IAO
    Level 3
    QN: 603/3503/8
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    IAO Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by IAO. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 232 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    IAO
    Syllabus Units
    6 Units
    Guided Hours
    232 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Applied Anatomy and Physiology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the cardio-respiratory system and its relation to exercise and health
    • Understand the skeletal system and its relation to exercise
    • Understand the muscular 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

    Business Acumen for Personal Trainers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to create business and marketing plans to support a successful personal training business
    • Understand how to manage finances related to a personal training business
    • Be able to create a business and marketing plan to support a successful personal training business.
    3

    Consultation, Assessment and Programme Design for Personal Training

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to obtain client information to inform programme planning
    • Be able to conduct client consultations to collect and analyse information
    • Be able to conduct health and fitness assessments appropriate to individual clients
    • Understand key principles and guidelines for programming exercise for a range of clients
    • Understand how to manipulate training variables to meet different programming goals
    • Understand how to deliver different modes of exercise in different environments
    • Understand how to design small group training sessions
    • Understand a range of fitness training techniques and methods.
    4

    Lifestyle Management and Motivation for Personal Training

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the components of a healthy lifestyle and factors that affect health and wellbeing
    • Understand psychological factors influencing behaviour change
    • Understand strategies to encourage long-term adherence to positive lifestyle practices
    • Be able to implement strategies to encourage long term adherence to positive lifestyle practices
    • Understand health conditions and medically controlled diseases.
    5

    Nutrition for Physical Activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of nutrition
    • Understand key nutritional strategies and guidelines
    • Understand how to use nutritional assessment tools
    • Be able to collect and analyse nutritional information
    • Be able to apply the principles of nutrition.
    6

    Planning and Delivering Personal Training Programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan sessions and programmes for a range of clients
    • Understand how to observe and adapt exercise technique
    • Be able to demonstrate professional conduct when delivering personal training sessions
    • Be able to instruct and adapt personal training sessions to meet the needs of different clients
    • Be able to review sessions and programmes.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/3503/8
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    IAO
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2018