Fitness and Health Promotion Student Placement/Capstone Project
FHP 1403
Open
Closing on August 31, 2024
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
KS
General
- Diploma; 2nd year
- 45 learners; teams of 2
- 175 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 5 projects wanted
- Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Events services, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Marketing & advertising, Public relations & communications, Sports & fitness
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 6, 2025Experience start
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January 17, 2025Bi-Weekly Update
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April 18, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 6, 2025Experience start
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January 17, 2025Bi-Weekly Update
Bi-Weekly update to clinical faculty lead
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April 18, 2025Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Core Competencies
Communication skills
- Active listening, interpretation and verbal communication
- Presentation skills
- Social marketing and media skills
- Cultural/contextual awareness and sensitivity
- Report writing
Leadership/Business skills
- Coordinate or assist with event planning
- Incorporate entrepreneurial approaches to the delivery of programs and services
- Use strategies that support the inclusion of culturally diverse populations and individuals with special needs
- Determine ways to improve the organization’s ability to meet client needs
- Prepare and deliver presentations
- Apply the principles of accepted business etiquette (ie/ cultural, regional, global, etc.)
Health Promotion skills
- Prevention, disease detection and reducing risk factors
- Appropriately assess the needs of at-risk individuals and groups
- Plan services for at-risk individuals, groups, communities or populations
- Provide technical consultation and advice (through information sessions, posters, classes, etc.)
- Plan programs/raise awareness in the community
Fitness skills
- Conduct assessments of fitness, activity level and lifestyle to build individualized exercise programs
- Develop and deliver safe training programs to support fitness, wellness and/or nutrition
- Respond to concerns of individuals with greater health risks
- Develop and lead group fitness classes with modifications as necessary
- Employ risk management strategies to deal with issues such as safety, security, public health and liability
- Learner skills
- Presentation skills, Communication skills, Leadership/business skills, Health promotion skills, Fitness skills
- Deliverables
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- Employ the necessary fitness and health promotion theories, skills, and competencies related to the workplace environment.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the application of fitness and health promotion skills and competencies as required by the workplace.
- Display a sound theoretical foundation by adapting programs, interventions, and services to meet clients' individual needs and abilities.
- Demonstrate the utmost respect for the client's wellbeing and autonomy by ensuring all safety measures are strictly enforced while providing services.
- Maintain appropriate dress standards and demonstrate exemplary punctuality and preparedness in all aspects of the workplace.
- Effectively communicate changes in work schedules when necessary.
- Apply effective time management and organizational skills and set realistic priorities.
- Display the highest level of responsibility, integrity, and accountability concerning the assigned duties.
- Demonstrate effective and professional verbal, nonverbal, written, and electronic communication that contains little to no errors.
- Display the highest level of confidentiality as appropriate to the workplace environment.
- Respect differences related to cultural and human diversity when using verbal, nonverbal, written, and electronic communication.
- Employ professional and interpersonal skills to effectively network with clients, professionals, peers, and employers in the chosen field of study throughout the placement.
- Establish professional collaborative working relationships with the client and members of the workplace.
Project Examples
- Sporting/Fitness/Health Promotion Event(s)
- Company Health & Wellness Strategy Development & Implementation
- Physical Literacy Strategic Development & Promotion
- Adaptive Sport Strategic Development & Promotion
- Quality Sport for Communities & Clubs
- Indigenous Communities Active for Life
- Sport for Life for Every New to Canada Participant
- Dance for Life
- Cricket in Schools and the Community
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Is your organization covered by WSIB? The response will not impact placement, just required paperwork.