Developing Strength and Power

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Advance your understanding of strength and power development.

A self-paced online course for strength and conditioning coaches, exercise and sport scientists, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals.

$270.00

Key facts

Course category
Health and Medicine, Allied Health , Sport
Options
Option 1 Register anytime from 17 March until 30 September 2025 Self-pacedOnline (On demand)
Duration
Commence from 17 March until 30 September 2025, with course ending 31 December 2025
Group Bookings
Enquire now
Prerequisite/s
There are no prerequisites for this short course
Certification
Certificate of Attendance

Why this course?

Designed to benefit strength and conditioning coaches, sport scientists, exercise scientists, personal trainers, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals, you'll advance your knowledge and skills in the key physical characteristics in sport - strength and power.  

Why study a short course at La Trobe

Industry experience while you study

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Rising demand

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Powerful Collaborations

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Course content

Strength and power are considered the key physical characteristics in sport, and this course is designed to advance your knowledge and skills in the areas of developing maximal strength, maximal power and reactive strength.  You'll also gain an understanding of how to periodise the development of strength and define distinct strength qualities.

The Course Coordinator is Associate Professor Lachlan James, PhD, Sport and Exercise Science, at La Trobe University.  You'll also have access to recorded Q&A sessions with internationally recognised industry and applied research leaders (to be confirmed shortly). 

 

 

You’ll learn:

  • About the periodisation of strength
  • The classification of strength qualities
  • Needs analysis for strength qualities 
  • The relevance and associations to performance
  • Advanced methods for developing maximal strength, maximal power, explosive strength and reactive strength.

 

Your study experience

This course comprises 10 hours self-paced material, some additional reading and an online Q&A webinar that will be scheduled during the course availability period.   The total time commitment is expected to be 15 hours. 

At the conclusion, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 10 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who you'll learn from

Dr Lachlan James is a Senior Lecturer, Sport Scientist and Course Coordinator of the Master of Strength and Conditioning degree at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He has published over 60 peer reviewed articles including 35 as first or senior author. Lachlan currently supervises 9 PhD students with research projects in the AFL, NRL, Super Rugby, Queensland Academy of Sport, the Victoria Institute of Sport and with VALD Performance. Prior to entering academia, he spent 10 years in professional practice as a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist.

 

 

 

Vanessa Rohlf 

Vanessa is a Research Officer in the School of Psychology and Public Health, and is a consultant, therapist, and educator specialising in compassion fatigue, stress management, pet loss, and animal bereavement.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Find out more about further education at La Trobe  View all FAQ

I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.