Personal Trainer Apprenticeship

Summary

Here’s what makes it a unique and rewarding place to work: Comprehensive personal training experience, versatility in your role, clear structure & support, strong team & community focus on coaching, not just sessions. Opportunities for growth and a fun & motivating atmosphere.

Wage

£6,281.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, early and late shifts with some weekends.

16 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Coaching Classes
Nutrition support
Sales
Member admin and support
Facility management and cleaning
Social media marketing and creating videos
Member retention tasks
Participating in team development meetings and workshops
Club social events and races

Where you'll work

UNIT 7
REDFIELDS INDUSTRIAL PARK
CHURCH CROOKHAM
FLEET
GU52 0RD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ELEV8 TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Ability to apply appropriate methods and techniques to facilitate clients’ desired physiological goals.
Assess clients’ readiness to change behaviour and apply effective change strategies, communication techniques and motivation to facilitate healthy behaviours that move them towards their goals and promote programme adherence.
Implement a range of theories relating to client motivation and behaviour change.
Identify commonly occurring conditions and provide information, advice and support to clients where required.
Promote wellness advice and demonstrate an understanding of how modern lifestyles impact upon the health and wellbeing of the client, providing signposting to appropriate professionals where relevant.
Design, tailor and coach an effective exercise programme, using appropriate equipment. Continuously monitor and review the effectiveness of the exercise programme to ensure it is engaging, varied and progressive to clients’ needs and goals, whilst following the principles of training and exercise science.
Develop and deliver exercise sessions in environments other than the gym to individuals and small groups. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of these exercise programmes and amend accordingly.
Correctly demonstrate a wide range of exercise techniques, carry out reviews and advise clients on their performance and apply suitable adaptations for those at different levels of fitness.
Analyse clients’ performance and apply suitable adaptations, regressions, progressions and corrective strategies to ensure continued success.
Analyse client’s dietary habits and identify areas for improvement.
Apply nutritional principles when developing exercise and lifestyle programmes for clients.
Ensure the use of appropriate IT systems to support and manage all aspects of a personal training business such as record keeping, sales and invoicing, client and group management, class scheduling, retention levels and session reminders.
Manage the effectiveness of a client’s exercise programme through the use of appropriate available systems.
Use appropriate products to support and manage clients effectively. Present, analyse and interpret data and information in line with professional practice.
Provide a high standard, client focused service through excellence in the fitness environment and application of best practice such as injury prevention and risk management.
Demonstrate tact and discretion when handing client data, adhering to relevant legislation
Ability to effectively communicate with clients using a range of techniques.
Be able to interpret and evaluate communication and adapt own communication styles in order to encourage and motivate clients to achieve their goals.
Ability to implement and adapt strategies to successfully gain and retain clients, ensuring the development and sustainability of the client base.
Plan and regularly review business performance in order to meet business goals and targets whilst identifying areas for improvement.
Implement a variety of effective marketing strategies to engage prospective clients.
Ability to promote and sell products and personal training services.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C or 4)
Maths (grade C or 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Dedicated
Personable
Confident with older clients
Independent and initiative
Proactive mindset
Enthusiastic
Resilient and persevering
Professional and Reliable

About this company

The Club runs a small group PT facility offering personal training services including strength training, nutrition and support to members.

After this apprenticeship

Clear career pathway to Coach and then possibility of Head Coach if position vacant

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ELEV8 TRAINING LIMITED

Brianna Cain

Brianna@pmtanda.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325034.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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