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If you want to become an accredited yoga teacher, then this is the course for you! At COTY, we are small enough to give every student the individual support you need to feel confident and empowered on your journey, but big enough to ensure you get real qualifications.
The Certificate IV program is the highest recognised qualification you can achieve in Yoga Teacher Training. The program will empower you with the skills and knowledge to coordinate and teach remedial yoga sessions in any area of the healthcare system.
A course rich with insights into eastern and western medical philosophies, the Certificate IV course is as eye-opening as it is practical. While it’s designed to give you a strong foundation in your understanding of remedial yoga movements, breathing, postures, asanas and other necessary skills for a career in yoga teaching, it is as much about self-development, optimal health and holistic wellness.
The COTY 12 month 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching course is one of Australia’s highest industry recognised qualifications in yoga teaching. This course is designed to develop your personal understanding of yogic physiology, Japanese Remedial postures and traditional asanas. This knowledge is extended with practical training in the skills required to teach Japanese meridian yoga to a group.
The 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching qualification is registered with Yoga Australia Level 1 and is an ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority) Nationally Accredited Course and Training Program. This ensures students receive the highest level of professional training and education.
This course includes a high level of face-to-face learning and supervised teaching experience, all in an established yoga college and health care centre. You will be guided and trained in the most important aspects of teaching and meeting client’s needs, including injury recovery, physical restrictions, pregnancy, development and age restricted requirements.
The 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching course meets the standards set by the Australian Qualifications Framework for quality assurance ensuring the required professional training to successfully work as a Remedial Yoga Teacher in the Complementary Health Care Industry.
As a Vocational Education Training (VET) course, the Department of Education and Training certifies that the COTY Certificate IV program delivers outstanding employment outcomes for its graduates. Hear about the VET experience firsthand from graduates who have leveraged these programs to advance their careers and become a globally-skilled professionals.
Delivered in 37 sessions over a 12-month period with holiday breaks. During the term students are required to attend learning sessions with a choice of daytime, evening, or weekends study plans.
Bundle Option: This course is also offered as a bundle with the Advanced Diploma of Remedial Yoga Therapy as our Remedial Yoga Teacher to Therapist Program.
We deliver this course using a combination of face-to-face training, online self-paced study, and home practice.
This is Vocational Education Training (VET), much like you would receive if you started a new job. Assessments for this course are conducted using a combination of realistic simulated workplace tasks, supervised demonstrations, class teaching, knowledge quizzes, and professional discussions.
Our entry requirements as simple. Bring your love of yoga and helping others with basic language, literacy, and numeracy skills, and become more than just a yoga instructor – become a Remedial Yoga Teacher!
On successfully completing this course, you will be awarded a nationally recognised 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching, which correlates with AQF Level 4.
The role of the Remedial Yoga Teacher requires the application of broad, factual and technical knowledge in the teaching of remedial yoga to groups and coordinates the operational components of a working yoga studio.
Course graduates working in Remedial Yoga Teacher will exercise autonomous decision making and apply a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to complete routine and non-routine activities. This includes engaging with remedial yoga participants and planning and teaching remedial yoga.
Our Bespoke Study Program lets you design your own learning pathway to a qualification by studying the units you want, when you want to.
If you know what units you’re looking for, you can purchase these right here from the Course Structure table.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Many of our custom-developed modules and units can also be taken as standalone courses for personal interest or continuing professional development (CPD credits). Search our complete course directory now.
To achieve the qualification Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching, the learner must complete eleven core units.
Total units of competency: 11
Model: core only
The following nationally recognised units of competency will be delivered in this sequence, commencing with unit listed at the top of the table. Expand for details and individual unit purchasiblity.
Also known as seniors first aid (or level 2).
Includes: HLTAID001 (Provide CPR) and HLTAID002 (Provides basic emergency life support).
This course combines the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty and applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
In this course you will learn to:
All COTY students and graduates are required to renew their CPR every 12 months with a renewal of HLTAID003 every three years. This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers. This unit applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Therapy accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This course (unit of competency) is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure your health and safety, and that of others. The unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, either under direct supervision or with some individual responsibility.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Therapy accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This course (unit of competency) is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to appropriately use and understand medical terminology, within the scope of various medical administrative tasks.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Therapy (link) accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This course is a unit of competancy designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body. A must for anyone that needs to use and/or interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Therapy accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This course combines the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines. This course applies to anyone who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
In this course you will learn to:
All COTY students and graduates are required to renew their CPR every 12 months with a renewal of HLTAID003 every three years. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.
This course combines the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development. It is the perfect course for workers in all industry sectors who take proactive responsibility for their own professional development.
In this course you will learn to:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This course combines the skills and knowledge to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention. This unit applies to yoga teachers, oriental therapists, community services or health workers who have defined responsibilities to work independently with clients within broad but established guidelines.
In this course you will learn to:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10137NAT Certificate IV in Remedial Yoga Therapy and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and develop small business operations. It applies to individuals who operate a small business which stands alone, or that is part of a department within a larger organisation. Individuals in this role use problem-solving skills and take responsibility for developing approaches to evaluating and developing business operations.
The essential learning outcomes include:
This course:
For more information on this course go to My Skills.
The following accredited units of competency for remedial yoga are delivered and assessed holistically over the duration of the course. Contact us to talk to a Student Adviser and find how out to include these units in a Bespoke Program or apply for RPL.
RYTRYS401 Prepare a remedial yoga session
RYTRYS402 Instruct remedial yoga techniques to a group
RYTRYS403 Apply remedial yoga during a session
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Duration: 11 months
Face to Face Start Dates: February, March & May
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