Level 3
Diploma in Personal Training

Course Overview

The Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instructing & Personal Training has been designed to give you all of the theoretical and practical knowledge you need to start your career as a personal trainer.

You will cover the following units plus much more whilst studying with The Southend Personal Trainer Academy:

Anatomy & Physiology for Exercise and Health
Know how to support clients who take part in physical activity & exercise
Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
Principles of exercise, fitness & health
Planning gym based exercise
Instructing gym based exercise
Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
Programming personal training with clients
Delivering personal training sessions

Our course has also been designed to be entirely student focused. This means your course timetable, study sessions and resources have been all been designed with you in mind.

We understand that every, single one of our students is different which is why our courses are 1-1 with a dedicated, expert tutor. You can attend as many 60 minute sessions per week as your schedule allows and your sessions are booked by you, using our online booking system.

If you need to cancel or reschedule your session you can do it from your phone using the confirmation email for each appointment.

Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training

Sector: Health and Fitness

Duration: 3-12 months

Final Award: Level 3 Diploma

Entry Requirements: General interest in Health and Fitness. Communication and Maths at Level 2, at least.

Based: At home and 1-1 tutorials

Price: From £2,500
(Payments in instalments available)

Course Structure

You will have to complete the mandatory nine units which include:

Anatomy & Physiology for Exercise & Health
Know how to support clients who take part in physical activity & exercise
Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
Principles of exercise, fitness & health
Planning gym-based exercise
Instructing gym-based exercise
Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
Programming personal training with clients
Delivering personal training sessions

The course will be delivered 1-1 with an expert tutor either face to face at our facility or via Skype if you choose to study from home.

You will also be expected to complete revision tasks in your own time such as reading your hard copy manual, listening to audiobooks or podcasts and watching videos covering some of the sections of the course.

Assessments

Throughout your course you will need to complete the following assessments:

Level 2 Fitness Instructing Assessments:

Anatomy & Physiology for Exercise & Health& Healt
Level 2 Theory Exam – Principles of Fitness (multiple choice)
Level 2 Formative Practical Assessment (approximately 30 minutes)
Level 2 Summative Practical Assessment (approximately 90 minutes)
Level 2 Summative Practical Assessment (approximately 90 minutes)

Level 3 Personal Training Assessments:

Level 3 Theory Exam – Anatomy & Physiology for Exercise & Health (multiple choice)
Level 3 Theory Exam – Applying the Principles of Nutrition (multiple choice)
Level 3 Formative Practical Assessment (approximately 30 minutes)
Level 3 Summative Practical Assessment (approximately 90 minutes)
Level 3 Learner Achievement Portfolio (coursework)

Entry Requirements

A basic knowledge of health and fitness is highly recommended but not essential, our course does require physical exertion and fully participation is essential so a degree of physical fitness is necessary (you do not need to be a gym ninja though!)

There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) and maths involved, so you should have basic skills in communication and maths at level 2 (as a minimum).

Resources

As a student of Southend Personal Trainer Academy you will gain access to the following resources to help you through your course and beyond:

Lifetime access to our student and graduate Facebook group
Hard copies of the Level 2 and Level 3 manuals
Mock exams and revision questions
Lifetime access to our Student Resource Pack on Dropbox which contains a huge amount of learning material, powerpoints, spreadsheets, templates and much more.
Unlimited email support from your tutor
Free 1-1 business coaching after your course
Unlimited 1-1 sessions with your tutor throughout your course