DEUST Métiers de la forme at Université Rennes 2

Two-year national diploma that trains fitness and health-club technicians and assistant managers who can teach fitness and weight-training activities and help run a fitness centre. It holds European accreditation from the European Health and Fitness Association at levels 3 (Fitness Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor) and 4 (Personal Trainer).

Faculty: UFR Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives (STAPS)  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, about 1,100 hours)  |  Study mode: full-time or apprenticeship; taught in French  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Six skill areas: assisting the operations manager (marketing, accounting, employment and commercial law, HR), assessing and guiding clients, the biological functioning of the practitioner (anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, motor learning), teaching fitness and weight-training methods, professional communication (English, IT) and entering the profession through a supervised project and internship.

Career pathways

Fitness instructor, group fitness instructor and personal trainer, or assistant manager of a fitness centre, in France and across Europe.

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