The Royal Navy - Physical Training Specialisation Direct Entry - Personal Trainer Apprenticeship
Royal Navy
Hampshire, PO2 8BY
Closes on Tuesday 2 June
Posted on 4 June 2024
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Summary
Throughout your career as an Apprentice Physical Trainer you could be employed at Naval Bases, training establishments, Naval Air Stations and onboard Ships. You might be delivering a Royal Navy Fitness Test one day and organising a sporting event in an overseas national stadium the next.
- Annual wage
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£33,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Start on a salary of over £20,400 rising to £33,000 on completion of your role specific training.
- Training course
- Personal trainer (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 3 June
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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10
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
You’ll work alongside likeminded people all committed to making a recognised contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of RN personnel, providing professional exercise and evidence-based lifestyle information as well as taking on vital executive duties in the process.You will also:
- Promote and deliver fitness, health and wellbeing
- Lead and manage sport and sports teams
- Lead and manage Adventurous Training
Where you’ll work
Navy Command HQ
The Admiral Sir Henry Leach Building
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 8BY
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ROYAL NAVY
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
Level 3 Apprenticeship - Personal Trainer.
On successful completion of this apprenticeship the Personal Trainer will be eligible to apply to become an Affiliate of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Math and English (grade GCSE Level C/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Your Royal Navy career begins with 10 weeks’ basic training at HMS Raleigh, a shore base in Torpoint, Cornwall. Students learn instructional techniques and the practical aspects of taking PT classes, plus fitness principles, diet & nutrition, circuit and weight training theory, anatomy and physiology, fitness testing and sports administration.
About this company
The Royal Navy (RN) is responsible for the protection of British interests at home and around the World. 95% of all world trade passes through the high seas and every year Britain imports £524 billion worth of goods. The RN takes an active part in the protection of British Shipping. Around the United Kingdom the RN protects vital fishing stocks by monitoring fishing activities in our waters. We recruit throughout the year, so please ignore Key Dates
After this apprenticeship
You’ll start your naval career as an Able Rate. On completion of Leading Physical Trainers Qualifying Course you will be promoted to Leading Hand. If you show the right commitment, skills and academic ability, you could become a Commissioned Officer. Members of the Royal Navy are promoted on merit. Work hard and you can rise through the ranks.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROYAL NAVY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000255355.
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Closes on Tuesday 2 June
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