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Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training (RQF)

Progress your fitness career with a Level 3 personal trainer course

Based at our Twickenham campus in London, this Level 3 personal trainer course is designed for those who have already achieved a and are ready to progress. Delivered through blended learning, the course combines flexible online study with six practical workshop days on campus, allowing you to build theoretical knowledge before applying it in person.

While studying the Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training, you’ll explore applied anatomy and physiology, nutrition, lifestyle and health conditions, behaviour change, and professional practice. Face-to-face sessions focus on programming and delivering personal training, while assessment includes a practical exam and portfolio. As part of your final assessment, you’ll design and deliver a structured six-week training plan for a client.

Why choose this Level 3 personal trainer course at St Mary’s?

  • Progress from Level 2 to confidently design and deliver tailored one-to-one training programmes for individual clients.
  • Learn from expert tutors and assessors with extensive industry experience, bringing real-world personal training insight into every workshop.
  • Develop advanced programming and coaching skills in our state-of-the-art fitness facilities, designed to reflect professional gym environments.
  • Gain a fully accredited, industry-recognised Active IQ qualification valued by employers across the health and fitness sector.

Level 3 personal trainer course

Award and qualification

Active IQ

When you have successfully completed all units set by the external body, , you will be awarded the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training (RQF).

CIMSPA endorses this Active IQ qualification.

After your Level 3 personal trainer course

With your Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, you’ll be ready to take your next step into the fitness industry. You’ll have the knowledge and practical skills to plan, prescribe, and deliver safe, effective exercise programmes for a wide range of clients.

You may choose to work as a self-employed personal trainer, set up your own business, or pursue gym instructor roles within gyms and training centres.

Contact us

For more information about this course please contact the Short Courses team:

  • Telephone: 020 8240 4321
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