Become a Personal Trainer 

Our comprehensive Level 3 Combined Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training equips you with the skills and knowledge to excel in both gym instruction and personal training.

You'll gain a solid foundation in gym instructing, allowing you to lead group fitness classes, followed by in-depth personal training expertise to design and deliver personalised exercise programmes for individual clients.

This Diploma course covers a wide range of topics, including:

Gym Instruction:

• Anatomy, physiology, and nutrition for exercise and fitness

• Health and safety in the gym environment

• Client and group inductions

• Planning, instructing, and supervising safe and effective exercise sessions

• Professionalism and customer service for fitness instructors

Personal Training:

• Advanced anatomy and physiology applied to personal training

• Nutrition tailored for exercise, health, and fitness

• Understanding lifestyle and medical factors impacting well-being

• Effective communication for client consultations and behaviour change

• Designing and delivering personalised exercise programmes

• Legal and professional requirements for personal training

• Setting up and managing your own personal training business (optional)

• Techniques for self-management, evaluation, and performance improvement

This intensive programme offers a flexible learning approach, typically taking 10 weeks to complete.

This programme caters for busy lifestyles, with one day per week face to face learning plus wrap-around online study and assignments.

With our extensive online learning hub and dedicated tutor support, we can tailor the course to best work for you - allowing you to extend your studies for up to 18 months if needed, providing a manageable learning pace.

Most learners complete within 10 weeks and then benefit from work experience with our valued course partners to really embed their new skills and develop professionally in a real life working environment.

The team at ID Fitness, alongside our Active Global tutors will be your guides and mentors and offer additional PT sessions and nurturing resource materials every step of the way to give you the greatest chance of success for your future.

To achieve this dual qualification, you must successfully complete all units from both the gym instructing and personal training components. Assessment methods will include:

• Multiple-choice examinations

• Practical assessments (gym instruction and personal training scenarios)

• Video assessments

• Coursework projects (written assignments and programme design)

Please note: you cannot claim your Gym Instructor certificate from our Awarding Organisation partners until you have also successfully completed all Personal Training modules within this Diploma.

This programme is ideal for individuals with a passion for fitness who want to become qualified gym instructors and personal trainers.

If you are new to the fitness industry and looking for an all-in-one pathway to becoming a personal trainer then this is the best route for you.

Diploma requirements:

• Learners must be 16 years or older.

• Basic communication and literacy skills (Level 2 preferred).

• A degree of physical fitness and experience with gym-based exercises (including free weights) is recommended.

Please note: While there's no formal prerequisite for the gym instructing component, there is a core requirement to be able to work with a computer and reading materials autonomously,with guidance and support from your course tutor.

Upon successful completion of this diploma, you'll be qualified for diverse and rewarding career opportunities:

• Work as a gym instructor, leading group fitness classes

• Become a certified personal trainer, designing and delivering personalised exercise programmes

• Combine your skills to offer both gym instruction and personal training services

• Pursue further qualifications in specialised areas like exercise referral, advanced nutrition, pre/post natal training, sports conditioning, massage therapy, or other fitness disciplines.

This combined diploma provides a comprehensive skillset, opening doors to a successful and fulfilling career in the fitness industry.

You will also be paired with a dedicated careers advisor and recruitment specialist upon enrolment and graduation to help you find your footing in the industry.

We are in this together and we will support you each step of the way.

To enrol on this course, please either reach out to one of our support team via the contact buttons below or add the course to your basket and simply purchase online within this web page - all online payments are fully secure and encrypted.

We can provide guidance on further support for funding and finance plans should you wish to learn more about gaining aid for your study fees.

Once your purchase is complete you will receive all of your necessary login detail and course registration documentation.

A member of our team will call you to ensure you have everything you need to get started and will introduce you to your learning portal, your dedicated course tutor and careers support manager.

All course learners enrolling onto any Active Global course must adhere to our terms of service and policies as detailed within our policies page within this website.

Course Fee = £1,360

(Currently 20% discount! RRP. £1,700)

• Finance options to fit your goals may be available, including payment plans and grants (lending criteria applies - call to learn more).

• IDFitness Experience Add-On = £269 (50% discount to all Diploma Students).

• All Prices include VAT.

Alongside the final practical and theory exams, during the course, learners will need to produce two real world case studies and 4 coursework assignments.

Case study 1: Periodised (three phase) training programme for a newly acquired client, including:

• Initial needs analysis questionnaire and food diary.

• Physical activity readiness questionnaire and health commitment statement.

• Educational guidance documentation for supporting client success.

• Online (video recorded) 1-to-1 consultation appointment and follow up feedback support.

• 3 x training regimes, including workout plans for each scheduled day of the week - each phase/regime will progress safely, effective and suitably for the client's individual needs.

The programmes designed and submitted for your periodised training plan case study will form the basis of your final practical assessment - where you will teach a live PT session with your client. ​

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Case study 2: Professional fitness business plan proposal, including:

• Initial business evaluation.

• Market research.

• Business overview.

• Financial performance forecast.

• Go to market strategy (and budget).

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Assignment 1: Personal training competencies worksheet.​

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Assignment 2: Supporting clients and encouraging positive behaviour change worksheet.

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Assignment 3: Professionalism and customer care worksheet.

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Assignment 4: Health and safety in the fitness environment worksheet.

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Assignment 5: Observational analysis and programming adaptations task - to meet the needs of clients with common ailments and/or injuries in collaboration with ​third party professionals (eg. physiotherapist, GP, osteopath).

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Assignment 6: Personal and professional development plan.