Personal Trainer Apprentice

Summary

Energie Fitness is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic apprentice to join its team as a Personal Trainer. This is an opportunity to gain industry-recognised training while developing practical experience working in a busy fitness environment.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

Hours

Early shifts, late shifts and weekends will be required.

40 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 11 October 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Support members on the gym floor and provide fitness guidance
Develop and deliver effective workout programmes
Support members to achieve their health and fitness goals
Build positive relationships with members
Support group exercise sessions, with training provided where required
Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming gym environment
Make outreach, prospect and member follow-up calls
Work towards daily and weekly sales and member engagement targets
Develop your knowledge of health, fitness and current industry practices
Provide a high standard of customer service
Work as part of the Energie Fitness team

Where you'll work

Ambassador House
Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NORTH WALES TRAINING LTD.

Training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Ability to apply appropriate methods and techniques to facilitate clients’ desired physiological goals.
• Assess clients’ readiness to change behaviour and apply effective change strategies, communication techniques and motivation to facilitate healthy behaviours that move them towards their goals and promote programme adherence.
• Implement a range of theories relating to client motivation and behaviour change.
• Identify commonly occurring conditions and provide information, advice and support to clients where required.
• Promote wellness advice and demonstrate an understanding of how modern lifestyles impact upon the health and wellbeing of the client, providing signposting to appropriate professionals where relevant.
• Design, tailor and coach an effective exercise programme, using appropriate equipment. Continuously monitor and review the effectiveness of the exercise programme to ensure it is engaging, varied and progressive to clients’ needs and goals, whilst following the principles of training and exercise science.
• Develop and deliver exercise sessions in environments other than the gym to individuals and small groups. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of these exercise programmes and amend accordingly.
• Correctly demonstrate a wide range of exercise techniques, carry out reviews and advise clients on their performance and apply suitable adaptations for those at different levels of fitness.
• Analyse clients’ performance and apply suitable adaptations, regressions, progressions and corrective strategies to ensure continued success.
• Analyse client’s dietary habits and identify areas for improvement.
• Apply nutritional principles when developing exercise and lifestyle programmes for clients.
• Ensure the use of appropriate IT systems to support and manage all aspects of a personal training business such as record keeping, sales and invoicing, client and group management, class scheduling, retention levels and session reminders.
• Manage the effectiveness of a client’s exercise programme through the use of appropriate available systems.
• Use appropriate products to support and manage clients effectively. Present, analyse and interpret data and information in line with professional practice.
• Provide a high standard, client focused service through excellence in the fitness environment and application of best practice such as injury prevention and risk management.
• Demonstrate tact and discretion when handing client data, adhering to relevant legislation
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients using a range of techniques.
• Be able to interpret and evaluate communication and adapt own communication styles in order to encourage and motivate clients to achieve their goals.
• Ability to implement and adapt strategies to successfully gain and retain clients, ensuring the development and sustainability of the client base.
• Plan and regularly review business performance in order to meet business goals and targets whilst identifying areas for improvement.
• Implement a variety of effective marketing strategies to engage prospective clients.
• Ability to promote and sell products and personal training services.

Training schedule

You will complete the Level 3 Personal Trainer apprenticeship alongside your employment at Energie Fitness.

Training will combine workplace experience with structured off-the-job learning and support from COPA Training. You will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as a qualified Personal Trainer while applying your learning within the gym environment.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

Applicants must be able to work early shifts, late shifts and weekends.
The role is based at the Energie Fitness gym and is in person.
Applicants should have a genuine interest in fitness and working with people.