Health and Fitness Professionals Academy (Pty) Ltd

The Health and Fitness Professionals Academy (HFPA) is a private provider of sport and fitness education in South Africa, operating as a subsidiary of UXi Sport. It has offered fitness and sport education in Southern Africa since 1979. Its stated aim is to be the leading authority in sport and fitness education, developing employable graduates through recognised, industry-aligned academic and professional programmes.

HFPA teaches from three campuses: the national office and campus at the Moove Fitness Complex in Sunninghill, Johannesburg; the Stellenbosch campus at The Shed, Oude Molen, Distillery Road; and the Gqeberha campus at Fairview Sports Centre, Willow Road, Overbaakens. Each campus offers gym and training facilities, education rooms and practical learning spaces. Contact classes for the Higher and Advanced Certificates in Exercise Science are available at Sunninghill and Stellenbosch, and most programmes can also be studied online.

The programme range covers sport science, fitness, personal training, coaching, sport management and micro-credentials. Full qualifications include the Higher Certificate in Exercise Science (NQF 5) and Advanced Certificate in Exercise Science (NQF 6), the Occupational Certificate in Fitness, the National Certificate in Coaching Science, the National Certificate in Sport Management and the National Diploma in Fitness. Short courses and skills programmes include Fitness Instructor, Exercise Specialist, Exercise Specialist and Sports Conditioning Coach, Basic and Advanced Emergency First Aid Responder, athletics coaching courses, and SACE teaching CPD courses. The academy lists more than 48 courses.

Students use a bring-your-own-device policy to reach the online learning platform for manuals, textbooks and the library, and all campuses have free wi-fi and technology hubs. Workplace and practical hours are completed in sporting environments, including with UXi Sport and United Through Sport. Student events are part of campus life.

HFPA is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (certificate 2001/HE07/007) for sites in Sunninghill and Stellenbosch. Its Higher and Advanced Certificates in Exercise Science are accredited by the Council on Higher Education, occupational qualifications are accredited by the QCTO at all three sites, and legacy national qualifications carry CATHSSETA accreditation (613/R/000189/2011). Programmes are endorsed by REPSSA.