Level 3 Personal Training Apprentice with Level 2 Gym Instructor

Summary

Ladies only Gym and Fitness Studio offering small group personal training, group exercise, fully equipped gym, nutrition and mindset programs.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, working hours TBC

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

First point of contact at front desk
Helping to organise and deliver a range of fitness activities and programmes working alongside the Personal Trainer and Gym Manager
Keeping the gym clean and free of health and safety hazards
Dealing with enquiries and handling complaints
Helping to create campaigns and promotions

Where you’ll work

Girls Aloud Gym, 1 Blenheim Court, Northolt Way
Hornchurch
RM12 5RX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Your training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

Personal Trainer Apprenticeship Standard Level 3
Combined with Level 2 Gym instructor certificate
Identify, suggest and wherever possible implement self-development opportunities
Get fully involved with core training programmes by implementing the techniques and ideas learned

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Must be flexible, willing to some early starts and some evenings and weekends. Monday – Friday 8:00 – 20:00 Saturday 8:00 – 14:00 Sunday 9:00 – 13:00 Bank Holidays 9:00 – 12:00 Varying shift patterns covering the Club’s opening hours between 8am and 8pm

About this company

Ladies only Gym and Fitness Studio offerig small group personal training, group exercise, fully equipped gym, nutrition and mindset programs.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to learn and develop within the company.

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