Focus Awards
    Level 3
    QN: 603/5232/2
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    Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 280 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    Focus Awards
    Syllabus Units
    8 Units
    Guided Hours
    280 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Anatomy physiology and kinesiology 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
    • Understand structure and function of the skeleton
    2

    Applying nutritional principles to personal training

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of nutrition
    • Understand key guidelines in relation to nutrition
    • Understand nationally recommended practice in relation to providing nutritional advice
    • Understand the relationship between nutrition and physical activity
    • Understand how to collect information relating to nutrition
    • Understand how to use nutritional information
    • Understand the principles of nutritional goal setting with clients
    • Be able to collect and analyse nutritional information
    • Be able to apply the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
    3

    Business acumen and the use of information technology for a personal trainer

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the use of information technology to support personal training
    • Understand the process of business planning
    • Be able to understand the process of business development
    • Understand the financial aspects of starting a personal training business
    • Be able to develop a marketing strategy for a personal training business
    4

    Delivering exercise programmes for Personal Training sessions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to instruct exercise during personal training sessions
    • Understand how to adapt exercise to meet client needs during personal training sessions
    • Understand a range of different protocols and tools
    • Understand how to review personal training sessions with clients
    • Be able to plan and prepare personal training sessions
    • Be able to prepare clients for personal training sessions
    • Be able to instruct and adapt planned exercises
    • Be able to bring exercise sessions to an end
    • Be able to reflect on providing personal training sessions
    5

    Know how to support clients lifestyle management and enhance client motivation for exercise and physical activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to form effective working relationships with clients
    • Understand how to address barriers to exercise/physical activity that clients experience
    • Understand how to support clients to adhere to exercise/physical activity
    • Understand how to provide ongoing customer service to clients
    • Understand how to maximise the customer experience
    • Understand professionalism within the industry
    6

    Planning exercise Programme design for Personal Training Clients

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to prepare personal training programmes
    • Understand the importance of long term behaviour change for personal training
    • Understand the principles of collecting information to plan a personal training programme
    • Understand how to screen clients prior to a personal training programme
    • Understand how to identify personal training goals with clients
    • Understand how to plan a personal training programme with clients
    • Understand how to adapt a personal training programme with clients
    • Be able to collect information about clients
    • Be able to agree goals with clients
    • Be able to plan a personal training programme with clients
    • Be able to manage a personal training programme
    • Be able to review progress with clients
    • Be able to adapt a personal training programme with clients
    • Be able to design and deliver group personal training sessions
    7

    Principles of health and wellbeing for 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
    8

    Principles of professional practice and health and safety in a fitness environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand emergency procedures in a fitness environment
    • Understand health and safety requirements in a fitness environment
    • Understand how to control risks in a fitness environment
    • Understand how to safeguard children and vulnerable adults

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/5232/2
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Focus Awards
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Oct 2019