Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training
This Active IQ Level 3 Diploma will build on your existing skills in gym instruction, enabling you to pursue a career in personal training.
Active IQ Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Personal Training
About this course
This Active IQ Level 4 Certificate will further develop your existing personal training skills and knowledge. These enhanced skills will enable you to fully understand your clients, take an evidence-based approach to programming, and develop a successful and sustainable personal training business.
This accredited achievement is valued and recognised by employers and can help you increase and enhance your career opportunities, career progression and earning potential.
While there are no other specific entry requirements, you must be able to apply factual and theoretical knowledge, and use a range of cognitive and practical skills to come up with specific solutions for personal training clients. This will require you to work in predictable and unpredictable situations using knowledge, skills and competencies pitched at Level 4 on the RQF.
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Course pre-requisites:
You must be over 16 years old and hold a Level 3 Personal Training qualification
Course duration:
270 hours
Coach education courses at solent
Solent University offers an extensive programme of coach education courses, as well as a wide range of National Governing Body (NGB) qualifications. Courses are open to Solent University staff, students, and the general public.
What you'll study
- Further knowledge of anatomy and physiology applicable to personal training
- Nutrition for health, exercise and fitness
- Lifestyle and medical factors that affect wellbeing
- Effective communication skills for client consultations to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours and strategies for change
- Skills required to plan and conduct physical activity sessions with different types of client in a variety of environments and with a range of resources
- Legal and professional requirements for personal training
- Setting up and managing a personal training business on a self-employed basis, if desired
- Managing, evaluating and improving your own performance
Ready to book
If you have any questions about the course or would like to register your interest in potential future open courses please email: coach.education@solent.ac.uk
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