Personal Training - Level 3 Diploma (ActiveIQ)

Essentials

Duration: 15 Weeks Part-time
Number of weeks: 15
Start date: 19th January 2026
End date: 20th May 2026
Day: Mon Wed
Time: 18:00-21:30

Course fees for each year.

Find out more about eligibility for reduced course fees, payment options and financial support available in our fees and funding page.

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.

Course Content

Units typically covered include:

• 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.

Applicants must be 16+ years old and hold a Level 2 Fitness Instructing (Gym) qualification. Whilst there are no other specific entry requirements, an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) is involved, and learners entering the programme should have basic skills in communication at Level 2. The course requires physical exertion, and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of physical fitness is necessary.

Successful achievement of this qualification will provide entry to the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) as a practitioner (exercise and fitness) or directly into the job role as personal trainer.