Certificate of Proficiency - Personal Training course
Sport & Recreation
A course by
AUT
Gain the knowledge and skills to work as a qualified personal trainer and fitness instructor with AUT's Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Training. This course prepares you to assist clients in reaching their health and fitness goals and covers essential business and exercise science topics.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
North Campus, Auckland
It will take a total of 4 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Apply exercise science
Gain essential knowledge to develop effective weight training and exercise programs in a gym environment to help clients achieve their health and fitness goals.
Business and client management
Learn core business skills relevant to personal training, enabling you to work effectively as a gym/studio-based or self-employed trainer.
Special populations training
Understand how to prescribe exercise for clients with differing health needs and life stages, including considerations for overweight, deconditioned, and medically complex clients.
What You're Signing Up For
AUT's Certificate of Proficiency in Personal Training equips students with essential knowledge and practical skills to become qualified personal trainers or fitness instructors. The course includes in-person workshops on AUT’s North Campus and online self-study. Students will access AUT Sport and Fitness Centres to support applied learning. The curriculum covers exercise prescription, weight training, nutrition, lifespan and medical considerations, and relevant business skills for running a successful personal training operation. Graduates are qualified to work in gyms, community centres, or independently, helping others achieve their wellness goals.
Course Content
- Business skills for personal training
- Exercise prescription for fat loss
- Flexibility (advanced)
- Lifespan development and medical conditions
- Nutrition for PTs
- Periodisation
- Programming for the overweight and deconditioned
- Soft tissue injury
- Weight training techniques (intermediate)
What you need to know first
Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Fitness
Health and Wellness
Sport and Recreation
Future employment opportunities might be
Personal Trainer
Fitness Instructor
Employee trainer