CFES and OFC in Ontario

Professional Career Steps for Weight Training and
Group Exercise Instructors with CFES and the Ontario Fitness Council

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The CFES program is unique in Ontario for it offers a comprehensive, one stop shopping program for new instructors interested in becoming an Ontario Fitness Council (OFC) Certified/Nationally Accredited Group Exercise or Weight Training Instructor.

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For course locations, dates scroll down.
Contact CFES for more information on our Ontario programs -- toll free 1-877-494-5355.

For more information on OFC contact them directly.
Gilda Ciavarella
Managing Director
Ontario Fitness Council
Toll free: 1-800-716-6716
E-Mail: admin@ofc-fpao.com
Write: Ontario Fitness Council 134 Rideau Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 4J1
Website: http://www.ofc-fpao.com

2009 Course Dates
Fitness Knowledge Course

Durham College, Oshawa, Ont.; Cheryl Higgs, Coordinator, Fitness and Health Promotion; School of Integrated Studies, Durham College; 905 721-3111, Ext. 7391; email; cheryl.higgs@durhamc.ca
Two year health, fitness and wellness programs are available at Durham College
Course dates, times TBA

Columbus Centre, Toronto, Ont. Contact: Bonnie Steadman, 416-523-8635

Loyalist College, Belleville, Ontario Contact Trudie Lake (Continuing Education), (613) 969-1913, ext. 2408 or toll free 1-888-569-2547, Email: ltaylor@loyalistc.on.ca
CFES Educator: Lori Taylor. Course dates, times TBA

2010

Humber College, North Campus, 205 Humber Blvd., Toronto, Ontario. Register with Continuing Education 416.675.6622, extesion 2960. FITM 103
1. Mondays, Jan 11 - April 5, 2010 (7:00 - 10:00 pm)
2. Mondays and Wednesdays, May 10 - June 21, 2010 (7:00 - 10:00 pm)

Group Exercise Instructor Course
Humber College, North Campus, 205 Humber Blvd., Toronto, Ontario. Register with Continuing Education 416.675.6622, extension 2960.
1. Tuesdays, January 12 to March 16, 2010 (7:00 - 10:00 pm)



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Expect this nationally recognized program to provide comprehensive information on how to keep yourself and others safely fit and well. Since 1989, 1,000's of students across Canada have found CFES programs and resources learner-friendly, academically credible, and very practical.

Complete the following steps with simplicity and ease of mind and gain a solid foundation of fitness education and leadership skills that will last you a lifetime.

Students who pass the following steps will be prepared to teach at fitness facilities with confidence and enthusiasm!

Step 1: The Fitness Knowledge Course

Step 2: The Group Exercise/Weight Training Instructor Courses

Step 3: The Apprenticeship Course

Step 4: CPR Level A and Standard First Aid Courses

Step 5: The NFLA Theory Exam and OFC Practical Assessment, Certification and Membership (Optional)

The Fitness Knowledge Course by homestudy with online courseware
How does the Fitness Knowledge Homestudy program work?

1. Register with Ontario Fitness Council (OFC) office -- email, phone, fax or mail. Please make cheques or money orders payable to CFES.

2. Resources are mailed by Canada Post Express the same day you register.

3. Online supplemental courseware includes: student resource manual; full color charts, tables, anatomical illustrations of bones and muscles; animation of skeletal joint actions; demonstrations of the cardiovascular system; over 100 video clips demonstrating exercises for strength, endurance and flexibility; and chapter quizzes.

4. You will be guided through a variety of optional chapter learning exercises in the Homestudy Program Booklet. All answers to assignments are in the booklet.

5. When ready you will complete the required Open Book Exam sections (True and False; Multiple Choice; Fill in the Blanks; Match Up; Written Answers and Exercise Ideas).

6. During your learning time you are welcome to call toll free or email your tutor. Normally a student will spend 35 – 50 hours to complete the home study course and open book exam, depending on their knowledge and experience background.

7. Complete your exam; create a copy and mail to CFES marker along with required CFES Forms (Record of completion and Program Evaluation form). Your exam is marked and returned within three weeks after the receiving. You have one year from registration course date to complete the program.

8. No one "fails" our program. If you receive 79% or less on an exam section, we ask you to redo the incorrect questions and charge a small remarking fee.

9. All successful students receive your marked exam and a nationally recognized CFES Certificate of Completion.

10. This course qualifies you to write the National Fitness Leadership (NFLA) Closed Book Fitness Theory Exam available through the OFC office.

11. You are now ready to take an instructor course(s) of choice.

All the best!

Maggie Zaitlin
Executive Director
Canadian Fitness Education Services Ltd.

We also offer our complete range of programs with course credits for college and high school students. Visit our Course Calendar webpages and Resources for Physical Education Teachers and Young Adults webpage by way of the links on the top left column.

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