National Qualification in Exercise, Health Studies and Personal Training

What can I do with this qualification

Graduates of the National Qualification in Exercise, Health Studies and Personal Training are fully qualified fitness instructors and personal trainers and can work in the health fitness industry at home and abroad or in a self employed capacity as a personal trainer.

Successful completion allows graduates to obtain professional indemnity insurance cover to facilitate exercise prescription to members of the public.

Programme Overview

The National Qualification in Exercise, Health Studies and Personal Training will offer successful graduates the opportunity to prescribe safe and effective exercise to the general public in either group fitness situations or on an individual one-to-one personal training basis.

This qualification, which is delivered by the National College of Exercise and Health Studies (NCEHS), offers individuals the opportunity to learn the skills required to teach safe and effective exercise to the general public. Exercise prescription offered by NCEHS Health Fitness Instructors includes resistance training classes using the wide variety of weight training machines available in health clubs and fitness centres. Graduates also deliver group exercise to music classes, either in health clubs and fitness centres in an employed capacity, or in community centres, parish halls etc. as self employed individuals. They also have the opportunity to deliver one-to-one personal training as this excellent programme also includes the National Qualification in Personal Training.

College Entrance Exam in China

Summer is finally here. It’s the best time for seniors. They have finished 12 years of elementary education. Many will go to college to continue their education. It is same for Chinese students. In 2008, there were 10.1 million Chinese seniors graduated, with less than 6 million will go to colleges. The education system of China is different from that of America. There is no on-going test like SAT where students can take it any time they think they are ready. In contrast, there is an annual countrywide college admission test at June 7 & 8 every year. If anyone failed or missed this test, the only chance will be the next year same time.

University of Utah NBA and NFL Number One Picks

Salt Lake City is the geographic home of the University of Utah Utes and to even casual college sports fans this seems like an unlikely place for the number one overall NBA and NFL draft picks to come from in the same year, but that was not the case in 2005.

Despite not having a reputation as a traditionally dominate football or basketball program the University of Utah made American sports history when it became the first college ever to have players from its teams be chosen with the number one draft picks in both the NBA and NFL Drafts in the same year. The NBA and NFL reign supreme in the world of professional American sports with Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL) coming in very distant third and fourth places in terms of team sport popularity. While baseball has had its heyday in the past and still sees record attendance numbers (thanks in part to a season with more than ten times as many games as the NFL and twice as many games in ballparks four times as big as what the NBA offers) the consensus is that the NFL and then the NBA are the most popular professional sports in the United States.

Sallie Mae Fund Assistance for College Students

The Sallie Mae Fund has a long history of supporting student activities and programs which help to further opportunities for youth all over the country. This fund also includes scholarships which are given out each year to those who qualify. Over $15 million has been given out to students who have a real financial need and want to pursue a degree in a certain field of study. This scholarship program works closely with the Hispanic College Fund as well as UNCF and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education to provide a quality education to those who cannot afford to pay for tuition and other costs associated with college.

Teaching English in China – Debunking the Myths

Conduct a Google search on teaching English in China and what you will find is over 54 million results listing websites primarily from China job recruiters, TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) certification schools, EFL forums, and cultural exchange programs, i.e., glorified recruitment agencies, all of which stand to gain a great deal from convincing Westerners that moving to China to teach oral English is an opportunity and adventure of a lifetime. While it is generally true that an EFL teaching position can be a good way to subsidize one’s travel expenses to exotic locations around the world, it is entirely disingenuous of anyone to suggest to you that doing so makes sense as a new and permanent mid-career move.

This article will debunk some of the most common myths you will read about teaching English in China and will argue that doing so should only be considered by a very limited number of people who meet the criteria outlined below. It is written by an American psychoanalyst who has been working in China since 2003 as a mental health consultant and professor of psychology.