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NASM CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAM

NASM fitness, nutrition, and wellness content that supports multiple career pathways. Designed by industry leaders, our peer-reviewed content helps students turn their passion for fitness and wellness into a career and lifelong commitment to healthy living.

Discover how NASM can transform your school's Health Science CTE program.

 
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HOSA PARTNERSHIP

Sponsor of healthy living competition

NASM is excited to announce we have partnered with HOSA-Future Health Professionals, a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. HOSA’s mission is to empower future health professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.

Leveraging a shared goal of promoting health and wellness education in their communities, NASM and HOSA will introduce comprehensive career development opportunities in fitness, nutrition, and wellness to students worldwide, areas that are currently underrepresented in health science education.

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What you'll receive

PROGRAM DETAILS

Our content is updated to reflect the latest research, trends, and scientific advancements. Educators and students will benefit from this program presented through interactive media, ensuring engagement and comprehension.

NASM provides students with training courses and certifications for a broad range of health science careers, learn more here.

  • • Program Information, Course Outline, Study Guides

  • • Lecturing Resources 

  • • Quiz Banks

  • • Activities and Assignments

  • • Handouts and Templates

 

What they'll learn

Learning Objectives

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER (CPT)

  • • Identify and adhere to applicable professional standards and codes of conduct including business and professional development practices.

  • • Recognize and apply exercise psychology and behavioral coaching techniques for a wide variety of clients.

  • • Identify concepts and structures of anatomy and physiology, human movement science, exercise metabolism, nutrition, and supplementation.

  • • Select, perform, and interpret results from a client fitness assessment.

  • • Provide instruction and demonstrate proper exercise techniques for clients.

  • • Design client-specific exercise programs based on assessment results and client abilities.

CERTIFIED NUTRITION COACH (CNC)

  • • Explain foundational principles of nutrition science.

  • • Differentiate between benefits and limitations of dietary archetypes.

  • • Identify best practices for physical activity linked to dietary archetypes.  

  • • Develop customized, evidence-based nutrition programs for clientele.

  • • Explain the efficacy and appropriate, safe practices for the recommendation and use of supplements.

  • • Apply credible nutrition information from scholarly and reputable sources.

CERTIFIED WELLNESS COACH (CWC)

  • • Understand the science behind what and why humans eat.

  • • Explore how movement complements a holistic wellness program. 

  • • Understand how to evaluate someone’s relationship with exercise and how to support them in the creation of sustainable movement practices. 

  • • Determine the capacity for individual to make meaningful behavior changes in the pursuit of their mental and emotional well-being.

  • • Learn to employ recovery tools that will help navigate some of life’s most stressful moments.

  • • Establish coaching skills with a results-oriented process that will teach how to empathetically guide and encourage the achievement of desired behavior change.  

PROVEN OUTCOMES

WHY WE'RE THE RIGHT FIT

NASM strives to be the best resource in fitness and wellness content for the academic community

INDUSTRY STATS

NASM empowers students to pursue rewarding careers in a growing and dynamic industry

1.5 trillion

WELLNESS MARKET VALUE*

By entering this industry, students can be at the forefront of innovative health solutions, making a positive impact on people's lives and well-being.

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    Students can pursue careers in corporate wellness, health tech companies, and holistic health centers

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    Increasing opportunities in virtual training, fitness app development, and digital health coaching, make it a forward-thinking career choice

 

Exercise
Trainers

19%

Athletic
Trainers

17%

Group Fitness
Instructors

19%

PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE (2021-2033)*

5%: average growth rate of other industries*

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EDUCATION ARTICLES & RESOURCES

 
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*Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics