VOC Level 3

BTEC Technical Diploma for Personal Trainer Level 3

Campus
Lincoln Campus
Start Date
September 2026
Duration
2 years (Full-time)

Do you want to become a qualified personal trainer? If so, this course is for you.

This course is ideal if you want to keep your options open following your studies. It’s also perfect if you are considering progressing to Higher Education following your studies or looking to get a job within the fitness industry straight away. The benefit of this course is that it provides you with both options. This bespoke course has been designed in collaboration with employers and industry experts from the local area such as Deans Sport and Leisure, Arena Fitness, Pure Gym and Performance Gym and Fitness, to ensure that it meets the needs of you and your future employers.

While on the course, you will undertake a total of seven units across two years of study.

Alongside the BTEC course, you will also study a variety of ‘extras’ to ensure that you graduates from this study programme are as ‘work ready’ upon finishing as they can be. The ‘extra’ certificates and qualifications that you will study are the FA Safeguarding 'For All' and the FA Sudden Cardiac Arrest course.

During this course, you’ll learn:

Personal Trainer Skills Development

Fitness Skills Development

Nutrition for Physical Performance

Health, Wellbeing and Sport

Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry

Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity

Business and Technology in Personal Training

You will need four GCSEs which must include an English Language or Maths (or both) at grade Four to Nine.

Assessment: Assessment is through internally set coursework.

Progression: The BTEC Level Three Sport, Fitness and Personal Training element of this study programme is equivalent to two A-levels and carries UCAS points that provide an opportunity for you to progress to Higher Education as an exit route, however, more importantly, this qualification is recognised by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMPSPA) for entry straight into employment.

You’ll be expected to wear the Sports Academy kit whilst on campus. The minimum expectation is that all students wear a Lincoln College Sports Academy hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers.

During practical sessions, you’ll be required to wear a Lincoln College Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. All Lincoln College Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk (*) can be purchased from our preferred supplier.

You’ll also need general stationery equipment and access to the internet; PCs are available on campus.

Fees listed are for those aged 19 years and over only. Fees are subject to change. Support for fees may be available, such as fee remission or the Advanced Learner Loan.

For further information regarding the Advanced Learner Loan please visit www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/funding-your-course/

Please note that where stated, fees are for the first year of a course only.

For more information contact our Course Information Office on 030 030 32435 or email [email protected]