Personal Trainer Course Content

There are certain skills you need to become a successful personal trainer. The ICI Personal Training Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.

With a strong emphasis on practical skills students will learn about:

• Introduction to personal training
• Successful training skills
• Health clubs & corporate fitness
• Spas, resorts and cruises
• Self-employment
• Starting a personal training business
• Developing a business plan
• Financial matters
• Client recruitment and retention
• Policies and customer management
• Client training
• Cardiovascular exercise
• Resistance training
• Health and lifestyle
• Creative personal fitness
• Personal training resources
• Career planning & development

And you will learn it all at home, at your pace – no classroom needed!

Career Prospects

With millions of people eager to lose weight and get in shape, personal training is one of the fastest growing careers in the health and fitness industry today.

As a personal trainer you'll have a wide range of employment options. Many personal trainers work in health clubs, and there are job opportunities at universities, spas, resorts and cruise ships.

Corporate fitness is also growing and many personal trainers work for companies providing workplace wellness programs. You can even start your own fitness training business!

A personal trainer's basic job is to teach people how to exercise. However it is also the role of a personal trainer to become a motivator and a coach to his or her clients.

As a trainer you will take your clients through workouts (weights, aerobics, and flexibility training) to help them reach their goals. You will monitor your client's progress through methods such as body fat testing and heart rate levels, and give your clients advice about their lifestyle and general information about health and nutrition.

Assessment Details

This course includes in-depth written assessments that you complete as part of your course work and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work you will receive prompt feedback.

Previous Study Requirements?

The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course at any of the three levels it is offered at: Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma.

Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma?

1. Certificate Level: represent basic vocational skills and knowledge.
2. Diploma Level: represent fundamental principles, techniques and knowledge. ICI Diploma level qualifications recognise the capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and/or management functions.
3. Advanced Diploma: represents are more specialised qualification and signifies skill and knowledge of a greater complexity and a higher level of personal accountability than is required at a Diploma level.

What You Receive as a Student

All materials essential for course completion are included in the cost of the course fee. Upon enrolment, students receive:

• Course notes and required reading materials
• Personal tutor (tuition and assignment feedback)
• Institute Identification Pass
• Reduced tuition rates should you wish to complete an additional program during your studies or upon graduation!

What You Receive on Course Completion

By the end of the Course you will have reached a level of skill where you can competently handle all relevant assignments and realistically expect to be well paid for your efforts.

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• ICI Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Personal Training (Graduation Certificate)
• Transcripts indicating units completed
• You will be conferred with the right of displaying post-nominals after your name to reflect the qualification you have achieved. eg. John Smith, DipPT
• Letter of recommendation from the Institute Director
• Life membership of ICI + Alumni Association Membership
• Access to the ICI "Graduate Employment Service Program" (GESP) which facilitates support in the way of resources, contacts, resume assistance, job searches, interview preparation and career counselling and advice.

Contact us or enrol online and you could be working on your first lesson – and towards a new career – in a matter of days!