Fitness and Leisure Courses
Helping people get more active, more often: rewarding jobs in fitness and leisure
Do you want to turn your passion for fitness into a career?
A career in the fitness industry can be both personally and financially rewarding. If you have a passion for fitness and enjoy helping people, this could be the right choice for you.
As a Personal Trainer, you will work with clients to help them achieve their goals, whether it be weight loss, recovery from injury, to improve their health and mobility or train for a challenge or race.
Our career-focused courses and programmes
Study Programmes
This is the first step for school leavers, aged 16-19. You will work towards a qualification whilst building on employability skills, receive personal and professional development and achieve the level of Maths and English is required.
Explore our Programmes for 16-18
Level 2 Diploma in Exercise and Fitness Instructing
Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training (Practitioner), Outdoor Exercise and Sports Conditioning
Pre-apprenticeship
Our Fitness and Leisure Pre-apprenticeships are a great way for 16-24-year-olds to develop first-hand experience of working within the leisure industry, gyms and clubs. You’ll also get essential work preparation training and work on your maths and English if required.
Fitness and Leisure Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are simply jobs with training. You typically receive training to support your career 1 day a week. You get paid, gain a qualification as well as valuable skills and experience. Anyone between the ages of 16-65 can apply to become an apprentice.
Level 2 Leisure Team Member
Level 3 Personal Training
Level 3 Leisure Duty Manager
Speak to one of our expert advisors to help you with your options
Fitness and Leisure opportunities
We currently have no vacancies for Fitness and Leisure apprenticeships. Sign up to be alerted when an apprenticeship becomes available.
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