Sport - Fitness Coaching & Personal Training - Level 2 - Dartford

Applications Open - 26th September 2025

Applications Close - 14th August 2026 for application forms - please visit www.northkent.ac.uk if applying after this date for GCSE Open Events and Open Enrolment Dates.

How to Apply - Apply through Careers East Sussex

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

The purpose of this Technical Occupational Entry Qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in fitness coaching or personal training. Learners are provided with an understanding of anatomy, physiology and nutrition and how they relate to exercise and fitness. Learners are also provided with the knowledge and skills to be able to plan, deliver and supervise safe and effective exercise programmes within a gym or health club environment.

This qualification has been designed in partnership with employers and covers the knowledge and skills identified in the industry as essential for the fitness coach role, covering the planning and instructing of safe and effective exercise sessions as well conducting small group sessions and supporting clients’ exercise adherence and a healthy lifestyle. The qualification also provides the learner with an understanding of professionalism, personal development and how to deliver exceptional customer service. This qualification includes the essential knowledge and skills that are needed to meet the requirements of the physical activity sector’s minimum standards for deployment.

Learners who achieve this qualification will understand: The structure and function of the body systems and how they relate to health, fitness and physical activity. The components of fitness and the principles of training. The principles of nutrition and the importance of a healthy lifestyle, including basic stress management techniques. How to maintain a safe and effective fitness environment. The legal and professional requirements for fitness coaching. How to support clients making lifestyle behaviour changes. How to plan safe and effective exercise. How leisure and fitness facilities operate and their business requirements. How information technology is used in the leisure and fitness industry. How to set up, take down and store equipment in the leisure and fitness industry. Have demonstrated: How to carry out health-screening and assessments, and record and store information appropriately and confidentially. How to effectively facilitate goal setting and action planning. How deliver safe and effective exercise in a gym environment for individuals and groups. How to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the client. How to use feedback to evaluate own fitness coaching practice.

Units Delivered: Anatomy and Physiology Principles of Fitness Training Nutrition Health and Safety Professionalism and Client Care Client Consultations Planning Fitness Sessions Leisure Team Operations

Knowledge assessment. Assignments. Observation and questioning. Practical Assessments Case Study

4 Grade 4’s Including English or Maths. Some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended.

There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication pitched at level 2.

Attend and participate in 1 taster day.

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