Course completion
Prior to enrolment in the qualification, you are required to complete a ‘pre-training review’ to ensure you have the capability to complete the course. The pre-training review will assess your comprehension and understanding of English and your IT capability.
The course is arranged to enable you to complete it in a 3 to 6-month timeframe. However, depending on the version of the qualification you are studying, you will have up to either 6 or 12 months to complete the qualification (there are no minimum timeframes). Timeframes will be outlined at the point of enrolment. If the entire course has not been completed within the required timeframes, you can apply to extend or re-enrol for an additional fee. These fees will be communicated to you at the time of extension.
Australian Fitness Academy Asia will provide you with unlimited support to assist you in completing the qualification.
On completion of the full CPT qualification, you will be issued with two Certificates, the Certified Personal Trainer Certificate and the Group Fitness Instructor Certificate. At this point, you will have the skills and knowledge to be able to work as both a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor.
For students completing the course in Singapore or Australia: there is also a requirement to complete a First Aid qualification, and it’s recommended you check whether your country has registration, accreditation and insurance requirements for personal trainers.
For students to be eligible to undertake the Workshop ONLY version of the CPT qualification, they will have to meet the following criteria:
1. Previously completed a Certified Personal Trainer course with any of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), National Council on Strength & Fitness (NCSF) or National Academy of Sport & Medicine (NASM), or;
2. Previously completed any other Personal Trainer qualification accepted at the discretion of the AFA Asia Management Team.
Payment terms and conditions
The course fee will differ depending on which country you are located in and which version of the course you are completing. Please see the following pricing options:
CPT Online + Workshop:
Option 1 – Upfront: $1,750 SGD if paid in full upon enrolment into the course (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
Option 2 – Direct Debit: $1,750 SGD, including $250 SGD deposit, then $60/week (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
CPT Workshop Only:
Option 1 – Upfront: $750 SGD if paid in full upon enrolment into the course (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
CPT Online + Practical Placement:
Option 1 – Upfront: $1,500 SGD if paid in full upon enrolment into the course (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
Option 2 – Direct Debit: $1,600 SGD, including $100 SGD deposit, then $60/week (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
CPT Online + Practical Placement:
Option 1 – Upfront: $1,500 AUD if paid in full upon enrolment into the course (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
Option 2 – Direct Debit: $1,600 AUD, including $100 AUD deposit, then $60/week (or as priced otherwise during any promotions)
Option: $650 USD paid in full at the time of enrolment.
Additional fees will be incurred under the following conditions:
- If the qualification is not completed in the required timeframes, the student can apply to re-enrol for an additional cost (to be communicated at the time of the extension request)
- If a student needs to re-attempt the final exam for a 3rd time, there will be an additional fee (to be communicated at the time of the re-attempt request)
- If a student would like to upgrade from the Online + Practical Placement version to undertake a CPT Workshop, they can do so at an additional cost of $500 SGD.
- Should a student not attend or complete the CPT Workshops in full, they will be required to re-book their attendance at a cost of $250 SGD per day.
Refunds & withdrawals including deferment
There is a 7-day cooling-off period from the start date of the course. If you decide you no longer wish to complete the qualification, you can apply to withdraw. If you apply within the 7-day cooling-off period and return a completed Withdrawal Form, you will be refunded the fee paid less a $100 SGD (equivalent in local currency) administration fee.
There are no refunds after the 7-day cooling-off period.
Students who do not complete the qualification after the required timeframe will be recorded as ‘fail’ and will be withdrawn from the course.
Students are unable to defer their course or transfer their enrolment to another person.
Integrity of assessment including plagiarism and cheating
AFA Asia is committed to upholding standards of academic integrity and honesty. Plagiarism and cheating in any form is unacceptable and will be acted upon appropriately. Gaining or attempting to gain an accredited qualification through plagiarism, cheating or fraud is an extremely serious action and is considered as a crime.
Plagiarism: To take the ideas or comments of another person and present them as one’s own without providing appropriate acknowledgement. This includes material from any source, staff, students or the internet.
Cheating: To seek to obtain an unfair advantage in written or practical work required to be submitted or completed for assessment.
AFA Asia staff and students both have a duty to ensure all students gain the necessary academic understanding to prevent incidents of plagiarism and cheating.
Exam Conditions: Students will be required to complete the Final Exam within a strict 3-hour timeframe and under other potential measures such as Safe Browser, limiting movement between web pages.
If an incidence of plagiarism or cheating is detected and the student is unable to provide a satisfactory explanation of the similarities between the student’s work and the original source document, the student may be withdrawn from the qualification and prevented from re-enrolling. Under these circumstances, students will not be eligible for a refund of fees.
Student Code of Behaviour
All students of AFA Asia are expected to behave in a way that represents themselves and AFA Asia in
a professional manner whilst studying online and during practical placement.
All students are expected to:
- Observe all policies and procedures of AFA Asia (and host facilities during work experience
practical placement). - Act in a manner that does not bring AFA Asia into disrepute.
- Not engage in behaviour which could be considered threatening, harassing, intimidating,
discriminative, offensive, bullying or abusive in any way. - Respect the privacy, rights and dignity of other students and AFA Asia personnel.
- Communicate with other students and AFA Asia personnel via appropriate channels and in a
respectful, courteous and appropriate manner. - Submit their own work.
- Refrain from creating, contributing or participating in communications related to their
qualification (such as forum discussions, social media groups/pages and websites) that are
not authorised by AFA Asia. - Use the online learner management system (LMS) appropriately, engaging in honest and
respectful behaviour and communication. - Adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Practical Placement Agreement for Work Experience
during periods of practical placement work experience.
Incidents of serious misconduct will amount to exclusion from your course. In this instance, no
refund will be given and outstanding instalments on course fees will be payable.
first aid
AFA Asia does not include first aid training in the course delivery. This enables us to concentrate purely on teaching you the fitness-related topics of our course! However, to be eligible to receive your Certified Personal Trainer qualification in Singapore/Australia, all students are required to complete an accredited first aid training course and provide AFA Asia with a copy of the current certificate. For students located in all other countries, it is highly recommended you complete the local accredited version of First Aid and CPR/AED training.
AFA Asia recognises that the First Aid courses vary from country to country and therefore we encourage you to complete an accredited First Aid course with one of your local First Aid training providers. Please see the information below relating to First Aid training in your region:
Singapore:
Students are required to complete the following courses approved by the Singapore Resuscitation & First Aid Council (SRFAC): Standard First Aid (SFA), including CPR +AED
To locate a Training Centre approved to deliver this training, please search the SRFAC directory: https://srfac.sg/directory/training-centre/
Students are required to upload their current first aid certificate (completed within the last 2 years) prior to their course end date via the First Ad Certificate Upload function in the Assessments section of their course.
International students studying in Australia:
Students are required to complete the following course: HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
To locate a Registered Training Organisation approved to deliver this training, please search training.gov.au
Students are required to upload their current first aid certificate (completed within the last 3 years) prior to their course end date via the First Ad Certificate Upload function in the Assessments section of their course.
Malaysia:
Students are encouraged to complete a Basic Occupational First Aid & CPR/EAD course recognised by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia. The first aid qualification should be completed within the last 3 years. You can find information about some of the training institutes that deliver DOSH-recognised courses in Appendix 1 of this document or search the web for Basic Occupational First Aid & CPR/EAD courses recognised by DOSH for others near you.
Students completing the course in all other countries:
Please check with your local government/authority as to the relevant First Aid requirements in your country. See examples below for the relevant organisations in specific countries in South-East Asia:
Philippines: It may be best to reference or contact the Department of Labor & Employment, particularly the Occupational Safety and Health Center.
Thailand: It may be best to reference or contact the Ministry of Labour, particularly the Occupational Safety, Health & Environment Act.
Vietnam: It may be best to reference or contact the Ministry of Health, particularly the Guidelines for Occupational Health & Safety Management.
Indonesia: It may be best to reference or contact the Ministry of Manpower, particularly its guidelines relating to Occupational Safety & Health.