Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training (RQF)
(QRN – 603/5232/2 )
Qualification Overview
The Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training (RQF) aims to provide the learner with the skills, knowledge, and competence required for an individual to work unsupervised as a Personal Trainer. This includes being able to offer one-to-one training, baseline assessment, nutritional advice, and progressive programming which is specific to the individual needs of a client.
- To provide learners with the knowledge of anatomy and physiology, functional kinesiology, and concepts and components of fitness
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to successfully gather and analyse client information using the most accepted techniques
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to assess a client’s current health and fitness status
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to plan and conduct a physical activity session, within a variety of environments using multiple resources
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to perform a client consultation using the most accepted methods and providing strategies for successful behaviour change
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to communicate effectively to build successful relationships with their clients and other health care professionals
- To provide learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to manage, evaluate, and improve own performance
- To provide learners with the knowledge to be able to offer nutritional advice for physical activity based on clients’ needs
Qualification Structure
Learners must complete
all of the mandatory units to achieve a total of
36 credits.
Learner Entry Requirements
Prior to enrolling on the Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training, learners must have the necessary underpinning knowledge at Level 2. Therefore, learners must have already achieved a Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing in Gym, or equivalent.
The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential, therefore a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading, and writing) and the application of number involved, so learners should have basic skills in communication and numeracy at Levels 3 and 2 respectively.
Progression Routes
Learners wishing to progress from this qualification can undertake the following qualifications:
Age Ranges
Entry is at the discretion of the centre; however, learners should be a minimum age of 16 years to undertake this qualification.
Geographical Coverage
This qualification is available in England.
Qualification Specification
To view the Qualification Specification please
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