Personal Training & Sports Coaching (Level 3) Course

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a qualification in Personal Training & Sports Coaching. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Personal Training & Sports Coaching is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training & Sports Coaching course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

This Quality Assured Level 3 Diploma is suitable for all those who are or wish to become a personal trainer or a sports coach. It will be of interest to you if you wish to make a living from training others, advising about exercise and nutrition and designing training programmes to meet the needs of your clients, whether they wish to improve their strength and/or performance or if their goal is to lose weight.

There is increased for demand for specialist skills such as those obtained from completing this course due to recent trends and facts regarding the importance of a healthy balanced lifestyle.

Course Key Topics

The Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training & Sports Coaching is divided into ten comprehensive modules.

Module 1 – Becoming a personal trainer
Module 2 – Knowing about anatomy and physiology
Module 3 – Knowing about nutrition
Module 4 – Knowing your clients
Module 5 – Knowing about exercising
Module 6 – Training young people
Module 7 – Training groups with particular requirements
Module 8 – Advising about weight management
Module 9 – Advising about fluid management
Module 10 – Building and maintaining a successful personal training business

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete Diploma in Personal Training & Sports Coaching. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

100% of the final mark is made up of an online multiple choice exam.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, you will be awarded your diploma by OLQA as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

What's Included? What do I get when I enrol?

Your course fee covers everything you will need to successfully complete the Personal Training & Sports Coaching home study course and earn your diploma:

1. All textbooks, study folders, and/or online learning aids designed for distance learning
2. A full range of student services, including:

• Tutor marked assessments (TMAs)
• Access to the online student portal (Student Chat, Forums and Online Support Resources)
• NUS Extra Card (discounted membership)
• Comprehensive Study Guide & Study Plan
• Guide to Effective Study Techniques
• How to approach exams without fear

3. An accredited diploma upon successful course completion directly from the awarding body OLQA
4. One year's educational support by e-mail, post, fax or phone
5. Free postage and packaging for UK mainland students

If your course is being delivered online, please ensure you meet the minimum requirements below.

For Windows: 
Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

For Macintosh: 
Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

All Students must be 16 years of age or above.

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course.  This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Personal Training & Sports Coaching and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

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