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Personal Trainer Certificate RQF L3 / EQF L4
Why study with us?
Our personal trainer certification course combines in-person practical training with online theoretical learning. Unlike many solely online PT courses that lack the crucial practical component, our course ensures you receive hands-on experience. All practical sessions will be conducted at JG Elite Gym in Athlone by a trained professional with a wealth of experience in the industry.Course Overview
The RQF L3 / EQF L4 Personal Training course is an intensive learning program designed to equip students with the skills to assess client training needs and apply effective methods to achieve fitness goals. This course combines Fitness Instructor and Personal Training qualifications, with no prerequisites for enrolment.
This Personal Training Course is a professional-level qualification that develops the knowledge, understanding, and technical skills necessary for a career as a Personal Trainer, whether employed or self-employed. It is designed for individuals aged 18 and older, including recent school leavers and those returning to education after a break.
Based on national occupational standards for fitness, this course integrates skills and knowledge from personal training, sport rehabilitation, performance training, and long-term client care. This accredited qualification is highly regarded, ensuring that upon successful completion, students will have guaranteed access to competitively priced insurance to practice professionally.
Units & Structure
The qualification consists of SIX mandatory units.
- Functional Anatomy for Training & Performance
- Principles and Fundamentals of Personal Training
- Nutrition for Performance, Health & Fitness
- Programming & Delivering Personal Training
- Fitness in Business
- Reflective Case Study
Each of these six units has been formed into individual assessment booklets which you will complete and submit at the end of the course.
Course Plan, Delivery & Assessment
The course is structured to facilitate learning through practical sessions and the completion of ongoing assessment booklets. By dedicating a total of eight hours per week to both practical and theoretical study, it is possible to complete the course in ten weeks.
All course materials are provided, with additional links to websites and resources suggested for those seeking extra knowledge and deeper understanding. Upon completing the six assessment booklets and recording a session where you teach a client, you will submit these for approval
On completion of the course the student will:
- Learn about the legal and professional aspects of personal training.
- Learn how to develop their career in terms of setting up as a self-employed personal trainer, managing a personal training business, and through marketing strategies.
- Gain a thorough knowledge of functional anatomy and its application to personal training.
- Learn how to structure, plan and deliver exercise sessions for one-to-one and group training.
- Design programmes to meet a variety of potential client needs in dynamic settings.
- Learn how to design and structure sessions and programmes to specifically target and meet individual client needs and requirements.
- Gain a thorough grounding in nutrition particularly as it applies to exercise, elite performance and a healthy lifestyle.
- Learn how lifestyle and medical conditions affect a client's health and wellbeing.
- Learn how to communicate well with clients and conduct consultations in order to encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
- Students will gain a fully recognised RQF L3 / EQF L4 qualification.
- They will have guaranteed access to insurance at competitive rates in order to be able to practise professionally.