Active IQ Gym Instructing / Fitness Coaching / Personal Training Diploma Package

Special offer package: qualify as both a Gym Instructor/Fitness Coach and Personal Trainer, plus Emergency First Aid, one optional CPD course and Active IQ Skillshub access.

Do you want a career that is fun, flexible and improves the lives of others? Start your career as a fitness professional with this complete package designed to take you from beginner to qualified personal trainer.

This package includes our Level 2 Gym Instructor / Fitness Coaching course and Level 3 Personal Training diploma.

The first part of the package is the Gym Instructor qualification, taught through blended learning using home study/e-learning plus face-to-face training. Once booked, you will receive your course manual and access to your e-learning to support your study.

After completing the Gym Instructor element, you can move on to the Personal Training qualification. This is also taught through blended learning with practical attendance days and guided home study.

What’s Included

  • Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing
  • Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training
  • Emergency First Aid at Work
  • Choice of one optional CPD course (Scotland only, booked separately)
  • Access to Active IQ Skillshub for further online learning

Course Content

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  • Principles of fitness training
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  • Health and safety in a fitness environment
  • Professionalism and customer care
  • Conducting client consultations
  • Planning and delivering fitness sessions
  • Applied anatomy and physiology for exercise and fitness
  • The principles of nutrition and their application to exercise and health
  • Understanding lifestyle, health and wellbeing and common medical conditions
  • Encouraging positive health and fitness behaviours in clients
  • Programme design and delivery for personal training
  • Professionalism and business acumen for personal trainers

Optional CPD Choices

  • Kettlebell Instructor
  • Suspended Bodyweight Instructor
  • Boot Camp Instructor
  • Olympic Weightlifting
  • Boxfit Instructor

Pre-requisite

  • None. The package must be completed in the correct order, although you may choose different venues for the different elements.

Assessment and Certification

These qualifications are assessed through an internally assessed, externally quality assured portfolio of evidence, built up across your practical sessions and home study.

If you cannot make your allocated assessment date, there is usually an option to move to a different date.

On completion, candidates will be awarded the Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Coaching and the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, allowing them to apply for CIMSPA recognition as a level 3 personal training practitioner.

Questions?

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  • Practical Sessions 9 days
  • Study Format Blended Learning
  • Pace Work at your own pace
PAY IN FULL £1800 PAY £300 MONTHLY (total £2100) APPLY

UPCOMING COURSES

2026

STIRLING Level 2 - 23rd, 24th, 25th, 31st October, 1st November, assessment 7th or 8th November 2026

STIRLING Level 3 - 27th, 28th, 29th November, 5th, 6th December, assessment 12th or 13th December 2026

2027

EDINBURGH Fitness Coaching - 15th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th January, assessment 30th or 31st January 2027

EDINBURGH Personal Trainer - 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th February, assessment 6th or 7th March 2027

ABERDEEN Fitness Coaching - 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st February, assessment 27th February 2027

ABERDEEN Personal Trainer - 20th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th March, assessment 4th or 5th April 2026

STIRLING Fitness Coaching - 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th March, assessment 3rd or 4th April 2027

STIRLING Personal Trainer - 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th April, assessment 1st or 2nd May 2027

HAMILTON Fitness Coaching - 30th April, 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th May, assessment 15th May 2027

HAMILTON Personal Trainer - 28th, 29th, 30th May, 5th, 6th June, assessment 12th June 2027

EDINBURGH Fitness Coaching - 14th, 15th, 16th 22nd, 23rd May, assessment 29th or 30th May 2027

EDINBURGH Personal Trainer - 18th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th June, assessment 3rd or 4th July 2027

ABERDEEN Fitness Coaching - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th July, 17th July 2027

ABERDEEN Personal Trainer - 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th August, assessment 21st August 2027

STIRLING Fitness Coaching - 23rd, 24th, 25th, 31st July, 1st August, assessment 7th or 8th August 2027

STIRLING Personal Trainer - 20th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th August, assessment 4th or 5th September 2027

HAMILTON Fitness Coaching - 10th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th September, 25th September 2027

HAMILTON Personal Trainer - 15th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th October, 20th October 2027

EDINBURGH Fitness Coaching - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th October, assessment 16th or 27th October 2027

EDINBURGH Personal Trainer - 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st November, assessment 27th or 28th November 2027

Please note: you can choose any preferred Level 2 / Level 3 dates at any location, as long as they are attended in the correct order.