Personal Trainer Course
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 REPs and 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.
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In partnership with cAmpus, our Personal Trainer course includes the latest Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer qualifications from the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
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:
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- Anatomy and physiology
- Diseases and health conditions
- Analysis of client information
- Functional programme design
- Movement screening
- Effective coaching models
- Health risk stratification
- Postural assessment
- Metabolic breakpoint testing
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Health and safety
- Planning and instructing gym-based exercise
- Health optimisation
- Nutrition
- Training movements vs. training muscles
- 10-step consultation process
- Corrective exercise
- Business skills and employment preparation
- T3 (HIIT) Coaching
- Circuit Training
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TAP Options
If your goal is to achieve a Personal Trainer qualification, you need to successfully complete a Training and Assessment Package (TAP).
Our Personal Trainer course is supported by a range of TAPs for you to choose from – Distance, Virtual or In-Person.
A TAP provides you with access to Learner Support, the personal training course assessments, as well as the additional training included in the TAP you purchase.
Distance
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 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.
Virtual
Our most popular study option is the best of both worlds: home study plus tutor-led, real-time Virtual clinics that you participate in at home.
Available Full Time and Part Time.
Due to conditions brought about by COVID, this study option is ideal for those who would prefer not to travel or who are currently concerned for their health studying in-person with a group of people in a commercial fitness centre. 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 Virtual clinic held on weekdays.
Part Time: you’ll book onto and participate in an 11-day Virtual clinic held on Saturdays (Part Time Saturdays option) or Sundays (Part Time Sundays option).
Visit Virtual Study Option in TAP Specs below for more information.
In-Person
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.
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TAP Prices
After you enrol on our personal training course, the sooner you purchase a TAP, the smaller the fee. To purchase a TAP, simply choose your preferred option.
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).
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Finance available from £17 deposit & £8/month.
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Why Us?
Premium services. Unrivalled value. Supreme support.
Become your best by learning from the best.
Convenience and Simplicity
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.
Leading Learning Principles
Learning strategies for the modern world.
Our Personal Trainer course is 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.
Learner Support
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 Instructor 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. Two optional training days (one for the Gym Instructor component and another for the Personal Trainer component) will also cover the relevant work experience requirement of the TAP. Optional training days are not mandatory; therefore, aren’t included in your TAP. Additional fees apply.
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TAP Specs
Take a deep dive into our Personal Trainer course and TAPs. If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, please call us.
Distance Study TAP
You will:
- Complete as home study the online course material, online theory assessments, workbook and portfolios. You’ll complete the online material for at least the Gym Instructor component of the course before performing any of the Gym Instructor assessments; and complete the online material for the Personal Trainer component of the course before performing any of the Personal Trainer assessments.
- Complete the work experience requirements of the course where you observe a qualified Personal Trainer in a commercial fitness facility – 20 hours for the Gym Instructor component and 20 hours for the Personal Trainer component. As optional alternatives to completing the work experience, you can book onto and attend a scheduled Gym Instructor Training Day and a scheduled Personal Trainer Training Day, or four scheduled Gym Instructor eClasses and four scheduled Personal Trainer eClasses (additional fees apply).
- Submit via our Help Desk evidence of your completed work experience using the documents provided in the online course material (unless you have completed the optional Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer training days or the eight optional Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer eClasses).
- Film the practical assessments in a professional fitness environment; for example, a health club (for which you’ll need a minimum of three clients).
- Submit via our Help Desk a video of your practical assessments and completed portfolios.
- As an alternative to submitting a video of your practical assessments, for additional fees you can either book onto and attend In-Person assessments held on scheduled assessment days to which you’ll bring your one-to-one client and hand in a copy of your completed portfolios, or you can book onto and perform Virtual assessments at bespoke times and dates that you arrange with us and for which you’ll have three clients with you and submit in advance via our Help Desk a copy of your completed portfolios. View dates
Virtual Study TAP
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:
- Book onto scheduled Virtual clinics according to the study option (Part Time or Full Time) you enrolled on. View dates.
- Complete as home study the online course material, online theory assessments, workbook and specified sections of the portfolios. For the Part Time study option, complete all of the online course material and online theory assessment for at least the Gym Instructor component of the course (as well as specified sections of the Gym Instructor portfolio) before participating in the Gym Instructor Part Time Clinic; and complete the online course material and online theory assessment for the Personal Trainer component of the course (as well as specified sections of the Personal Trainer portfolio) before participating in the Personal Trainer Part Time Clinic. For the Full Time study option, you must complete all of the online course material, online theory assessments and specified sections of the portfolios before participating in the Full Time clinic.
- Participate in the Virtual clinics you have booked onto. You’ll perform various training and assessments during these clinic days and also finish and hand in your portfolios.
In-Person Study TAP
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:
- Book onto scheduled In-Person clinics according to the study option (Part Time or Full Time) you enrolled on. View dates.
- Complete as home study the online course material, online theory assessments, workbook and specified sections of the portfolios. For the Part Time study option, complete all of the online course material and online theory assessment for at least the Gym Instructor component of the course (as well as specified sections of the Gym Instructor portfolio) before attending the Gym Instructor Part Time Clinic; and complete the online course material and online theory assessment for the Personal Trainer component of the course (as well as specified sections of the Personal Trainer portfolio) before attending the Personal Trainer Part Time Clinic. For the Full Time study option, you must complete all of the online course material, online theory assessments and specified sections of the portfolios before attending the Full Time clinic.
- Attend the In-Person clinics you have booked onto. You’ll perform various training and assessments on these clinic days and also finish and hand in your portfolios.
Recognition
You will achieve the relevant Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification upon successful completion of the Personal Trainer course and a TAP, the personal training certification for which will be issued by the awarding organisation.
Together, our Personal Trainer course and a TAP are also endorsed by PD:Approval, recognised by CIMSPA, and meet the criteria for official American College of Sports Medicine Approved Provider status◊.
Prerequisites
No prior fitness qualification is required before starting our combined Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer course. You are required to hold a REPs-recognised Level 2 Gym 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.
Together, the course and a TAP 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.
Payment Plans
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.
Resources
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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