Become a Certified Sports Nutritionist
Certificate In Sports Nutrition
- $6550 NZD (payment plans available)
- Complete certificate in 4-6 months.
- Study online from wherever you like.
Why Our Certificate Is So Popular
Start to Learn From The Best
Learn directly from some of the industry’s best sports nutritionists with the most up to date curriculum.
Study At Your Own Pace
There are assessment due dates but you can tune in to watch and rewatch lectures at your leisure.
Real World Experience
Get hands-on experience and job opportunities in as little as 6 months instead of 4+ years at university.
Start Earning Quickly
Once you’re accredited you can start accepting clients in as little as 6 months and make back your investment.
Exploring a career in sports nutrition?
Whether you’re looking for a new career or you’re a fitness professional that wants to gain new skills, studying sports nutrition is a great way to invest in your future. As an Accredited Sports Nutritionist you’re able to have a rewarding job by helping people achieve their health and fitness goals.
Sports Nutrition is very attractive for a variety of reasons:
- A rewarding career that is centered around helping others.
- Future-proof your career by working in a growing industry.
- The flexibility to choose your own working hours.
- The freedom to work from anywhere in the world.
What is sports nutrition?
Sports Nutrition is the practice (non medical) in nutrition of improving or changing body composition, managing and changing weight gain or loss, and improving performance. A sports nutritionist develops personalised nutrition plans that take into account their individual needs, training goals and personal goals.
Empowering the Next
Generation of Experts
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For All Newcomers
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Recent Graduates
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University Students
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Fitness Professionals
Why Choose The Sports Nutrition Association?
SNA is the gold standard in sports nutrition education. We are the professional body that regulates the entire industry and our Certificate is the only non-university undergraduate program that provides the minimum standard for your nutrition education. Written and created in conjunction with the best practitioners & researchers in the world (view advisory board).
Whilst there are many courses on nutrition, most of them are incomplete and do not include legitimate registration or insurance for what they teach you which is incredibly important for your personal liability. When you choose The Sports Nutrition Association you aren’t just receiving the best education, you are also protecting yourself.
Why Our Certificate Is So Popular
Choose From Flexible Payment Options
Starting At $5,799 (Prices In AUD)
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Monthly standard rate
$550 / month
11 x Monthly Payments $6,649 total
~$7,300 (NZ) ~$4,750 (US)
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Best Value
Upfront ~13% discount
$5,799
1 x Upfront Payment $5799 total
~$6,350 total (NZD) ~$3,800 (US)
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$599 Deposit + Weekly most affordable rate
$48 / month
150 x Weekly Payments $7,799 total
~$8,500 (NZ) ~$5,150 (US)
What You Will Learn
The course is entirely online, runs for 17-22 weeks, and is self paced with set due dates. The program is regularly assessed for national and international education and qualification framework auditors/compliance officers as well as regular review from post graduate subject matter experts.
- 12 pillar subjects
- 45 scored exams
- 80 lectures + 20 additional learning videos
- 2 text books (required for non university students)
- 7 practical real world case study assignments
- 1 practical video submission assignment
The Roadmap To A Certificate In Applied Sports Nutrition
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Set Realistic Expectations
Set realistic (industry appropriate) expectations for your practice -
Intro to scientific foundation principles
- Nutrition science
- Exercise science
- Sports nutrition
- Behaviour
- Research
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Application of these principles
- Nutrition science
- Exercise science
- Sports nutrition
- Behaviour
- Research
- Nutrition Business service
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Graduate with a solid foundation
Graduate with a solid foundation of reps and a client base ready for the ‘real world’
Certificate FAQs
For the Graduate Certificate course is self-paced in that there are no set lecture times or workshops to attend. All lectures are on-demand in our learning platform to go through at a convenient time for you to study. There are Assessments with fixed due dates that you will need to adhere to. We recommend 12 – 20+ hours of study per week depending on prior experience. The standard Grad Cert program runs for up to 6-months and in the event you need to extend, paid extensions are available for up to a maximum of 2.5 years total study time.
For the Graduate Diploma it is more self directed and autonomous, as the program is constructed for practitioners with established clientele bases. The program still has fixed assessment due dates, but is more flexible than the graduate certificate. The standard Grad Cert program runs for up to 6-months and in the event you need to extend, paid extensions are available for up to a maximum of 3 years total study time.
The course is delivered entirely online with online tutorials delivered by the assessment team when getting close to assessment submission dates. These tutorials are recorded so they can be watched at a later date.
Personally Assigned Assessor Support – You will have your own personally assigned assessor
Support from Industry Experts – All assessors are degree qualified, Openly Accredited professional members who have completed the program
Real World Support – to start practicing with clients. All of our assessors are Permanent Part-Time employees who are currently practicing successfully with clients. They do to give back and believe in the Association’s vision & mission. They aren’t people who need a job and couldn’t cut it in private practice
Yes, on top of a formal application process we have the following entry pre-requisites:
Satisfying either one of the following pathways:
Direct Entry:
– Hold a minimum of a Bachelor Degree of higher qualification
Portfolio Entry:
– Hold a minimum of an AQF level 4 qualification in a relevant discipline (personal training. fitness, nutrition coaching), and
– Have at least 2 years relevant experience within the past 5 years (e.g. personal trainer, S&C coach, nutrition related services & industry), or
– The above mentioned experience with the satisfactory completion of our capabilities assessment
Please note: All applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis
If you are a non-native English speaking person having an English Literacy (IELTS as an example) score of 5.5 as a minimum to ensure that you will be able to comprehend and effectively learn the english delivered scientific language used to deliver the certificate.