L3 DIPLOMA IN PERSONAL TRAINING
Got your level 2? It’s time to join the highest rated Personal Trainer course in the North East.
Next start date – June 01, 2026
You need this essential qualification to enable you to become a personal trainer.
At Corporate Personal Fitness we are here to help. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call on 01325 401110.
Our course has been specially designed to help you become a professional whether that is working in a gym or becoming a self-employed personal trainer.
This is a course with added extras to give you the advantage over your competition. We have worked with major fitness organisations to give our learners additional knowledge. We are so confident in your success; we guarantee interviews with major fitness organisations on completion of the course.
Our tutors not only have the necessary knowledge to deliver the course to the highest standards, but they are also experienced personal trainers so can help you with setting out on your own.
Our course lasts 10 weeks with a blended learning model. You will receive expert support from our tutors to guide you through your learning, alongside face-to-face sessions in our private gym to earn practical skills.
Do not be fooled by intensive five-week courses, employers frown upon them, preferring to choose candidates who have had a thorough training course from experienced professionals.
Our Active IQ Diploma in Personal Training is at level 3 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework. It also provides access onto The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) at level 3 and is CIMSPA endorsed.
We have reduced the cost of this course by £1,000 to an amazing £1,195. You can also spread the cost over a longer period using our interest-free payment plan.
Overview:
- The Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training will further develop learners, who have existing knowledge and skills in gym instruction, to enable them to pursue a career in personal training. This qualification will provide a combination of knowledge and skills to prescribe, plan and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes and personal training sessions to a range of clients.
Who could do this qualification?
- Learners must be 16+ years old and hold a Level 2 Fitness Instructing (Gym) qualification.
- The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of physical fitness is necessary
- There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading, and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication pitched at level 2
What does the qualification cover?
- Further knowledge of anatomy and physiology that is applicable to personal training.
- Nutrition for exercise, health, and fitness.
- Lifestyle and medical factors that affect wellbeing.
- Effective communication skills for client consultations to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours and strategies for change.
- The skills needed to plan and conduct physical activity sessions with different types of client in a variety of environments and with a range of resources.
- Legal and professional requirements for personal training.
- How to set up and manage a personal training business on a self-employed basis if desired.
- How to manage, evaluate and improve their own performance.
Progression:
- Learners may also progress onto qualifications in related sectors, like Sports Massage, where they will be provided with the knowledge and skills to practice sports massage alongside personal training in the health club environment or own business
- Alternatively, learners may broaden their knowledge and skills by progressing onto qualifications mapping to additional branches of the Level 3 Standards, such as Exercise Referral and Leisure Management.
Disability Information
- Our facilities are fully compliant with disability requirements.
- Our teaching methods and resources are flexible to cover disabilities.
ENQUIRE
If you would like to discuss how we can help you, please call Johnny Harrison on 01325 401110 or complete the enquiry form below.
ACCREDITATION
Our awarding body Active IQ said we were “outstanding” and we are classed as an ‘ultra-low risk’ training centre. But what means more to us than any accreditation is feedback from our learners who gave us a 100+ NPS® score.
