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Central YMCA Qualifications Level 3 Personal Trainer Certificate

£1 299.00

 

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The Personal Trainer Industry has grown rapidly in the last couple of years, and there is no better time to become a personal trainer. With Discovery Learning we ensure there is a Personal Trainer Course and Qualification to meet your needs. This Personal Trainer Certificate Course is the foundation course to become a Personal Trainer. With this personal trainer qualification you will gain REPs level 3 status and it will open doors into the Personal Trainer arena to the career you desire. 

If you don't already hold a level 2 Gym Instructor certificate then you will need to do the Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer combined course. Click here for our combined course.

 

The 5 compulsory course modules in the Central YMCA Personal Trainer Certificate Course are:

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  • Client lifestyle and fitness appraisal
  • Advanced Personal Training Techniques (Advanced Instructing)
  • Nutrition and weight management
  • Training in different environments
  • Business and marketing skills for the fitness professional

The Discovery Personal Trainer Certificate courses are provided as distance learning courses which involve a combination of home study and attendance days. You will have 8-12 weeks of pre course learning before attending 3 weekend practical tutorials spread over 3 months.

Following the Personal Training Certificate Course you will be able to:

  • Gather and analyse information to plan and adapt a fitness programme to ensure client success
  • Use skills and strategies to successfully motivate and inspire client to change their behaviour
  • Set out an effective and ethical weight management programme for adults and get real results.
  • Plan, market and sell your services either in employment or set up business on a self employed basis

The Personal Trainer Certificate course price includes:

  • CYQ personal trainer course registrations for 5 certificated modules and the full personal trainer qualification
  • 6 tutorial days from top industry experts and leading Personal Trainers
  • Full Tutor support for home learning component—email and telephone support
  • All training manuals, workbooks and worksheets for each module and interactive DVD
  • All CYQ assessment fees & Assessments.
  • Full Certification on successful completion of criteria
  • 20 CPD credits on REP’s and full Level 3 Status

Personal Trainer Certificate Course Entry Requirements:

You must possess at least one level 2 Gym Instructor qualification or equivalent.
Writing and numeracy skills are also required for presentation of course work.
Minimum age is 16.

Personal Trainer Course Format:

This personal training course is made up of 5 modules which can normally be completed over a period of between 8 and 12 weeks depending upon your time available. The personal trainer course is a blended learning course, which means that you will combine home study with attended tutorial days (6 plus two days assessment), and is flexible to suit preferred learning pace. It is important to note that you need to bring someone with you to your assessment day to perform your personal trainer practical assessment on.

Guided Learning hours for the Personal Trainer Course:
  • Advanced Fitness Instructor (120 hours)
  • Lifestyle and Fitness Assessment (40 hours)
  • Nutrition and Weight Management (30 hours)
  • Training in different environments (30hours)
  • Business and Marketing skills (30 hours)

With our Personal Trainer Certificate you will hold the highly valued Central YMCA Certificate in Personal Training. In addition we will establish you as a true expert in “Total Wellness”. As a Personal Trainer trained by Discovery Learning your expertise and credentials in fitness will be unsurpassed. On top of this, Discovery’s partnership with the leading Nutrition and Weight Management Company in the UK (Weight Management Centre) will ensure you are recognised as an expert in Weight Management, and your marketability and effectiveness to deliver will ensure your earnings match your expectations.

Discovery Learning will ensure that you have the right basket of personal training skills to work in the current climate of high expectations from personal trainer clients requiring the very best in personal training, alongside a society and health care system that cannot cope with soaring obesity and lifestyle diseases. Many personal training courses do not equip you for a career with the top clubs or to freelance. Discovery Learning's Personal Trainer Courses are designed to ensure ultimate employability as well as an outstanding platform to launch a freelance personal training career.

Discovery Learning has REPs Accreditation
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As well as the certificate in personal training and personal trainer diploma course (PT courses) and Fitness Instructor courses and qualifications we also provide children's exercise and childhood obesity courses, weight management and nutrition courses and sports nutrition and a whole raft of accompanying fitness qualifications.

If you are a fitness professional and are considering moving into management, have a look at our great new Fitness Manager Certificate. We offer fitness courses as CYQ qualifications (Central YMCA Qualifications) which are internationally recognised and Active IQ qualifications which are the most widely recognized and respected courses available - with a Discovery qualification the world is your oyster. Included in our provision as well as the Personal Trainer Course and fitness instructor courses, sometimes called gym courses, are the ever popular aerobics instructor, spinning, and exercise to music instructor courses (ETM).

If you wish to become an aerobics instructor or become a personal trainer, we can offer you the very best advice and start up opportunities and look no further than Discovery, and we can also assist you with salary expectations. We provide personal training courses and fitness instructor training across the UK including Manchester, London and Bournemouth as well as providing fully supported distance learning and home study with fantastic attended workshops with experienced and expert Tutors. The level of service and student support that you will receive at Discovery Learning will be second to none, and if your fitness or personal trainer course is with us, you will be among the best in the industry.

Furthermore we know that you will not find better value for money on any of our CYQ courses, and we also provide flexible payment terms to suit most people. Please talk to one of our advisers regarding payment options. You may wish to consider a Career Development Loan in which case visit www.direct.gov.uk/adult learning or contact 0800 100 900. Be sure to check that your personal trainer course or fitness course that you are considering is a qualification, many people undertake a personal training course only to find out their award is not a qualification and will not lead to employment.

We also work with Weight Management Centre a leading provider of obesity and weight management services such as childhood obesity and nutrition courses www.wmc.uk.com Read this week’s hot topic Exercise and Diabetes