Certificate of Leisure Facility Management

1. The Scope of Recreation Facility Management
   • Introduction
   • Scope of Community Recreation Services
   • Exercise Facilities
   • Town Planning
   • Survey
   • Structural Planning
   • Systems Planning
   • Advocacy Planning
   • Central Place Theory
   • Scope and Distribution of Leisure Facilities
2. The Nature of Recreation Facility Management
   • Multidisciplinary Approach to Management
   • The Administrative Process
   • Planning for Play
   • Planning Processes
3. Legal Requirements for Construction
   • Introduction
   • Construction
   • Health
   • Special Events
   • Liability and Negligence
   • Minimising Liability
   • Risk Management
4. Planning Construction Work
   • Work Scheduling
   • Planning Management of the Construction
   • Competitive Tendering
   • Contingency Plans for Disruption to Work
5. Indoor Equipment
   • Types of Recreation Buildings
   • Indoor Equipment and Facilities
   • General Requirements; access, security, lighting, toilets, parking, signage, staff facilities, etc
   • Needs for Specific Facility Types; swimming centres, community centres, gymnasium, etc
   • Selection Criteria for Equipment
   • Conducting a Cost Analysis
6. Outdoor Equipment
   • Introduction
   • All Purpose Sports Ground
   • Tennis Courts
   • Bowling Club
   • Camp and Caravan Sites
   • Water Recreation; sailing, water skiing, power boating, canoeing, etc
   • Playgrounds
   • Picnic Areas
   • Riding School, etc
7. Safety Procedures
   • Duty of Care; employer, employee, other person, manufacturer.
   • Lifting and Manual Handling
   • Protective Equipment
   • Chemical Handling
   • Protecting Hearing
   • Accidents
   • Safety Risk Analysis
   • Safety Audit
   • Safe Communication
   • Safety Out Doors
   • Water Safety: safety in pools
   • First Aid
   • Safety on Sports Turf
8. Equipment Needs
   • Gym Equipment
   • Types of Equipment
   • Sports Equipment
   • Track and Athletics Equipment
   • Determining Equipment Needs for different sports
   • Tennis
   • Dancing
   • Scouts, Youth Clubs, Other Clubs, Play groups, etc
9. Purchasing
   • Introduction to Purchasing Procedures
   • Tendering
   • Purchasing and Payment Procedures
10. Bookings
    • Controlling Facility Use
    • Exclusive Bookings
    • Using Facilities without Prior Bookings
    • Keeping Records of Bookings
    • Procedure for Filing
    • Active and Inactive Records
11. Contingencies
    • Introduction to Contingency Procedures
    • Accidents
    • Evacuation
    • Staff Absence
    • Fire Management
    • Indoor and Outdoor Facilities
12. Insurance Issues
    • Introduction
    • Types of Insurance
    • Staff Liability
    • Determining Insurance Requirements for a Facility
    • Insurance Limitations
    • Changing Insurance Needs
    • Managing Insurance
    • Insurance for Contributory Negligence
    • Recreation Leaders
    • Quality Systems
13. Managing a Recreation Facility
    • Building Maintenance
    • Repairs
    • Bookings
    • Controlling Facility Use
    • Keeping Records
    • Promoting a Facility
    • Managing Aquatic Facilities
    • Toilet and Locker room Facilities
    • Security; security systems, vandalism, ignorant acts, vindictive acts
    • Minimising Vandalism

1. Introduction to Facility Management
   • Nature and scope of the work
   • Developing management procedures
   • Quality (compliance) systems
2. Water Facilities
   • Water treatments: salt, bromine, ozone etc
   • pH management
   • Control of water temperature
   • Filtration systems
   • Air maintenance in an indoor pool area
   • Routine pool maintenance
   • Maintenance of spas, saunas and steam rooms
   • Common problems with swimming pools
   • Pool surrounds
   • Ancillary facilities
   • Managing use of swimming pools
3. Sports Turf Facilities
   • Advantages and disadvantages of turf as a sporting surface
   • Turf condition: what affects the condition of turf
   • Maintenance practices for turf
4. Gymnasiums
   • Sports equipment: track, athletics
   • Gymnasium maintenance
   • Health and safety in a gym
   • Gymnasium standards
5. Public Buildings
   • General building maintenance tasks
   • Health and safety issues
   • Managing building repairs
6. Toilets and Locker Rooms
   • Components of toilet locker room areas
   • Health and safety concerns
   • Routine maintenance
7. Introduction to Design
   • Design factors
   • Types of facilities
   • Site selection
   • Planning process
8. Ergonomics
   • Scope and nature of ergonomics
   • Understanding posture
   • Furniture design
   • Ergonomics for a gym
   • Layout of interiors
9. Outdoor Facilities
   • Pool design: Pools and surrounds
   • Water slides
   • Spas
   • Other water features
   • Fountains
   • Playground design
   • Planning for play Community participation
   • Park design
   • Fitness trails
   • Skateboarding
   • Multi purpose courts
10. Indoor Facilities
    • Floors
    • Walls
    • Lighting
    • Heating
    • Ventilation
    • Use of colour
    • Macro design for indoor facilities
    • Local community recreation centres
11. Interior Design
    • Exercise facilities
    • The space
    • The equipment: types of equipment
    • Layout of a gym
    • Interior design
12. Equipment Design
    • Design of fitness equipment
    • Exercise bikes
    • Rowing machines
    • Treadmills Step machines
    • Strength training equipment
13. Managing Construction
    • Nature of the task
    • Safety

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• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 200 hours. We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

While printed materials are not available for purchase, PDF copies are available for download and self-printing for this program.

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Yes! You will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of your assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our e-learning system and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.