Health Sciences and Social Services - Rehabilitative Health/Services
The qualification serves as a foundation and core knowledge base whereby the acquisition of professional abilities such as understanding, skills, values, and attitudes are ensured, as well as gaining applied competence to act as a specialist health care professional, namely a Biokineticist. The end product of this qualification is to produce individuals who focus on scientifically based prescriptive exercise in the following four domains of practice:
This qualification provides learners with a solid scientific knowledge base in human physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, and human movement science, as well as practical skills and appropriate attitudes and values. Its goal is to enhance health, optimize well-being and performance, and prevent the progression of certain ailments in individuals and communities.
Competent and qualified Biokineticists are equipped to work in various settings, including public and private sectors, urban and rural areas. They leverage their expertise in exercise, physical activity, and health education to promote health, prevent dysfunction, and restore and maintain functional abilities compromised by orthopedic injuries and chronic diseases.
While there are similarities between Biokinetics and other healthcare qualifications like physiotherapy, this qualification is unique in its primary focus on the prescription of scientifically based exercise in the four specific domains identified above. This specialization equips graduates to deliver specialized biokinetic health care services that are internationally recognized and applicable in any community setting.
The qualification aims to provide all economic sectors with a pool of well-qualified individuals who can perform effectively in the field of biokinetics, contributing to the overall health and well-being of individuals and communities they serve.
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