Active IQ Level 3 DiplomaPersonal Training

Requirements are pre-defined by the College's admissions criteria.

In addition, students must hold a valid Level 2 Certificate in Fitness/ Gym Instructing or equivalent and be able to forward a copy of the certificate to the college PRIOR to the course commencing. Please note only valid certificates will be accepted. 

Students should be aged 16 plus and ideally some experience of gym-based exercises including free weights. Students should be fit enough to cope with physical exertion and individual participation involved in the course.

Important Information

Teaching is for 16 weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings starting from Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

Enrolment for this course session closes: Wednesday 14^th January 2026.

The course manual and start letter will be sent 1 week before the course commences to allow for some blended learning, students will be expected to undertake some home study, which will include completing worksheets, and research tasks.

There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication at Level 2. Students need to have the required competence to complete work at home every evening in the form of written worksheets or revising for exams for the duration of the course.

Elements of the course involve research tasks that are required to be submitted before the end of teaching. Consent is usually required for students to be contactable before, during, and after the course duration from college staff.

The practical assessments will take place at a mutually agreeable time during the delivery of the course.

Please note that you are required to provide your own client for the practical assessment.

The Centre for Inclusive Learning supports students with a disability, learning difficulty and/or long-term medical condition.  To make a disclosure please complete the Learning Support Referral Form (LS1) available from the College website.

 If you are enrolling on a part time course you are required to complete and submit an LS1 form and to contact CILD at least 30 working days prior to the course start date, to allow adequate time to discuss what support options may be available. It is also advisable to speak with the Curriculum team, so you are fully aware of the demands of an intensive course.