Level 3 Gym Instructing and Personal Training

Course Overview

This qualification aims to focus on the role and scope of a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer. It offers breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge. It provides opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills.

Entry Requirements

4 GCSE at 4 and above with either English or Maths.

What the course covers

The objectives of this qualification are for learners to:

1. demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and practical skills needed to work as a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer
2. develop skills and knowledge in a range of areas relevant to their role, such as:

• the principles of working in the gym environment, including customer service and how to maintain health, safety and welfare
• anatomy and physiology
• how to conduct consultations and promote the health benefits of physical activity
• how to communicate effectively and motivate clients to adhere to an exercise programme
• how to plan and prepare a gym-based exercise programme o nutrition to support a physical activity programme
• marketing and business planning
• personal training programming and delivering personal training session

Fees and funding

Please note:

• Students aged 16 to 18, or those aged 16 to 24 who have a valid EHCP, and are studying Further Education courses are not normally charged course fees
• Adults may need to pay a fee depending on their personal circumstances. This will be assessed against the relevant Funding Body eligibility criteria at point of enrolment

If you don’t qualify for fee remission, the fees for 2026/27 will be:

£2,882 (plus registration fee to be advised at enrolment)

Fees are for 2026/27 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status enrolling to funded programmes. The fees quoted are subject to personal circumstances and will be confirmed at the time of your enrolment, depending on eligibility criteria. For more information about financial support for students, please click here or email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk