Personal Training Level 3 Certificate (YMCA Awards)
This course will lead you to a recognised YMCA awards qualification and will prepare you with the skills and knowledge that you will need to work as a Personal Trainer. If you have an interest in working on a one-to-one basis to help adults achieve their training goals and needs, this course will help you achieve this.
Entry requirements
You must have passed the Fitness Instructor Level 2 course.
Course content
You will study:
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise and Health
- Cardiovascular
- Respiratory
- Skeletal
- Muscular
- Nervous
- Endocrine
- Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
- Programming Personal Training with Clients
- Delivering Personal Training
Assessment methods
- Coursework
- Multiple Choice Theory Papers
- Practical Examinations
- Worksheets
Further study and career options
Recognised by the Register of Exercise Professionals, on successful completion you will be qualified as a Personal Trainer. Past students have gained work on cruise ships, local gyms or set up their own business.
Additional information
Appropriate sportswear will be required.
Funding information
If you are aged 19 or over you may qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan to help you pay the tuition fees for this course. Alternatively, you can pay by instalments to help make the cost of this course more affordable. Find out more about your payment options and how your loan could be written off at www.bedford.ac.uk/loans
Pay by instalments
The College offers an instalment plan for Further Education and Higher Education courses to students where the total amount payable at the point of enrolment is £200 or more. Within the scheme there is an ability to pay up to 7 instalments, depending on the length of the courses and the final payment must be paid at least a month before the end of the course.