Top fitness academies like K11 to create a skilled workforce for the fitness industry through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in line with the government’s vision to create more jobs.
Kaizzad Capadia –Director of the Mumbai based K11 Academy– has been entrusted with the responsibility to generate 55,000 skilled trainers for the fitness industry in the next 10 years.
K11 Academy has partnered with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to offer diploma certificate courses in personal training. The academy is recognized by the Register for Exercise Professionals (REPS) India Foundation, which means fitness trainers trained by K11 can work in UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Poland and UAE.
K11 has received funding from government to set up academies in various cities in India. The company has also established a dedicated student placement cell to give assistance to students in kick-starting their careers in the fitness industry.
The fitness market in India is witnessing a growth of 12-15 per cent thanks to rising disposal income and changes in the demographic status of India. Corporate companies and MNC’s are also keen to have a healthy workforce, which is acting as a catalyst for the growth of the fitness industry.
All these developments mean fitness as a career is going to be a lucrative option for youth, thanks to the rising demand for personal trainers both in domestic as well as overseas markets.
Career in Fitness & Sports: Success Stories
“Why are you working in the fitness industry when you have an engineering degree?”This was the question asked to me by almost everyone 2 years ago. Now they ask, “Omkar, how can I start my career in the fitness industry?”
Being an engineering student, I completed the personal trainer’s course (PT) and the sports nutritionist course (SNC) from K11 Academy. These courses made me fall in love with science. I started applying this science on myself and my friends, the results were amazing.
The sports nutrition course enabled me to design nutrition plans. As I had college to attend I was working part time and earned way more than an average engineer. I revalidated my certificates from K11 as knowledge evolves after every 2 years and the skilled teachers at K11 are always updated with latest, most scientific knowledge. I was also awarded the Master Trainer’s Course.
In 2017, I started my enterprise ‘Omfit’ to help people online and offline in their fitness journey. Online consultations became possible because of the K11 PT and SNC manuals which I can always refer to in all cases. In the last four years I have changed from being a guy who was doubted and made fun of, to a successful entrepreneur, being respected by the society.
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