Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! We’ve developed a range of flexible study options, so you can work, train, and enjoy an active social life at the same time.  

Our blended learning approach of online theory and 3-4 hours of weekly contact learning at your nearest campus means there is an option to suit everybody. You can also study by distance which uses online learning with personal coaching and assessment appointments to progress you through a programme.

There certainly are!  The fitness industry in New Zealand has been growing significantly for the last decade and there is very little sign of it slowing down. We work extensively with a wide range of quality fitness operators throughout the country and our graduates are in constant demand.

Your tutors will work with you to find the best career opportunities for you. You can rely on NZIHF's gold-plated industry reputation to get you to the front of any hiring line. Just ask your local club what they think of NZIHF graduates, then get the NZIHF brand behind you and come join us!

NZIHF offers the most comprehensive suite of qualifications available in fitness all backed by our name and reputation.

The NZIHF Applied Diploma in Personal Training was developed in response to industry demand for more practical and specialised training for Personal Trainers. As the general population has become more aware of different training methods, and as more people have high risk factors (like high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar, low cardiovascular fitness etc) a new level of training was required to prepare a fitness professional for industry.

NZIHF Diplomas (in Applied Personal Training and Weight Management) are unique credentials that truly prepare you for the real world.

The Register of Exercise Professionals requires anyone registered to collect Continuing Professional Development points (CPDs) to maintain their registration.

When you complete your chosen electives in the Applied Diploma in Personal Training you are awarded CPDs automatically which will provide you with at least 2 years of the CPD requirement for REPs. This saves you time and money as you move into your fitness career.

We make payment easy by offering point of sale solutions like credit card, or you can use online banking.

We also offer ‘Flexi Pay’ interest free payment plans from as little as $49 a week.

With Flexi Pay there are no set up fees or early repayment fees - it's truly flexible and fast. You can study now and pay as you go, getting you into the classroom and then the fitness industry sooner!

In our industry it's not just about how fast you can get qualified, but how confident you are in your skills when you graduate.

All NZIHF courses have been developed and refined over the last 15 years to provide you the very best mix of speed and quality. 

We literally engineer our courses to cover everything you need to know, in step-by-step fashion, so you maximise your understanding and skills, in minimum time.

With NZIHF you can be qualified and industry ready in around 6 months and even quicker if you have experience, prior knowledge or more time to study.  

NZIHF prides itself on producing industry savvy, customer ready, and business primed graduates.

We offer a huge range of flexible study options that utilise the world’s leading e-learning platform. This means your theory can be completed online, at a time that suits you between the practical sessions on campus which are 3-4 hours a week on an evening or during the day.

You can also study by distance learning which is online with personal coaching and assessment appointments scheduled with you as you progress through your training.

NZIHF has graduates working all over the world using the exact skills and tools they were trained to use during their study with us.

Graduates often work in the NZ industry, gain their REPs registration and use that for international portability. Visit REPs to find out more about international portability if you are interested in taking your skills overseas.

NZIHF is a specialist education provider dedicated to supplying the fitness industry with the best trained fitness professionals in NZ. 

There are more NZIHF graduates in industry than all other graduates combined. Simply put, our size and dedication to fitness means we have grown to be the largest provider of fitness education nationwide.

Since 2006 NZIHF has only delivered fitness courses - it is our sole focus. We don’t do anything else, we concentrate all our efforts on fitness education, day-in day-out, year-in year-out.

Everyone involved with NZIHF is from industry, for industry and cares deeply about how well-trained fitness professionals can affect the lives of other kiwis whilst enjoying rewarding careers themselves. 

We have weird sayings that communicate our quality focus - like ‘will you be good enough to train my mum?’ and ‘get good before you get greedy’ and ‘excellence, simply’ and ‘give the gift of time’ and ‘you can’t fire a cannon out of a canoe’. Quirky for sure, but once you know, you know.

NZIHF is the most reviewed fitness education provider on Google and Facebook because we let our customers do the talking and keep our heads down improving what we do. We are the preferred supplier of graduates across industry and when someone asks about becoming a Personal Trainer we are the most referred by industry .

We lead the industry in programme development having launched specialist courses and advanced programmes using some of the best experts in their fields to instruct those courses. We are talking Olympians and Olympic coaches, physios, commonwealth medalists, mode specialists (e.g. kettlebells, HIIT, plyometrics). And, because we are big enough, you never have to worry about our courses running or not running - we always do what we say.

So NZIHF is a bit different for sure - but in all the good ways. We are people who like other people, fitness and education. We are the givers of care, support and attention so you can get where you want to go. We think life is short so people should pursue their passions and do things they enjoy. We believe that having a positive impact on others, enjoying your work, having a flexible lifestyle and being active and conscious of your own health is a great way to live.