Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training (RQF)
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- Original price was: £1,749.00.£1,049.00Current price is: £1,049.00.
- 1 year
- Level 4, Level 4 Diploma
- Awarded by 'Focus Awards'
- 944Guided Learning Hours
- 1560 Hours Total Qualification Time
- Qualification Number: 610/2583/5
- 156 Credits
- Self-study Online
- Ofqual Regulated Qualification
Course Overview
The Advanced Fitness Qualification
Looking to transform your passion for fitness into a rewarding, long-term career? The Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training is a comprehensive qualification, combining the skills and knowledge required to work as an advanced gym instructor and personal trainer. Regulated by Ofqual, this Level 4 personal trainer course equips you with the expertise to work professionally in commercial gyms, private health clubs, or as an independent personal trainer.
This qualification is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and meets the relevant industry standards. It is also globally recognised in the Commonwealth and European countries and is accepted by the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS).
This Level 4 diploma covers advanced concepts and provides in-depth knowledge of essential areas in health and fitness. It is suitable for those seeking to elevate their professional standards in the fitness industry. This comprehensive course equips you with the appropriate skills to plan and deliver gym-based exercise sessions and personal training programmes. Independent personal trainers and gym instructors too will benefit from this qualification, enabling them to deliver customised, result-driven coaching while growing their clientele and professional reputation.
This qualification provides a clear pathway for meaningful growth and significant earning potential and a strong foundation for advanced study to pursue a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, sports performance, or a related field.
You can complete this Level 4 PT Course through a comprehensive portfolio of your work and practical applications, demonstrating your professional competencies in the fitness industry and achieving all learning outcomes. You need to be 18 years of age to enrol.
You will benefit from the dedicated support of highly qualified and experienced tutors, ensuring you gain the confidence and skills to succeed in competitive fitness industry.
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A personal tutor and key account manager are available to support you.
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You can fit your studies around a flexible schedule.
12 Months Access
Our online learning portal can be accessed for up to 12 months.
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Plan and deliver customised personal training and gym instructing sessions for clients.
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We offer a friendly customer support team to answer your questions.
Instructor-led Virtual Discussions
You can engage in instructor-led virtual group discussions (blended learning experience).
Interest-free instalment plan
Interest-free instalment payment plans are offered for your convenience.
What Will I Learn?
Apply key concepts of anatomy, physiology, and nutrition and how it relates to exercise and fitness.
Learn how to support your clients’ lifestyle management and enhance their motivation.
Design and deliver personalised exercise programmes for personal training clients.
Utilise business skills and the relevant technology during personal training sessions.
Key Features
High quality e-learning study materials.
Tutorials/materials from the industry leading experts.
24/7 Access to the Learning Portal.
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Recognised Accredited Qualification.
Excellent customer service and administrative support.
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Once you enrol with us, we offer you full learner support. We want to see you succeed in your professional goals. We provide complete access to a personal tutor who is an expert in their field.
Your tutor will assess your work, give you the required feedback, and help you improve throughout your time at SLC.
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| Who is this Course For? | This Level 4 PT Course is suitable for professionals looking to enhance their qualifications.
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| Certification | Once you complete this course, you will be awarded the Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training by Focus Awards and regulated by Ofqual. |
| Career Progression | Advanced Fitness Skills for ProfessionalsÂ
Completing the Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training, will see you step into roles such as senior personal trainer, group exercise leader, or gym manager. With expertise in coaching principles, you are equipped to guide clients or supervise teams. With experience, you can further your knowledge in specialist areas including sports performance, strength and conditioning, or rehabilitation. Here are some job prospects you can pursue along with the average salary scale (Source: UK Glassdoor).Â
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| Entry requirements  |
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| Average Completion Timeframe | The Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training requires 944 GLH. You can complete this course in just a few months or take up to a year; it’s flexible to suit your schedule. Most learners finish within 9-12 months, but if you have more time to study or relevant experience, you may complete it sooner. We offer full support for up to 12 months, so you can work at a pace that’s right for you. |
| Method of Assessment | To earn the Level 4 Diploma, you must submit a comprehensive portfolio of your work. Importantly, this course does not have an exam. This is how you will be evaluated during your course.Â
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| Academic Progression | Upon completing this Level 4 diploma, you can progress to the following. Â
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| Regulated by | OFQUALÂ
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams, and assessments in England. Ofqual ensures that all qualifications offered by recognised awarding organisations meet national standards, so you can trust that any Ofqual-regulated certificate is high quality and widely recognised by employers and universities. RQF The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) is a system used in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales to categorise and regulate qualifications by level and size. The RQF has 9 levels, starting from beginner level to advanced level. The purpose of RQF is to make it easier for learners and employers to understand what each qualification level means.  |
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South London College is an established online provider in the United Kingdom. We are dedicated to providing our students with a transformational educational experience. As a highly regarded platform, we ensure our learners receive life-changing opportunities to achieve their personal and professional goals. Here’s the best opportunity to enrol for the Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training with us.
Awarding Organisation
Focus Awards
Focus Awards is based in the United Kingdom and is regulated by Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland, and Qualifications Wales. This is an established awarding organisation that specialises in developing and awarding a wide range of nationally recognised qualifications. Their mission is to deliver high-quality and accessible qualifications. Focus Awards was established in 2011 and works with approved training centres to ensure learners receive relevant and modern training and assessment.
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Unit 01
Principles of Health and Wellbeing for Exercise, Fitness and Health
- 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
Unit 02
Anatomy Physiology and Kinesiology for Exercise and Health
- Understand the structure and function of the circulatory system
- Understand the structure and function of the respiratory system
- Understand the structure and function of the skeleton
- Understand joints in the skeleton
- Understand the muscular and fascial system
- Understand the life-course of the musculoskeletal system and its implications for special populations exercise
- Understand energy systems and their relation to exercise
- Understand the nervous system and its relation to exercise
- Understand the structure and function of the digestive system
Unit 03
Know how to Support Clients’ Lifestyle Management and Enhance Client Motivation for Exercise and Physical Activity
- 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 on- going customer service to clients
- Understand how to maximise the customer experience
- Understand professionalism within the industry
Unit 04
Principles of Professional Practice and Health and Safety in a Fitness Environment
- 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
Unit 05
Planning Professional Practice with Effective Consultations and Assessments for Gym-Based Exercise Sessions
- Understand how to collect client information to plan gym-based exercise
- Understand how to use client information to plan gym-based exercise
- Understand how to plan gym-based exercise with clients
- Be able to collect and use client information to plan a gym-based exercise programme
- Be able to plan a safe and effective gym-based exercise programme with clients
- Be able to create plans to enhance business
Unit 06
Instructing Professional Practice and Effective Exercise Supervision in Gym-Based Exercise Sessions
- Understand how to provide gym-based exercise
- Be able to prepare self and equipment for gym-based exercise
- Be able to prepare clients for gym- based exercise
- Be able to instruct gym-basedexercise
- Be able to supervise clients undertaking gym-based exercise
- Be able to bring a gym-based exercise session to an end
- Be able to reflect on providing gym-based exercise
- Be able to support clients taking part in gym-based exercise
Unit 07
Anatomy Physiology and Kinesiology for Exercise and Health
- 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
Unit 08
Applying Nutritional Principles to Personal Training
- 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
Unit 09
Planning Exercise Programme Design for Personal Training Clients
- 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 clientsÂ
- 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
Unit 10
Delivering Exercise Programmes for Personal Training Sessions
- 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
Unit 11
Business Acumen and the Use of Information Technology for a Personal Trainer
- 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
Unit 12
Planning Circuit Sessions
- Understand what a circuit session is
- Understand the different types of circuit sessions used for different types of clients
- Understand methods used to motivate clients in a circuit session
- Understand the safety considerations for a circuit session
Unit 13
Delivering Circuit Sessions
- Prepare to deliver a circuit sessionÂ
- Deliver a safe and effective circuit session
- Deliver a safe and effective ending to the circuit session
Unit 14
Planning Outdoor Fitness
- Understand planning group exercise sessions in the outdoor environment
- Know the health and safety considerations when training outdoors
- Know the set up for conducting group exercise sessions in the outdoor environment
- Know the different types of outdoor training sessions
Unit 15
Delivering Outdoor FitnessÂ
- Be able to plan and instruct the different body weight exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct different free weight exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct different resistance band exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct the different Gymstick exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct the different stability ball exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct flexibility training for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct using different uses of the outdoor environment when training outdoors
- Be able to programme and deliver outdoor sessions
- Be able to plan a structured outdoor training session
- Know how to market outdoor training sessions
Unit 16
Collecting information for Sports Conditioning Programming
- Know how to collect information for sports conditioning programming
Unit 17
Analysing Sporting Activities for Sports
- Conditioning for sports conditioning
- Be able to analyse sporting activities
Unit 18
Planning Sports Conditioning Events and Activities
- Be able to plan sports conditioning events and / or activities
Unit 19
Planning Exercise Referral Programmes with Patients
- Understand how to prepare for exercise referral programmes
- Understand the importance of long- term behaviour change for exercise referral patients
- Understand the principles of collecting information to plan an exercise referral programme
- Understand how to identify health related fitness goals with exercise referral patients
- Understand how to plan an exercise referral programme with patients
- Understand how to adapt an exercise referral programme with patients
- Be able to collect information about exercise referral patients
- Be able to agree goals with exercise referral patients
- Be able to plan an exercise referral programme with exercise referral patients
- Be able to manage an exercise referral programme with patients
- Be able to review progress with exercise referral patients
- Be able to adapt an exercise referral programme with patients
Unit 20
Understanding Medical Conditions for Exercise Referral
- Understand the clinical features of medical conditions relevant to exercise referral programmes
- Know the accepted methods for treatment and management of medical conditions relevant to exercise referral programmes
- Understand the relationship between exercise and specified exercise referral medical conditions
- Understand how to programme safe, effective exercise programmes for patients with specified exercise referral medical conditions
Unit 21
Professional Practice for Exercise Referral Instructors
- Understand the role and importance of exercise referral and related policies and key documents
- Understand roles and responsibilities within an exercise referral scheme
- Understand the current healthcare systems in the UK
- Understand the exercise referral process
- Understand the principles and procedures of record keeping
- Understand the concept of a patient centred approach
- Understand how to monitor a successful exercise referral scheme
- Understand the principles of risk stratification in exercise referral
Unit 22
Instructing Exercise with Referred Patients
- Understand how to instruct exercise to exercise referral patients
- Understand how to adapt exercise to meet the needs of exercise referral patients
- Understand how to review exercise referral sessions with patients
- Be able to prepare resources for the exercise referral sessions
- Be able to prepare patients for exercise referral sessions
- Be able to instruct and adapt planned exercises to exercise referral patients
- Be able to bring exercise referral sessions to an end
- Be able to review exercise referral sessions
Unit 23
Planning Exercise to Support Obese Clients
- Understand the benefits of exercise for clients with obesity
- Understand the psychosocial factors of exercise on obesity
- Understand the types of exercises to manage obesity
- Understand the professionals to communicate with
Unit 24
Delivering Exercise to Support Obese Clients
- Be able to set up the environment for delivery of exercises for clients with obesity
- Be able to introduce the clients with obesity to the exercises
- Be able to provide and use feedback to and from the clients with obesity
- Be able to support with future management of obesity through exercise
Unit 25
Behavioural Strategies for Managing ObesityÂ
- Understand the strategies for managing obesity
- Understand the psychosocial impact of the different behavioural strategies
- Understand the physiological effects and health implications of obesity
Unit 26
Classification of Obesity
- Understand the classification of obesity
- Understand how lifestyle can impact obesity
- Understand psychosocial effect of obesity
Unit 27
Fundamentals of Life Coaching
- Know the purpose of a life coach
- Know the ethical framework and boundaries in life coaching
- Know a range of techniques used in life coaching
- Know a range of goal setting methods and their relevance to life coaching
- Know the concept of motivation in relation to behaviour change
- Know a variety of personality types and styles of processing information
- Know how to self-evaluate own personality type using a variety of methods
- Know a variety of core beliefs and how they influence life choices and life coaching
- Know a variety of core values and how they influence life choices and life coaching
- Be able to reflect on your own value system and beliefs and the impact on life choices and behaviour
Unit 28
Delivering a Life Coaching Programme
- Be able to collect and analyse client information for a life coaching programme
- Be able to deliver a life coaching programme relevant to client needs
- Be able to review a life coaching programme
- Be able to adapt a life coaching programme appropriate to a client’s needs
- Be able to reflect on a life coaching programme
Unit 29
Utilising Communication Skills for Life CoachingÂ
- Know a variety of communication skills for life coaching
- Know the impact of communication skills for life coaching
- Be able to utilise effective communication skills in coaching
- Be able to reflect on own communication skills in life coaching
Unit 30
Business Skills for the Personal Training and Fitness Industry
- Understand business terminology used in the fitness industry
- Understand business marketing in the fitness industry
- Be able to develop branding materials for a personal training business
- Be able to use social media to promote a personal training business
- Understand sales strategies in relation to a personal training business
Unit 31
Using Technology and Communication to Support and Enhance Performance
- Understand the use of technology to benefit clients
- Be able to use different technology to the benefit of clients
- Understand how to use behaviour change and communication techniques to benefit clients
- Understand advanced consultation skills to benefit clients
- Be able to use advanced consultation skills and communication techniques to benefit clients
Unit 32
Planning, Programming and Delivering Advanced Personal Training Sessions in a Range of Environments
- Understand different methods of assessment/testing to benefit clients
- Be able to plan and prepare advanced personal training sessions in a range of environments
- Be able to deliver a non-gym based personal training session
- Be able to evaluate the non-gym-based session and performance to benefit the client
Unit 33
Understand the Effects and Ethical Use of Supplements and Performance Enhancing Drugs
- Understand the use of supplements and their effects
- Understand the use and effect of performance enhancing drugs
- Understand personal trainer ethicsÂ
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FAQ's
This qualification combines personal trainer and advanced gym instructor in one complete course and prepares you for a professional career.
This is suitable for those seeking to elevate their professional status in the fitness industry.
South London College offers a high-quality, supportive learning environment with experienced tutors, industry-recognised qualifications, and flexible learning options suited to individual needs.
Yes, South London College provides excellent customer service, offering ongoing support to students throughout their educational journey.
Yes, you can progress to a foundation or a bachelor’s degree in a related field as stated in academic progression.
It is recommended that you have some experience as a personal trainer.
This qualification can lead to roles such as a senior personal trainer, gym manager, or lead fitness instructor, to list some job titles.
Yes, this Level 4 personal trainer course is available online, allowing you the flexibility to study at your own pace and convenience.
You will be assessed on a comprehensive portfolio of your work. For more information on the assessment process, contact our support team.
Yes, this Level 4 diploma is widely recognised by employers and professional bodies alike.
Yes, you will be qualified to supervise group classes.
You will gain performance and conditioning coaching skills, but it is more suitable for amateur and developmental sports settings.
Yes, this course is regulated by Ofqual, the UK’s official qualifications regulator, meaning it meets national education standards.
Some of the topics covered include basics of anatomy, planning and instructing personal training and gym-based sessions, strength and conditioning, circuit sessions, outdoor fitness, business skills, technology, and more.
Yes, you will gain business knowledge and be able to incorporate it into your personal training
Yes, South London College offers its learners an instalment plan. For further information, you can contact our support team.
Yes, this course is assessed on a pass/fail basis.
Visit the South London College official website and register for the Level 4 Diploma Master Gym Instructing and Personal Training. You will receive your login information to access our learning portal.
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare learners with the skills and knowledge to work as an advanced gym instructor and personal trainer.
You can complete this course within 9-12 months.
Highly recommended
I gained hands-on experience, and it elevated my performance as a personal trainer. Highly recommended.
Comprehensive training
I was able to supervise exercise programmes online and face-to-face after completing this course.
Pleased with the outcome
This diploma took my skills to an advanced level, and the investment I made was worthwhile.