The Level 2/3 Personal Training diploma is perfect for:
- Career changers: If you’re passionate about fitness, health, and wellbeing, and are seeking a more fulfilling job away from the daily grind, the fitness industry offers numerous opportunities for full or part-time employment or starting your own business.
- Full-time students / school leavers: This qualification is excellent for your CV and can even provide additional UCAS points if you’re considering university. With high employment rates in the health and wellbeing sector, it’s the perfect way to enter an ever-growing industry.
- Fitness enthusiasts: Already love fitness and want to deepen your knowledge? Whether for personal growth or to become an online coach or gym-based personal trainer, this course will provide you with comprehensive insights.
You don’t need any previous fitness qualifications to get started.
Dan Thomas will be your course lead. With 14 years of hands-on experience in the fitness industry, Dan is more than just an instructor – he’s a mentor. As a highly respected personal trainer and successful gym owner, Dan brings real-world insights and a passion for developing the next generation of top fitness professionals. His personalised approach ensures you receive expert guidance and dedicated mentorship throughout your learning journey as he shows you every inner working of how to coach and help people change and get results with fitness and nutrition..
Our clear goal is to ensure you pass and feel comfortable and confident delivering personal training sessions one to one or in a group.
To join the Level 2/3 Personal Training course, you must be 16 years old or over, physically able to do the work, and have good communication skills. There is no upper age limit, and mature students are especially welcome!
No pre-qualifications are necessary.
This depends on your previous experience, but we estimate a minimum of four hours a week. As an example, one student with no prior educational qualifications or experience successfully completed the course by doing just an hour of study per night.
The next course starts on 6th September 2025 and places are limited.
We will be running 4 courses a year, with the next course after September starting in January 2026.
The course takes 10 weeks to complete. This is a mixture of face-to-face practical sessions (held for 10 consecutive Saturdays) and online home-based learning.
You get an OfQUAL nationally regulated qualification that is a LEVEL 3 Personal Training Diploma.
Level 3 is a protected UK government standard and courses which are “Level 3” need to be at that required certified standard. If a course says “Personal Training Diploma” then it is usually NOT at the official government Level 3 requirement. OFQUAL is the gold standard and means that the course will be nationally recognised by such organisations as CIMSPA (formerly REPS).
YES, this course is recognised by CIMSPA.
Yes. In Week One of the course, you will register with the Association of Independent Personal Trainers to access resources from the online student hub. You will have lifelong access to these resources which are updated. On successful completion of the course, you can join the Association of Independent Personal Trainers as an associate member. This is where you will be able to purchase your commercial insurance. Once a member of the Association of Independent Personal Trainers you will be able to access support and ongoing help.
At the end of the course, there will be an Examination Board meeting of the tutors on the course as well as outside representatives who are there to guarantee that the correct standard has been reached. When the Board has agreed that you HAVE reached the correct standard, certificates will be issued.
Our aim in teaching you on this course is to prepare you to be as ready, prepared and confident to take your place as a personal trainer in the fitness industry as it is possible to be. This could be working as an employee with another organisation, as a self-employed practitioner setting up on your own or even as part of our team. To do this, we have a number of added-value extras that most other companies are unable to provide.
Unlike many training providers, including further education colleges, we are an organisation that provides personal training to actual clients. So you will be trained by a company at the heart of the fitness industry, who are offering personal training to real clients. We are always looking for talented newly-qualified personal trainers to join our team. We prefer to offer jobs to our former students before advertising more widely.
Almost always, someone will have to miss one of the dates through no fault of their own and the course has been designed to accommodate this. Because the course has competency-based assessments rather than set examinations, this allows for flexibility. However, we do recommend that you attend as many as possible to assist in your learning.
No.
The cost of the course is £1895, which will include all your registration and tuition. Payment plans are available where you can spread the investment to make it more affordable.
No. Once you’ve passed and joined the Association of Independent Personal Trainers, you can purchase insurance at a very competitive price. Prices start from about £50.00 a year
All practical sessions are held here at Target Active Fitness, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury.
Yes, there is a free carpark at the front of our building.
Yes. We will review payment plans on a case-by-case basis, agreed with the instructor. Full payment must be received before the certificate is given. The earlier you sign up to the course, the more you options you have to stagger the payments.
There is a £200 non-refundable deposit required to secure your place. This can be deferred to a later course date if you need to change dates (maximum of 2 deferrals).
Yes, you will be provided with the trainers contact details so you can reach out at any time for additional support.
No, this course is monitored through ongoing assessments and online, home-based learning.
No, you need no previous knowledge or work experience.
No, during your sessions, you will have full use of the vast array of equipment we have at Target Active Fitness. You will benefit from bringing a pen and paper to make notes. All we ask is that you bring your brain and full attention so you get the most out of the sessions.
For your home-based learning, this will be done online, so you will need access to a computer.
Yes we do. This is all covered as part of your Level 3 Personal Training Diploma.
