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Qualify as a Personal Trainer or Sports Coach

Fast track your way into a career in sports coaching or personal training with a qualification accredited by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

Practical skills and knowledge to start training

Develop the practical skills and technical knowledge to start working as a Personal Trainer or Sports Coach in a variety of settings.

If you have the ability to support and motivate with a passion for helping others improve their fitness and wellbeing, Sports Coaching and Personal Training could offer a rewarding career opportunity. Throughout your training you will benefit from a mixture of theoretical knowledge-based sessions and practical hands-on teaching where you can gain experience training. Our expert coaches are keen to help you follow in their footsteps and they’ll teach you how to bring energy and enthusiasm into every training session you deliver.

Learn to deliver comprehensive coaching

In our short intensive courses, you’ll receive the training you need to offer your clients comprehensive training packages.

You’ll learn the key anatomy and physiology to ensure you can offer safe practice, provide nutritional guidance to support physical activity, and management techniques to help you plan and deliver effective training sessions; all whilst learning how to manage the business side of offering training.

You will also be taught techniques and best practice for keeping your client motivated and focused on their goals as they implement the required lifestyle changes.

Part Time Sport courses

Exercise to Music - Mixed Ability

Part Time ZCAU114P

An effective, enjoyable class for all ages and abilities. Exercises and dance moves to improve/maintain all areas of fitness, such as: coordination, posture, range of movement and balance. It is also good for general wellbeing and mental health, and ...

18th Apr 2024 - 4th Jul 2024

Thursday

Sport | Exercise

Southern Community Centre

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Yoga - Beginners

Part Time ZCAU106P

This course gives you the foundation skills and confidence if you have never tried Yoga before and are curious about exploring the practice in more detail. In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the cour...

18th Apr 2024 - 20th Jun 2024

Thursday

Sport | Exercise

Abingdon Campus

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Yoga - Improvers

Part Time ZCAU109P

This course gives those who have experienced Yoga before, space to reconnect with this wonderful practice and continue to build their knowledge and progress further to gain a deeper level of understanding of asanas, breath-work, meditation, and relax...

18th Apr 2024 - 20th Jun 2024

Thursday

Sport | Exercise

Abingdon Campus

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