Sport: Personal Training Level 3 Part-time

In Brief

Start Date / Duration

The next course will start on 25 February 2020 and will be delivered on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings 6.00pm-9.00pm for 8 weeks.

Entry requirements

You will need to have a Level 2 Fitness or Exercise Instructing based qualification.

You will achieve

Active IQ Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training
20 CPD points to maintain your REP’s (Register of Exercise Professionals) status

Course overview

This qualification gives you the knowledge and skills to work with individual and groups of client in a personal training setting. Successful achievement of the qualification will allow the you to gain employment within an organisational setting, or alternatively in a self-employed environment.

Course content

Barnsley College offers this highly popular and comprehensive Personal Training course, which will enable you to gain 20 REP’s CPD points on completion. If you are a Gym Instructor wishing to pursue a career in the health and fitness sector as a Personal Trainer, then this course would be ideal for you. The qualification will also provide some initial guidance should you wish to become self-employed and look to run your own fitness training business. This course is suitable for any fitness professional looking to advance their knowledge and skills, update their Continuing Professional Development and increase their scope of practice with clients.

You will study the following units:

Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise and Health
Applying the Principles of Nutrition to a Physical Activity Programme
Programming Personal Training with Clients
Delivering Personal Training Sessions

The course will be predominantly delivered through practical workshops. A variety of flexible delivery strategies will be used to accommodate each individual’s learning style. A significant amount of learning is home study, working with individuals to plan and deliver a six week progressive programme of fitness development. Whilst not essential, it is advantageous that you are currently working in a gym where you can practice your learning. This is a highly desired professional qualification and you will be expected to adhere to industrial standards. The course assesses both theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding.

As a student within the Department of Sport and Public Services you will be expected to wear appropriate sports/fitness clothing at all times. Jeans and non-regulation tops are not allowed. You will also require all necessary writing materials, ring-binders and paper/stationery.

Honeywell Sports Campus
Honeywell Lane
Barnsley
S75 1BP

The qualification provides one of the pre-requisites should you wish to become self-employed and/or run your own fitness training business.

Extra information

This course may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan. Contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk. about eligibility and how to apply. You can also visit the Advanced Learner Loan page.

If the course is listed as full fee payable, you will have to pay for the course.

For further information please contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk

Barnsley College has a range of sports opportunities for all students to take part in, gain professional training and compete nationally and internationally. We also have a state-of-the-art fitness village, Honeywell Sports Village where students can make use of our fitness suite, spinning studio and classes for competitive rates. You don’t have to be studying sport to get involved in the Sports Academy.

Our Additional Learning Support team can provide you with the support you need. Please contact them on +44 (0)1226 216 769.

Please note we reserve the right to change details without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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