Personal Trainer Course

Want to help people improve their health, wellbeing and confidence? Take the next step in your career and gain vital skills in one of the fastest growing professions around the world with our online personal trainer courses.

Our Diploma provides you with the chance to learn from highly successful and experienced personal trainers, giving you the competitive advantage you’re looking for.

Explore our course breakdown below or enrol now to get started.

• Course Outline

  When you enrol on our personal trainer courses, you will complete the following units of study:

  1	Exercise Physiology

  2	Exercise Principles

  3	Human Biomechanics

  4	Risk Assessment

  5	Aqua fitness, exercise, routines, and equipment

  6	Fitness Program Design

  7	Delivering A Fitness Program

  8	Ergogenic Aids to Performance

  9	Safety and Injury

  10

  Nutrition

  11	Fitness Programs for Special Groups

  12	Principles of Fitness

  13	Human Anatomy

  14	exercise Science

  15	Client Communication

  16	Motivation

  17	Fitness Programming

  18

  Nutrition

  Personal Training Regulations

  Becoming a personal trainer, like most other careers, involves an even balance between education and experience. The ICI personal trainer program is a theoretical training program for aspiring and existing personal trainers. The ICI personal trainer program is designed to enhance students skills and career prospects. It is not designed for the purposes of entry qualifications to practice as a personal trainer. You will require a Cert III / IV Fitness to qualify to work as a personal trainer in Australia. In other counties formal qualifications may not be needed. The course is for those who want specialist training and skills in fitness and personal training. It may be taken as a supplementary course to the Cert III /IV Fitness or for those in related professions (health, nutrition, dietitian professionals as well as coaches etc).

• How Will You Benefit?

  There are many benefits associated with studying our personal trainer courses online. For example, you will:

  • Fast track your career as a personal trainer
  • Study a course that has been developed in consultation with senior members of the fitness profession
  • Save time and money by learning remotely rather than in person
  • Set your own timetable, allowing you to fit your course around other commitments
  • Have your own personal tutor
  • Save 10% on your course fee by paying upfront, or choose our interest-free weekly payment plan

  Experience the benefits for yourself by enrolling today!

• Career Prospects

  
  The fitness industry is booming. With people keen to look and feel their best, personal trainers are in high demand around the world. According to the Bureau of Statistics, this profession is expected to grow 20% faster than the average of other professions. As well as offering strong job prospects, becoming a personal trainer can be a lucrative career path. You can expect to bill anything from $30 to $70+ for a half hour session.

  Working in this dynamic and rewarding profession, you will harness your knowledge of physiology and exercise to motivate and train your clients. One of the great things about this work is the fact that you won’t be stuck in an office; instead, you’ll be constantly on your feet interacting with different people in a range of environments. And you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are contributing to your clients’ health and happiness.

  Diverse opportunities

  You can choose your own path within the personal training profession. For example, you could seek employment in settings including:

  • Fitness centres, gyms and health clubs
  • Swimming complexes
  • Sports clubs
  • Corporate gyms
  • Specialised personal training studios
  • Outdoor fitness companies

  If you want to be your own boss, you also have the option of going it alone and setting up a personal training business.

  Regardless of the route you take, your day-to-day tasks could involve:

  • Helping clients to set fitness goals
  • Developing fitness programmes to enable clients to achieve these goals
  • Motivating, coaching and teaching clients in how to follow their fitness programmes effectively and safely
  • Providing advice on lifestyle, nutrition and health
  • Assisting clients with workouts
  • Recording clients’ progress by taking measurements such as heart rate and body fat levels
  • Promoting your business, if you are self-employed

• Course Levels Explained

  

  Diploma

  Our personal trainer course leads to the awarding of a Diploma. This qualification recognises the graduate’s capacity for initiative and judgement across a broad range of technical and management functions. Diploma holders typically have personal responsibility and autonomy (semi-independence) in performing technical operations or organizing others in the workplace.

• Prerequisites

  There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into our personal trainer course.

  So, if you want to start helping people to live healthier lives, simply enrol today.

• Course Length

  Students typically complete their studies within 31 weeks.

  However, the beauty of studying personal training with ICI is that you get to determine your timetable. If you wish to fast track your studies and graduate as quickly as possible, you can do so in a matter of months. Alternatively, you can work through the learning programme at a slower pace. We allow up to two years to complete the course.

• Study Mode: Online Learning

  Our personal trainer course is carried out entirely via distance learning. Also referred to as correspondence learning, this approach puts you in control. It allows you to study whenever and wherever you wish. So, no matter where you’re located, and regardless of any existing commitments you may have, you can work through our personal trainer course at your convenience. You won’t have to worry about meeting deadlines or travelling to attend classes in person.

  You will have a personal tutor on hand for the whole course to answer any questions you might have and to provide support and guidance. In addition, like all ICI health and fitness courses, this training programme has been designed to be highly engaging and relevant, meaning you will find it easy to stay focused throughout.

• Recognition & Accreditation

  
  This course is recognised and accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC) and the International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC). ICI courses are not AQF qualifications. ICI is an independent global awarding body that develops and administers career-related curriculum and training programs. When you graduate from an ICI training program you join ICI graduates in over 150 countries around the world.

  The courses offered by ICI are written by industry professionals and will assist in fast-tracking you into the new career of your choice.

• Already in the Profession or Industry?

  Already working in personal training or a related health and fitness profession? This course is for you. Health and fitness is an industry that never stands still. Our course will help you to upgrade and expand on your knowledge and skills, ensuring you are fully up-to-date with industry best practice and enabling you to give the very best service to your clients.

  You can claim course fees as a tax deduction providing the course is sufficiently connected to your work activities.

• What Do I Get?

  All the materials you need to complete our personal trainer course are included in the course fee. Once you enrol, you will receive:

  • All required study materials and course notes
  • Assignment projects with constructive tutor feedback
  • A tutor who will answer all of your course and career questions and provide guidance

  Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive:
  

  • A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications as a personal trainer
  • Transcripts indicating the units completed
  • A letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
  • Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification (For example: John Smith, EDipPT)
  • Job search assistance: Graduate Career Services Program (Click to learn more).

• Cut Off Date

  Friday, 6th October 2023 is the next enrolment cut off date. Places are limited, in demand and entry into the course is on a first come first served basis.

  Your enrolment is processed and acknowledged within 24 hours of the Institute receiving your application. You can expect to receive your course within days of enrolling. When you start your ICI course it’s at your own pace and you determine when you finish.

  Don’t miss out. Enrol today!

Course Investment & Payment Plans

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