ICPT - FITNESS ACADEMY EUROPE

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER (ICPT) TRAINING COURSE

Level 3 and Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training

FAE IS THE EUROPEAN LEADER IN HEALTH & FITNESS EDUCATION

DELIVERY METHODS

Blended learning with weekend workshops running every 6 months

WORKSHOP LENGTH

Option of hybrid learning or attending between 12 and 15 workshop days from 09:00 to 17:00

EXPECTED COURSE LENGTH

This qualification can be achieved within 6 – 8 months. FAE has a maximum expected completion timeframe of 12 months.

ACCREDITED ACHIEVEMENT

MFHEA, ICREPS, EREPs, REPs MALTA

LOCATION

Option of hybrid learning or workshop attendance in Hilltop Gardens,Triq l-Inkwina, In-Naxxar, Malta

PAYMENT METHODS

0% Interest-Free Instalment

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Eligible students may get up to 70% refund on this course's fees.

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WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE?

Interested in being an accredited Personal Trainer:

The Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training provides a safe route for those wanting to work as a Qualified Personal Trainer in the Health and Fitness Sector.

The first step towards a career in health and fitness:

The Level 3 Award in Fitness Instructing may be a more appropriate starting point.

You are already a Level 3 Fitness Instructor and want to be an Accredited Personal Trainer:

The Level 4 Award in Personal Training is the next step for you.

The EQF/MQF Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing & Personal Training is awarded by Fitness Academy Europe Malta (FAEM). It allows access to the European Registry of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) as well as The International Confederation of Registers of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs)

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Introduction

Becoming an Accredited Personal Trainer is not only financially profitable but also emotionally rewarding, as there is nothing more satisfying than helping others in achieving their goals.
The FAE Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training provides a thorough overview of the field. The FAE Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training has been carefully crafted by fitness experts to support those with no prior qualifications, allowing you to enter the industry as a qualified Personal Trainer right away, whether you want to work in a gym, start your own freelance business, or become an online personal trainer.
The FAE Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training offers a safe route for those wanting to work as a Personal Trainer in the Health and Fitness Sector.

Delivery Methods

FAE offers the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training through a hybrid learning delivery method, as well as workshops lasting either 12 or 15 days. Of the 12 workshop days, 5 are dedicated to the Level 3 fitness instructing component of the qualification, and 7 focus on the Level 4 personal training component.
Workshop days are delivered every other Saturday with a new course starting every 6-8 months. With our commitment to the flexibility of delivery, you can spread your learning time frame over a period of 8 to 12 months.
Whichever study method you choose you are supported throughout your program via exceptional tutor support, an E-learning portal, and other study materials.
You will undertake three primary sections and six modules to achieve the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training qualifications

Course Structure

For the FAE Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training, learners can attend between 12, and 15 workshop days.
The 12 workshop day option requires attendance to present at least 80% of the GLH. This is to ensure that all assessments can be completed. If you choose to attend additional workshop days, these days would be 100% learning days where you would review your understanding and practice the application under the guidance of an experienced tutor.
Whether you choose to attend 12 or 15 workshop days in order to achieve your Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training, these dates do not have to be attended as part of the same cohort. For example, those learners wishing to attend all workshop days in quick succession could attend the full days of a specific cohort. Another learner may wish to space their learning out or be unable to attend a given date, therefore they could spread their attendance between 2, 3 or more cohorts.
We would advise learners to leave themselves sufficient time in order to complete suitable learning before attending workshop days. This helps learners maximise the learning benefit and chances of a successful assessment. Your tutor would advise you on how best to do this.
If you are unsure which option is best for you, feel free to call us on WhatsApp +356 79319555 and we can discuss your options with you. If you opt to attend 12 workshop days but then prefer to attend all 15 or even switch to 100% online learning, this is not a problem, simply contact your tutor and we will arrange the rest.
Prior to, during, and after the personal training course, you will be supported by a highly qualified and experienced tutor. As a minimum, all personal training qualification learners are supported via mandatory 1 on 1 live webinars with your tutor on a monthly basis. During these visits learning activities are reviewed and new ones are agreed upon with suitable support provided. As all learners have their own circumstances additional webinars, phone, and email support are provided to learners when necessary.

The Level 3 Certificate in Fitness Instructing workshop is delivered over Five days. The workshops are delivered every other Saturday and are structured so you can attend all 5 days and match your workshop dates over a 4-month period, depending on your personal situation and preferred time frame.

Pre-Workshop

Before attending your Level 3 Fitness Instructor workshop, we recommend completing the three primary sections of the Fitness Assistant online learning to cover the more theoretical units and content of the course. Typically, you should have submitted and passed all your assessments for:

How the body works
How to adopt an active healthy lifestyle
How to ensure a safe,clean, and friendly environment

Anatomy & Physiology for Health and Fitness
Fitness Instructor
Nutrition for Health and Fitness
Business skills for Personal Training
Consultation, Testing and Programme Design
Exercise Instruction for Personal Training

By completing these units prior to your workshop attendance, you will have completed a majority of the theoretical content of your level 3 Fitness instructor qualification and attained four out of five of your units.

When you attend the Level 3 Fitness Instructor workshop, the days predominantly focus on the practical aspects of your qualification, as well as providing opportunities to embed some of the theoretical content that you have previously learned.

By completing these personal training qualification units prior to your attendance, you will have completed the majority of the theoretical content of your level 4 personal training qualification and attained five out of the six units.

When you attend the Level 4 personal trainer workshop, the days predominantly focus on the practical aspects of your qualification, as well as provide opportunities to embed some of the theoretical content that you have previously learned.

Post Workshop Days

After attending the workshop days, your FAE tutor will support you in completing the final component, which consists of a 15-40 hour internship. Your options are numerous and may include working as an online personal trainer, a self-employed freelance personal trainer, or an employed personal trainer at a facility of your choice.

The career options available following the completion of your Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training don’t just stop there. With FAE there are options to progress onto other Level 4 and higher qualifications such as the Level 4 Diploma in Sports Massage, the Level 4 Diploma in Exercise Referral , and eventually become a Level 5 Specialist in Weight Management, Obesity,Nutrition,Strength & Conditioning and Diabetes.

Whichever path you choose, FAE will provide unbiased support and guidance to ensure you make the right steps towards your career in health and fitness and provide you with the most updated scientifically proven health and fitness qualifications that are nationally and internationally recognised.

Learning Resources

After you sign up for the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training, you’ll get an email with instructions on how to join. This gives you access to the learning materials for your Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training.
You will discover that these tools offer you access to all of the worksheets, necessary manuals, mock tests, case study documents, and knowledge checkers that you will require. Because the resources have been thoughtfully organised in the appropriate unit order, you should have no trouble navigating through them all. The combination of all of these resources will guarantee that you are well-prepared for both the test and the workshop.

A tutor will then be in contact in the next few working days to schedule your online induction which will usually last for 60-90 minutes.
You will receive ongoing support from your tutor but also be able to communicate with them via email, phone, and request additional webinar support when requested.
There are many different resources that you can use on our platform that is modeled after “Netflix,” and each of these plays a function in assisting you in getting the most out of your learning journey.
Your on-program teacher will provide you with lessons that contain a variety of educational materials for you to work through. These will assist you in reaching each milestone of the personal training qualification you are working towards.

You’ll get access to the following:

A variety of high-quality study materials.

Access to an online learning platform featuring extensive content that has been developed expressly for each individual training course unit.
Online Learning

You will have the option to check your understanding of each unit using a knowledge checker. Each question in the knowledge checker has been carefully selected from a very large question bank. These might be true or false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, mark the words or any number of other types of questions!
Exercise library

You will have an access to our exercise library with over 700 different exercises. Whether you're a beginning exerciser who needs help getting started or someone who wants to add some spice to your fitness routine, our FAE Exercise Library offers a variety of movements to choose from. Browse through total-body exercises or movements that target more specific areas of the body. Each comes with a detailed description and photos to help ensure proper form.

Workshop Days

You are required to go to a workshop as part of the curriculum for your personal training course. On each of these days, there will be a total of four sessions: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. A review of previously acquired knowledge is followed immediately by an exercise that puts that information to use during each and every session. You will have the opportunity to have open conversations in an atmosphere that is both encouraging and friendly during these sessions, which are led by our knowledgeable personal trainers.

You may check out the reviews that people have left about our personal training workshop days on Google. There have been a lot of favorable comments.

Recorded Submissions

We strongly encourage you to provide your own recordings of your approach, delivery, and consulting styles so that we can better support online and distant learning. This can be accomplished by providing your instructor with a link to a recording of you speaking, which they will then listen to and provide you with valuable feedback on. This provides you with the additional benefit of ongoing support between the days of your personal training course, allowing you to ensure that you are continuing to develop and use your newly acquired abilities.

This works both ways; you may also expect your personal training course tutor to deliver recorded demonstrations and further explanations in the same way, depending on the circumstances.

Example Pro-forma’s

Worksheets, case studies, and assignments will need to be turned in at various stages throughout the Level 4 Personal Training course that you are taking. We realise that you may not be familiar with this procedure, so in order to help you have a better grasp of what is expected of you, we will provide you with some examples of completed proformas.

Whichever pathway you choose, FAE will provide unbiased support and guidance to ensure you make the right steps towards your career in health and fitness and provide you with the most updated scientifically proven health and fitness qualifications that are nationally and internationally recognized.

The career options available following the completion of your Level 4 Diploma in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training don’t just stop there. With FAE there are options to progress onto other Level 4 and higher qualifications such as the Level 4 Diploma in Sports Massage, the Level 4 Diploma in Long Term Conditions, and eventually become a Level 5 Specialist in Weight Management, Obesity, and Diabetes.

Course Content & Assessment

The Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training qualification are accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) and Europe Active,European Register of Exercise Professionals( EREPs), and The International Confederation of Registers of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), the leading awarding bodies in the health and fitness sector.

The Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training qualification are structured into three primary sections and six modules, each teaching you the vital knowledge needed to become a successful, internationally certified personal trainer.

Section 1:

How the body works
Section 2:

How to adopt an active healthy lifestyle
Section 3:

How to ensure a safe,clean, and friendly environment
Module 1:

Anatomy & Physiology for Health and Fitness
Module 2:

Fitness Instructor
Module 3:

Nutrition for Health and Fitness
Module 4:

Business skills for Personal Training
Module 5:

Consultation, Testing and Programme Design
Module 6:

Exercise Instruction for Personal Training

Payment Methods and Structures

The Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training is priced at €2500

FAE wants to make paying for your Level 4 Personal Training qualification as accessible as possible.
Therefore, we offer two routes for purchasing your Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training qualification:

- Upfront
- 5 payments of 500 Euros each
Please note: FAE will not ask for your bank details over the phone or via email, and you should not provide any payment details in this manner.

Entry Requirements

Learners wishing to complete the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training should be:

While this qualification is for people who are at least 18 years old this is an entry-level qualification for anyone who wants to work in the fitness sector aged 16 years old or above but does not have any official qualifications. While candidates under the age of 18 are not prohibited from working in this field, it is likely that they may have problems getting the personal liability insurance coverage required.
We recommend that you have experience of gym-based exercise including free weights, although this is not essential.
You should be fit enough to cope with the physical exertion and individual participation involved in the course. FAE tutors will tailor your personal experience to your fitness, health, and experience level and we would not discourage anybody from attending on the grounds of health, fitness or disability. In some instances, a doctor's permission may be required in order to attend workshop days and assessment days.
It is highly suggested that you have some gym-based exercise experience, especially free weights. The course necessitates physical exertion and individual participation, so a level of physical fitness is required, however, this will be tailored for each learner by FAE.

Next Steps

Completion of the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training qualification allows progression on to further CPD and career development opportunities.

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Level 3 and Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training

DELIVERY METHODS

WORKSHOP LENGTH

EXPECTED COURSE LENGTH

ACCREDITED ACHIEVEMENT

LOCATION

PAYMENT METHODS

Get Qualified Scheme

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE?

Interested in being an accredited Personal Trainer:

The first step towards a career in health and fitness:

You are already a Level 3 Fitness Instructor and want to be an Accredited Personal Trainer:

TO BOOK CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED COURSE DATES BELOW

List of locations and centers available

Anatomy & Physiology for Health and Fitness

Fitness Instructor

Nutrition for Health and Fitness

Business skills for Personal Training

Consultation, Testing and Programme Design

Exercise Instruction for Personal Training

Post Workshop Days

A variety of high-quality study materials.

Online Learning

Exercise library

Workshop Days

Recorded Submissions

Example Pro-forma’s

Section 1:

Section 2:

Section 3:

Module 1:

Module 2:

Module 3:

Module 4:

Module 5:

Module 6:

The Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training is priced at €2500

Get Qualified Scheme

Pay in Installments or Full

Learners wishing to complete the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training should be:

Completion of the Level 3 & Level 4 Awards in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training qualification allows progression on to further CPD and career development opportunities.

Pay in Installments or Full

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