 5M5146 |

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