Personal Training Level 3 Apprenticeship
De Montfort University
Leicester (LE1 9BH)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 18 March 2026)
Posted on 27 February 2026
Contents
Summary
The Leisure team sit within Estates and Facilities and comprises of 3 sites : The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, The Watershed and Beaumont Park Sports Facility. The sites deliver indoor and outdoor access for competitive, recreational and social activity for students, staff and the wider community to participate in.
- Wage
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£23,898 a year
- Training course
- Personal trainer (level 3)
- Hours
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cover the opening times, Monday-Sunday, 6am - 10.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 29 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
The Leisure team is made up of 32 team members, of varying roles, and is supported by a range of temporary staff. These staff cover the opening times, Monday-Sunday, 6 am - 10.30 pm.
The role is part of a busy leisure team who deliver over 104 hours of contact time a week to members, pay-as-you-go users, external hirers and the wider University community. The role is to competently supervise and control a busy fitness suite and studio environment, swimming pool and climbing wall by being highly motivated,professional and competently trained to deliver excellent service.
The role is based in the QEII Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre and is full-time 37 hours, over a 8 week rota that includes evenings and weekends.
You will be responsible for understanding and knowing all about the core business, be able to assist our users to get the most from their visits to our facilities, be welcoming, friendly and be the go-to person for all our users about all of our services.You will also support other colleagues across leisure when required.
You will be eager and willing to learn while undertaking your Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification alongside the National Pool Lifeguard qualification, and have a passion for wanting to start your career within the leisure industry. You will have good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to use basic Microsoft Office packages.
Where you'll work
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
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.
Training schedule
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- Level 2 Gym (if required)
- Functional Skills (if required)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You will be required to work evenings and weekends as required, and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required.
About this employer
The Leisure team sit within Estates and Facilities and comprises of 3 sites : The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, The Watershed and Beaumont Park Sports Facility. The sites deliver indoor and outdoor access for competitive, recreational and social activity for students, staff and the wider community to participate in.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position for successful completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016590.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 18 March 2026)
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