Our exceptional personal training course is built on evidence-based exercise science and designed to maximise your skills, capabilities and career opportunities.
Our Personal Trainer course is recognised internationally; exceeds the standards set by CIMSPA; and meets the criteria for official American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Approved Provider status◊.
Over 20 years we’ve helped over 20 000 people become fully qualified Personal Trainers. We can help you too.
As the trusted authority in personal training courses, we have 973 reviews and our customer experience rating is 4.8 out of 5
Read ReviewsIn partnership with cAmpus, our Personal Training course includes the latest Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer qualifications from the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
If you are interested in the basic Level 3 Personal Trainer Practitioner Diploma, you’ll have access to:
Alternatively, you may choose a bundled course such as our Level 3 Personal Trainer Specialist Diploma or the Level 4 Personal Trainer Master Diploma. See below for more details on bundled courses.
The course features proprietary, cutting edge personal training content produced by some of the industry’s leading educators and includes video lectures, interactive animations, multiple choice worksheets and motion infographics. It covers a comprehensive range of subjects, including:
It’s everything you need to start your personal training business.
If your goal is to achieve a Personal Training Practitioner Diploma, you may choose from three study options includeing Distance, Live Virtual or In-Person.
Once enrolled, you’ll also have access to Learner Support, all personal training course assessments, as well as the relevant clinics, eClasses and training days included in the study option you select.
The ultimate in flexibility, the Distance study option is conducted as home study.
Perfect for those who aren’t looking for, or whose lifestyle can’t accommodate, a schedule of clinics (classes) to attend. Choose to film your practical assessments and submit them electronically along with your completed portfolios; or, for an additional fee, either book and attend scheduled In-Person assessment days at which you’ll perform your assessments and hand in your completed portfolios, or book and participate in Live Virtual assessments at bespoke times and dates that you arrange with us on which you’ll perform your assessments and submit your completed portfolios.
Visit Distance Study Option in TAP Specs below for more information.
Our most popular study option is the best of both worlds: home study plus tutor-led, real-time Live Virtual clinics that you participate in at home.
Available Full Time and Part Time.
This study option is ideal for those who would prefer not to travel and would rather spend the time studying. The perfect choice if you’re looking to also offer your personal training services online once you’ve qualified, using Zoom for example.
Full Time: you’ll book onto and participate in an 11-day Live Virtual clinic held on weekdays.
Part Time: you’ll book onto and participate in an 11-day Live Virtual clinic held on Saturdays (Part Time Saturdays option) or Sundays (Part Time Sundays option).
Virtual clinics are live and not pre-recorded. Visit Live Virtual Study Option in Course Specs below for more information.
The in-venue, in-person experience: home study plus tutor-led clinics that you attend at one of our venues.
Available Full Time and Part Time.
A great choice for those looking to learn in the gym environment.
Full Time: you’ll book onto and attend an 11-day In-Person clinic held on weekdays.
Part Time: you’ll book onto and attend an 11-day In-Person clinic held on Saturdays (Part Time Saturdays option) or Sundays (Part Time Sundays option); or you’ll book onto and attend an 11-week In-Person clinic held Monday and Tuesday evenings (Part Time Evenings option).
Visit In-Person Study Option in Course Specs for more information.
We also offer a range of easy payment options: pay in full up front and receive a prompt payment discount, or pay the regular price with a payment plan. Funding also available (eligibility critria applies).
If you are military service personnel, you may use your Enhance Learning Credits through ELCAS. Click here for more details.
*You must hold a CIMSPA recognised gym instructor certificate to achieve this personal training certification.
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If you’re committed to becoming a personal trainer, then we have two great PT course bundles which will equip you to start your career with all the skills required to be a success.
Our most popular personal trainer course.
Ideal for those looking to offer their clients a greater variety of services.
The Specialist Diploma includes the Practitioner Diploma plus:
This course is offered by Distance Study, Full Time & Part Time In-Person as well as Full Time & Part Time Live Virtual study options.
Level 4
Our most advanced PT course
Ideal for those looking to increase their earning potential with more specialist skills
The Master Diploma includes the Specialist Diploma plus:
This course is offered by Distance Study, Full Time & Part Time In-Person as well as Full Time & Part Time Live Virtual study options.
Our personal training courses bundles represent peerless quality and value.
Getting started is simple: choose from two payment options.
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Finance Plans (Up to Five Years) – If approved for finance , you’ll pay the regular price over a number of months via a third-party payment plan. These plans have terms of six months to five years and may
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Once you become a qualified personal trainer, there are a number of different personal training career & PT job opportunities available to you.
The personal training level 3 diploma you’ll achieve from one of our personal trainer courses is the minimum PT qualification required to work in the fitness industry.
Working as a full time, employed personal trainer, you’ll receive a set salary and work hours set by the health club. In most cases, your salary will remain the same regardless of how many clients you train per week.
As an employed fitness professional, your duties will involve more than designing programmes and taking clients through fitness training sessions. You may be required to work on reception, teach a variety fitness classes which you are qualified to deliver and perform many duties similar to a fitness instructor, such as cleaning and maintaining the fitness equipment. You may also be required to conduct gym inductions and taking new members through their first workout.
Being a full time employed fitness professional gives you job security. As a salaried PT, you’ll receive all the regular benefits a full time position comes with such as holiday pay, sick pay and job security.
As a self-employed personal trainer, you have greater freedom to decide when, where and how you work. For many of our learners, freedom is one reason why they become a level 3 personal trainer.
Being self-employed, means you decide how many sessions per day and per week you want to do. In most cases, the fees you charge your clients are your own however, the health & fitness club you work at will charge you a “rental fee” to use the facilities. These rental fees vary greatly depending on the health club and the location.
Of course, being self-employed also means you can train clients in their own home or outside, where there are no costs.
Being a self-employed gives you the greatest amount of control and flexibility over your working life. You choose how many PT sessions you do, where you train your clients and how much you charge. You are your own boss and have total control.
The hybrid employed/self-employed model is becoming a more popular personal training model offered by health & fitness clubs. It involves you working some set, salaried hours for the health club, and then you are free to train your PT clients in the club for a reduced rental fee. It’s the best of both worlds with the security of an employed position, and some of the freedom of a self-employed position.
Once you complete your Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, your next step is to start building your client base. This hybrid model allows you to earn as a salaried personal trainer, while you meet members in the fitness club and convert these members into clients.
As a training provider, we’re here to help you get started in your career as a personal trainer. To facilitate this, once enrolled on one of our personal training courses, you’ll have access to our full personal trainer job board directly within the Student Desktop & Mobile App where you’ll do your study.
Our AI engine will match you with local personal trainer & fitness jobs based on the personal training courses you’re studying and the fitness qualifications you already have. As you continue to study with us and work on your professional development, the fitness jobs presented to you will be automatically matched to suit your knowledge, skills and experience.
This job board for personal trainers is only availble to those enrolled on one of our personal training courses. This is a unique feature only availble with TRAINFITNESS.
Successful Personal Trainers
Graduates from our personal training courses have been employed by many large and small fitness centres around the country including:
In addition, graduates have also gained positions as personal trainers at:
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Study anywhere, anytime.
Mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop: you can study where, when and the way you like thanks to our award-winning e-learning ecosystem and learning resources. As soon as you enrol, you can log onto our website or mobile app and access your Student Desktop. Through the Student Desktop you complete the online course material and, depending on the TAP you choose to purchase, complete any online theory assessments, book onto any practical training and assessments, and interact with our Learner Support team.
Technology is in our DNA. We were the first fitness industry course provider in the UK to offer online learning and the first to offer a mobile app so that you can study personal training on the go. Our digital heritage ensures a rich and seamless learning experience – however you like to learn – which was recognised by the health and fitness sector with our achievement of the ukactive award for Best Use of Technology.
Learning strategies for the modern world.
Our personal training courses are created using microlearning principles, where content is divided into bite size chunks, helping you to better comprehend and retain information. Clear learning paths and our unique blend of stimuli make learning simpler and help build knowledge piece by piece.
The range of TAPs we offer to support our personal training course include synoptic assessment, which combines assessments over modules and across subjects. This method allows learners to transfer knowledge and skills between subjects and helps you see how issues and themes connect. Synoptic assessment reduces compartmentalised learning, so in the course you’ll notice anatomy and physiology, for example, is split across multiple lessons. You will then combine elements of your learning from these different lessons and show your accumulated knowledge and understanding in the assessments.
Together, our TAPs and PT course meet the real-world requirements of Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers and are specifically structured in such a way as to represent the real-world journey you’ll take your clients on once you qualify.
A dedicated team of experts is on hand to help you with course questions, big and small.
When you purchase one of the personal training course TAPs we offer, we provide support in numerous ways:
Learner Support Service – As well as the support you receive from your tutor on a scheduled clinic or optional training day (if applicable), you’ll also have access to our Learner Support team. This team is dedicated to helping you with study questions and administration queries via phone, email or through our Helpdesk.
eClasses – If you enrol on the Distance study TAP, optional eClasses are available to help you prepare for your Gym and Personal Trainer assessment/s. You can book onto one or more of the eClasses and once booked you can attend that eClass as many times as you like within the course term. Optional eClasses are not mandatory, so they’re not included in your TAP. Additional fees apply.
Optional Training Days – If you enrol on the Distance study TAP and would like extra help with the more practical elements of the course, we have optional training days you can book onto and attend. On these days you can receive valuable tutor feedback and practical training. There are two optional training days available, one for the Gym Instructor component and another for the Personal Trainer component. Optional training days are not mandatory; therefore, aren’t included in your TAP. Additional fees apply.
Take a deep dive into our Personal Trainer courses. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, please call us.
You will:
The Practitioner Diploma includes two clinics: Gym Instructor (five days) and Personal Trainer (six days). The Full Time study option runs Monday to Friday. The Part Time study options run over consecutive scheduled Saturdays (Part Time Saturdays option) or Sundays (Part Time Sundays option).
You will:
The Practitioner Diploma includes two clinics: Gym Instructor (five days) and Personal Trainer (six days). The Full Time study option runs Monday to Friday. The Part Time study options run over consecutive scheduled Saturdays (Part Time Saturdays option), Sundays (Part Time Sundays option) or weeks (Part Time Evenings option).
You will:
You will achieve the relevant Focus Awards Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification upon successful completion of the Personal Trainer course, the personal training certification issued by the awarding organisation.
All our Personal Trainer courses are also endorsed by PD:Approval and meet the criteria for official American College of Sports Medicine Approved Provider status◊. The personal training courses accredited by CIMSPA, include the Practitioner, Specialist & Master Diplomas.
No prior fitness qualification is required before starting our combined Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer course. You are required to hold a CIMSPA-recognised Level 2 Gym/Fitness Instructor qualification if you enrol on our Personal Trainer course that does not include the Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification.
A basic level of English and Maths will be necessary to understand the content of the course.
All PT courses require physical exertion; therefore, a level of physical fitness is necessary. Relevant personal experience of the subject – for example, prior participation in gym sessions – will be helpful.
If approved for finance, you’ll pay the regular price via a third-party payment plan. These plans may include interest free payent plans (0%) and zero credit charges on terms of six months to five years with a deposit of just 5% in some instances. Deposit amounts are at the discretion of the lender and finance is subject to eligibility criteria.
Learn more about our finance options.
Interested in becoming a fitness professional or starting a fitness business? You’re welcome to read some of our blog articles related to personal training:
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