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Level 3 Part Time Personal Trainer Certificate

With Discovery Learning we ensure there is a Personal Trainer Course and Qualification to meet your needs. With our Full Time Personal Trainer Certificate you can become a Personal Trainer in no time at all. All you need is to already have your Level 2 qualification as a pre-requisite for the course.

Personal Trainer Course Content:
The Personal Trainer course consists of a number of modules including:
  • Level 3 Advanced Anatomy and physiology
  • Level 3 Nutrition for Physical Activity and Health
  • Level 3 Delivering personal trainer session
  • Level 3 Programming principles for personal training
  • Level 3 Client Lifestyle and Fitness Appraisal
Personal Trainer Course Format:
Part Time Option

The Personal Trainer course comprises of 4-6 weeks of home study (distance learning) working for around 6 - 10 hours per week to achieve the 60 hours of home study required. All learning materials are despatched on point of enrolment and these will include: Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology manual, Level 3 Nutrition for Physical Activity and Health manual.

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Our dedicated student support team will then contact you to start your home study and they will continue to support you throughout your learning journey. Attendance is then required for a total of eight practical tutorial days, split across 3 weekends.

Weekend one explores advanced CV training systems, advanced resistance training systems, advanced stretching and flexibility alongside programme design and planning. Throughout this weekend you will recognize functional training techniques, understand movement analysis, posture assessments, core stability and finally enhancing your exercise library for training in different environments.

Weekend two examines Nutrition for physical activity and health. The aim of this module is to recognise the skills, knowledge and competence required for an individual to apply the principles of nutrition and weight management to support their clients goals. This course is designed for those working with or planning to work with clients to help them realise a healthy weight through nutrition and physical activity. The remainder of weekend two covers the client lifestyle and fitness appraisal module. This provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform fitness tests with a client and analyse the data; also to identify physical and psychological barriers to exercise and healthy living and finally to provide recommendations.

Further still weekend one and two considers exercise for the apparently healthy people, special populations including obesity, diabetes and asthma.

Weekend three you will complete all the level 3 assessments including theory assessments and practical assessments.

This course ensures you have ultimate employability as well as an outstanding platform to launch a personal training career.

Personal Trainer Course Assessment:
  • 1 x 50 minute hour multiple choice examination (Anatomy and physiology)
  • 1 x 50 minute hour multiple choice examination (Nutrition for physical activity and Health)
  • 1 x 1 hour Practical Assessment (with your subject)
  • 1 x 12 week periodised programme, 4 programme cards and the completion and evaluation of 4 PT sessions
  • 1 x Viva – Professional Discussion exploring your 12 week plan
  • 1 x Client Lifestyle Assessment
  • 1 x Nutrition Case Study
Personal Trainer Course Certifications and Qualifications:
  • CYQ Level 3: Certificate in Personal Training
  • CYQ Level 3: Certificate in Nutrition for Physical Activity and Health
Personal Trainer Course Pre-requisites:

You must hold a Level 2 Gym Instructor Qualification. Writing and numeracy skills are also recommended for course work. Minimum age is 16.

Personal Trainer Course Price includes:
  • CYQ registration, assessment and CYQ qualification certificate
  • All personal trainer course tuition, materials and online / telephone support
  • Personal Trainer Course manuals, workbooks and an interactive DVD
  • VAT
  • 20 CPD credits on REP's (Register of Exercise Professionals)
  • Eligibility to join Register of Exercise Professionals at level 3
Personal Trainer Course Progression routes:
  • Level 2 Health Related Exercise for Children
  • Level 2 Exercise to Music
  • A variety of Level 2 CPD courses
  • Level 3 Exercise Referral
  • Level 4 Obesity and Weight Management
  • Level 4 Lower Back Pain
Affordable Payment Options:
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Payment Plan at 7.5% interest
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2 Months
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PT Certificate
£1399
£1503.93
£104.93
£751.96
£501.31
£375.98
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Full Payment
Payment Plan at 12.5% interest
Difference
6 Months
PT Certificate
£1399
£1573.88
£174.88
£262.31

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What we can do for you

Here at Discovery Learning we are in the business of growing passionate people to become elite personal trainers. We teach you how to become a Master personal trainer. We're a proud to be one of the leading providers of fitness instructor and personal trainer courses. Our personal trainer and gym instructor courses run in London, Manchester, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Birmingham. We offer you our quality personal trainer courses including our best selling Master Personal Trainer Diploma and Personal Trainer Certificate. Our fitness courses and nutrition courses are flexible and affordable. We provide Central YMCA and Active IQ qualifications in personal training, gym instructing, aerobic instructing (exercise to music), children's exercise and many more, giving you the UK’s leading health and fitness qualification.

We offer both full and part time personal trainer courses. We offer top quality training from the start all the way up to REPs Level 4. We’re the first and only company to offer Level 4 Obesity and Diabetes Management and provide this training to both personal trainers and NHS staff. We also offer a Level 4 Management of Lower Back Pain course as well as a Level 3 GP Referral that will help you expand your knowledge and client base. Our premium product which will get you to the top of the fitness industry with a huge earning potential is our master personal trainer course. If you’re not sure which course is right for you, then give one of our career advisors a call and they will be happy to help.

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