Eligibility & Requirements

ELIGIBILITY

• Participants must be aged 18 and up.
• Participants must be proficient in French or English (spoken and written).
• Courses have a minimum requirement of 10 participants.
• Activewear is required for practical courses.  

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Participants must attend a minimum of 80% of classes (i.e. 24 hours) for the Basic Theory course.
• Participants must attend 100% of classes for a certification course.
• In the event of an illness, participants must send a medical certificate to the F.I.T. Program Coordinator at ymcafit@ymcaquebec.org
• Participants must complete and pass the Basic Theory¹ course, certification course of their choice with a final grade of 80% or higher and pass the practical exam with a final grade of 80% or higher.
• Participants must hold a valid Heartsaver® CPR AED with Child Module or with Child & Infant Modules certification.
• Participants must fulfill certification requirements within the year following their completion of the Basic Theory course¹.

¹The Basic Theory course is a prerequisite for all certification courses (Individual Conditioning & Group Fitness) except for the Aquatic Fitness course. The Basic Theory course may be taken simultaneously with the certification course of your choice, if the calendar of courses permits it.