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Personal Training for Health Fitness & Performance

Level 3 Extended Diploma

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Availability & Details

Personal Trainer for Health Fitness and Performance - Level 3 Diploma SF1-PETR3D/C01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
Vocational

Dates
(2 years)

Examination board
Active IQ

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Overview

This comprehensive fitness diploma is the first of its kind. It offers over 8,000 worth of technical certificates ranging from personal training to sports massage and entrepreneurism, as well as registered UCAS accreditation for application to university.

In June 2020, HSDC created a partnership with Surrey Strom. Our work with their Futures Academy offers our Personal Training students the opportunity to work with elite young athletes, supporting with the delivery of a mixture of fitness tests alongside individual strength and conditioning sessions.

On successful completion of this course, you will have certification in 14 areas, please see our website for the list of these areas.

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including Science, English Language and Mathematics.

On this course you will study:
Year 1

  • Exercise and fitness knowledge (anatomy, physiology, principles of exercise, health and safety, health and wellbeing)
  • Planning and instructing in a gym (client interview, behaviour change, planning and instructing)
  • Customer service
  • Personal and professional development
  • Employability (rights, responsibilities, CV writing and interview skills)
  • Personal and professional development
  • Technology in sport and exercise

Year 2

  • Exercise and fitness knowledge (functional anatomy, physiology, principles, health and safety, nutrition)
  • Sports nutrition
  • Sports massage
  • Sports injuries
  • Planning and instructing personal training (client interview, fitness testing, behaviour change, planning and instructing)
  • Management (people management)
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship

Your teaching team consists of qualified sports therapists and personal trainers, all of whom have valuable and current industry experience alongside being fully qualified teachers. This combination provides a study programme which is designed to ensure you receive up to date content in a coherent and structured format.

A range of practical assessments will be required both one-to-one and in groups. A comprehensive portfolio of learning will be maintained throughout the year, which will be in a written format. Two 90 minute multiple choice exams will be set at the end of each year. There will also be case studies and a treatment clinic.

With this qualification you can work as a gym instructor, personal trainer or sports massage therapist either for your own business or in industry. You can also progress into a Higher Education course in sports science, exercise science or sports development.


There are lots of people at the college, each studying a diverse range of courses, people from all different areas come to study here, it creates a sense of community, there is a huge social aspect to college life across all courses.

Lee Backhouse, BTEC student

The teaching and support was absolutely brilliant, they couldn’t have done anything more or anything better, if I had any questions my lecturers would always stay behind to help me if I needed it and their emails were always open, it was second to none. This college is the best by far.

Amber Searle, BTEC student

My experience at the College was great, it’s very different to school, and I think it’s a good step to going to university. The support was amazing, I loved all of my teachers, they helped me through everything. The College is friendly and you will succeed.

Heidi Adamson Brattland, A Level student