Personal Trainer Apprentice
Energie Fitness Acton
London (W3 8DR)
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 10 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 August 2026
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Summary
Energie Fitness Acton is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic apprentice to join its team as a Personal Trainer. This is an opportunity to gain industry-recognised training while developing practical experience working in a busy fitness environment.
- Wage
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£8,320 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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Early shifts, late shifts and weekends will be required.
20 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 11 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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 a Personal Trainer Apprentice, you will:
Support members on the gym floor and provide fitness guidance
Develop and deliver effective workout programmes
Support members to achieve their health and fitness goals
Build positive relationships with members
Support group exercise sessions, with training provided where required
Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming gym environment
Make outreach, prospect and member follow-up calls
Work towards daily and weekly sales and member engagement targets
Develop your knowledge of health, fitness and current industry practices
Provide a high standard of customer service
Work as part of the Energie Fitness team
Where you'll work
Unit A & B
Joyce Court
Bollo Bridge Road
London
W3 8DR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH WALES TRAINING LTD.
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
You will complete the Level 3 Personal Trainer apprenticeship alongside your employment at Energie Fitness.
Training will combine workplace experience with structured off-the-job learning and support from COPA Training. You will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as a qualified Personal Trainer while applying your learning within the gym environment.
Requirements
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Applicants must be able to work early shifts, late shifts and weekends.
The role is based at the Energie Fitness Acton gym and is in person.
Applicants should have a genuine interest in fitness and working with people.
About this employer
Energie Fitness Acton is a locally owned community gym in Acton, London, providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for people at all stages of their fitness journey. The gym offers a range of fitness facilities, personal training and group exercise classes, with a focus on creating a friendly, supportive and non-intimidating experience for its members.
Company benefits
Complimentary gym membership
Company pension
Full training and development
Supportive and friendly working environment
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to progress within the fitness industry, including opportunities to work as a qualified Personal Trainer.
There may also be opportunities to progress within Energie Fitness, subject to business requirements and performance.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH WALES TRAINING LTD.
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048413.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 10 September 2026 at 11:59pm)