Level 3 Personal Trainer Apprentice
MR B THRAVES, MRS D THRAVES
Ashbourne (DE6 1HD)
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 14 June 2026)
Posted on 21 May 2026
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Summary
An exciting opportunity to join Bphysical, a friendly community focused gym. The successful Personal Trainer Apprentice will work alongside owner Barry in our private studio, developing coaching skills, supporting classes, building confidence and gaining the experience needed to become a qualified coach with long-term career opportunities.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Personal trainer (level 3)
- Hours
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Variable shifts between clubs opening hours. Monday - Friday 6.00am - 8.30pm, Saturday 7.30am - 4.00pm, Sunday 7.30am - 1.00pm.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 June 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
As the Personal trainer Appretice, you will predominantly be working alongside the owner Barry Thraves.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shadow Barry during PT sessions
- Support and learn class delivery
- Assist with member consultations
- Learn Clubright system
- Welcome and support members
- Help with lead follow-up and onboarding
- Learn exercise programming
- Support Kickstart members
- Maintain high gym standards and cleanliness
- Develop confidence coaching clients
Where you'll work
Unit 10 & 7
Ashbourne
DE6 1HD
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Early mornings, some evening and weekend work will be required due to the nature of fitness industry environment.
About this employer
Bphysical is a friendly, community-focused fitness facility based in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. We help members improve fitness, confidence, and health through personal training, gym memberships, classes, and coaching. We pride ourselves on creating a welcoming environment where members know each other by name and feel part of something special. We are now looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to join our team and develop within our growing business.
After this apprenticeship
Opportunity for long-term employment with progression into Personal Training, class coaching and building your own client base within Bphysical.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032965.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 14 June 2026)
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