Personal Fitness Trainer: QCF Level 3 Course

Our Personal Fitness Trainer course has been specifically designed for those who are seeking the skills and knowledge required in order to begin a career within the fitness industry. The fitness industry is expanding rapidly despite the current economic downturn, there is a high rate of employment within the industry with currently more than 6,000 fitness centres located all across the UK. This means that there has never been a better time to take the first step towards becoming a fully qualified personal trainer.

The Personal Trainer qualification gives you the knowledge and skills to work with individual and groups of client in a personal training setting.

Most students will complete the theory element of the course in 6 ? 8 weeks (although we impose no time limits on this), you can then book onto your practical training which lasts for 6 days (please click on the ?Further Info? tab below for more information on the practical training).

This course is a full qualification listed on the QCF (Qualifications Curriculum Framework) at Level 3 (500/8820/8)

Please note:

    You must hold a QCF Level 2 Gym/Fitness Instructor qualification prior to being able to commence this course, if you do not, please click here for more information on our Gym Instructor QCF Level 2 qualification.
    If you do not already hold a QCF Level 2 Gym/Fitness Instructor qualification and would like to complete our Personal Fitness Trainer Advanced: QCF Level 3 course, which includes the full syllabus and practical training from our Gym Instructor: QCF Level 2 qualification as well as the full syllabus and practical training from our Personal Fitness Trainer: QCF Level 3, then please click here.
    If you opt to study for this qualification by the postal method you will receive a binder of all the course notes in the post, however you will still require internet access in order to complete the assignments for this course.

On completion of the Personal Trainer qualification you will be able to work in a wide variety of roles within the health and fitness industry, for instance you could set up your own business as a personal trainer or you could work in a gym. You will also have the benefit of being able to offer your clients nutritional advice and information on a one to one basis.

On completion of this course you will be able to gain employment in any of the major or independent gyms in the UK and you will also qualify for entry on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) at Level 3 Personal Trainer status.

Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health (A/600/9051)

    Understand the heart and circulatory system and its relation to exercise and health
    Understand the musculoskeletal system and its relation to exercise
    Understand postural and core stability
    Understand the nervous system and its relation to exercise
    Understand the endocrine system and its relation to exercise and health
    Understand energy systems and their relation to exercise

Programming personal training with clients (F/600/9052)

    Understand how to prepare personal training programmes
    Understand the importance of long term behaviour change for personal training
    Understand the principles of collecting information to plan a personal training programme
    Understand how to screen clients prior to a personal training programme
    Understand how to identify personal training goals with clients
    Understand how to plan a personal training programme with clients
    Understand how to adapt a personal training programme with clients
    Be able to collect information about clients
    Be able to agree goals with clients
    Be able to plan a personal training programme with clients
    Be able to manage a personal training programme
    Be able to review progress with clients
    Be able to adapt a personal training programme with clients

Delivering personal training sessions (J/600/9053)

    Understand how to instruct exercise during personal training sessions
    Understand how to adapt exercise to meet client needs during personal training sessions
    Understand how to review personal training sessions with clients
    Be able to plan and prepare personal training sessions
    Be able to prepare clients for personal training sessions
    Be able to instruct and adapt planned exercises
    Be able to bring exercise sessions to an end
    Be able to reflect on providing personal training sessions

Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme (L/600/9054)

    Understand the principles of nutrition
    Understand key guidelines in relation to nutrition
    Understand nationally recommended practice in relation to providing nutritional advice
    Understand the relationship between nutrition and physical activity
    Understand how to collect information relating to nutrition
    Understand how to use nutritional information
    Understand the principles of nutritional goal setting with clients
    Be able to collect and analyse nutritional information
    Be able to apply the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme

Our Personal Fitness Trainer course has been specifically designed for those who are seeking the skills and knowledge required in order to begin a career within the fitness industry.

You must hold a QCF Level 2 Gym/Fitness Instructor qualification prior to being able to commence this course, if you do not, please click here for more information on our Gym Instructor QCF Level 2 qualification. Students must also be 16 years or older.

On completion of the Personal Trainer qualification you will be able to work in a wide variety of roles within the health and fitness industry, for instance you could set up your own business as a personal trainer or you could work in a gym. You will also have the benefit of being able to offer your clients nutritional advice and information on a one to one basis.