Personal Trainer Courses and Qualifications

A simple answer is that you need to enrol on to our personal trainer courses. If you're brand new to the fitness industry then your first port of call is the Level 2 Gym Instructor Certificate and this is followed by the Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training.

Some choose a step by step approach and do these PT courses individually but we want you to get the most of our your journey and that's why we've created our personal training career packages. These combine all the courses you need with exclusives and extras from the likes of renowned PTs Matt Roberts and Ben Comber and exclusive job opportunities via CV Connect. We have three options, Essential, Premium and Master so you have the flexibility to forge your own path and become the best personal trainer you can be.

To explore the world of personal training in much more detail, we've created an in-depth article covering the industry, qualifications, insurance, career opportunities. Learn more with our become a personal trainer guide.

Nothing should stand between you and personal training success and that's why we have a range of payment options for our personal trainer courses and career packages.

If you're keen to get everything sorted upfront, we'll give you a 5% discount if you pay for your course or career package in full.

For those looking to spread the cost, we have 0% interest 6-month and 12-month payment plans. With both these options, you can secure your place on a PT course for as little as £100 or £250 if you're booking a career package.

Select personal training courses and packages have also been military approved. If you're serving personnel or a service leaver, contact our Careers team on 0800 612 4067 for more information about the MOD's Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELCAS).

It's one of our most commonly asked questions and the answer is a resounding yes! To give you maximum choice and flexibility when it comes to your studies, we deliver our gym instructor and personal training courses nationwide and we use some of the country’s best-equipped health and fitness facilities including David Lloyd, Bannatyne and Village Hotels.

We have over 20 venues across England, Scotland and Wales and our most popular locations include London, Manchester, Cardiff, York, Glasgow, Birmingham and Newcastle.

A full list of venues, information about facilities and accessibility, as well as travel directions can be found on our personal trainer venues and locations page.

If you're studying a personal trainer course with HFE, as standard you'll receive all the learner resources and support you need to succeed upfront.

This all starts when you're assigned a personal support tutor who will only ever be a phone call or email away. Our support team are incredibly experienced and believe us when we say they've been there and seen it all before. Whether it's nutrition, working with clients or anatomy and physiology, no question is too big, too small or too complicated.

As part of your personal training studies, you'll also receive bespoke print in the post and access to digital manuals via the HFE app. To get a sneak peek, at the comprehensive resources we offer, take a look at a sample of our Level 3 Personal Trainer manual.

As our PT courses utilise the blending learning model, LES, the Learner Engagement System, is where you'll complete the majority of your home study learning. Within this intuitive system, you'll find hours of video lectures delivered by leading physiotherapists, doctors, nutritionists and dietitians, practice quizzes and more.

There is no definitive answer as each learner will approach their studies at a different pace. That said, we know you're coming to us in order to become a personal trainer, gain a qualification and get out there into the industry. That's why we have robust support systems in place and why you'll have access to LES, the Learner Engagement System, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don't want anything getting in the way of you and your dream personal training job.

For the Level 2 Gym Instructor Certificate, students usually take three months and this includes a period of home study and two sets of practical weekends.

For Level 3 Personal Training, most learners take between four and five months. Like gym, this includes a period of home study and for this specific course, there are three practical weekends to attend. As soon as your exams and assessments are complete, you'll be free to seek employment as a personal trainer.

The simple answer is no. Time and time again we've heard of other training providers guaranteeing interviews and jobs that simply turn out to be self-employed positions. These trainers can end up struggling to make ends meet because they're paying a large weekly or monthly rent to work in a club before they've even secured their first client.

To shed some more light on this we've produced a guide to personal trainer guaranteed interviews.

Instead, of offering guaranteed interviews, we've created CV Connect, a game-changing way to connect graduates with employers. As soon as an HFE student completes their course, they'll instantly unlock the ability to upload their CV, search for employers in their area and apply direct. There are no middle-men and no recruitment agencies, just real opportunities for qualified fitness professionals.

If you're keen to take things into your own hands then we have resources available for starting a personal training business. This article features some exclusive insights from one of the UK's most successful trainers, Matt Roberts. Matt has exclusive premises in London and he's trained politicians, film stars, fashion designers and athletes. So, there's no doubt he very much knows what he's talking about.