Active IQ
Level 3
QN: 500/9305/8
Curriculum Active
Active IQ Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Personal Training
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Active IQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 321 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Active IQ
Syllabus Units
10 Units
Guided Hours
321 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the heart and circulatory system and its relation to exercise and health
- Understand the musculoskeletal system and its relation to exercise
- Understand postural and core stability
- Understand the nervous system and its relation to exercise
- Understand the endocrine system and its relation to exercise and health
- Understand energy systems and their relation to exercise
2
Apply the principles of nutrition to support client goals as part of an exercise and physical activity programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to collect and analyse information and agree goals with the client
- Be able to collect and analyse information and agree goals with the client
- Understand how to apply
- monitor and adapt the principles of nutrition and weight management to an exercise and physical activity programme
- Be able to apply
3
Deliver exercise and physical activity as part of a personal training programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan and prepare individualised exercise sessions
- Be able to plan and prepare individualised exercise sessions
- Understand how to prepare clients for individualised exercise sessions
- Be able to prepare clients for individualised exercise sessions
- Understand how to teach and adapt planned exercises
- Be able to teach and adapt planned exercises
- Understand how to bring exercise sessions to an end
- Be able to bring exercise sessions to an end
4
Design, manage and adapt a personal training programme with clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to collect and record information about clients
- Be able to collect and record information about clients
- Understand how to analyse information and agree goals with clients
- Be able to analyse information and agree goals with clients
- Understand how to plan
- prepare and manage a personal training programme with clients
- Be able to plan
- Understand how to review progress with clients
- Be able to review progress with clients
- Understand how to adapt a personal training programme with clients
- Be able to adapt a personal training programme with clients
5
Evaluate exercise and physical activity programmes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to work with clients to evaluate exercise and physical activity programmes
- Be able to work with clients to evaluate exercise and physical activity programmes
- Understand how to identify lessons for future practice
- Be able to identify lessons for future practice
6
Motivate clients to maintain long term adherence to exercise and physical activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to establish and maintain an effective relationship with clients
- Be able to establish and maintain an effective relationship with clients
- Understand how to work with clients to develop and maintain adherence strategies
- Be able to work with clients to develop and maintain adherence strategies
- Understand how to provide ongoing customer service to clients
- Be able to provide ongoing customer service to clients
7
Plan, market and sell services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan marketing and sales
- Be able to plan marketing and sales
- Understand how to market services
- Be able to market services
- Understand how to sell services directly to clients
- Be able to sell services directly to clients
- Understand how to follow up marketing and client enquiries
- Be able to follow up marketing and client enquiries
8
Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the effects of exercise on the body
- Understand the components of fitness
- Understand how to apply the principles and variables of fitness to an exercise programme
- Understand the Exercise contraindications and key safety guidelines for special populations
- Understand how to safely monitor exercise intensity
- Understand the health benefits of physical activity
- Understand the importance of healthy eating
9
Promote health, safety and welfare in active leisure and recreation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to promote health, safety and welfare in active leisure and recreation
- Know how to control risks in active leisure and recreation
- Be able to help to control risks in the active leisure and recreation environment
- Know how to help to safeguard and protect children and vulnerable adults
- Be able to help to safeguard and protect children and vulnerable adults
- Know how to deal with injuries and signs of illness
- Be able to deal with injuries and signs of illness
- Know how to follow emergency procedures
- Be able to follow emergency procedures
10
Reflect on and develop own practice in providing exercise and physical activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to reflect on and develop own practice in providing exercise and physical activity
- Understand how to reflect on own professional practice
- Be able to reflect on own professional practice
- Understand how to improve own professional practice and career opportunities
- Be able to improve own professional practice and career opportunities
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 500/9305/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Active IQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2010
- Operational End
- Oct 2026