Level 2, 3 and 4

Level 2 & 3 PT + Level 4 Nutrition

Qualify as a personal trainer and a nutrition coach in one route, so you are never the trainer who has to say "that is not really my area". The PT diploma covers the nutrition baseline, so you go straight into the Level 4 with no bridging module. Two regulated qualifications, £595 less than buying them separately.

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Level 2 & 3 PT + Level 4 Nutrition
Two regulated qualifications Ofqual regulated No entry requirements
2 regulated qualifications
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THE COURSE

What this actually is.

Most trainers add nutrition three years late, after they have spent those years answering nutrition questions for free. This route puts both qualifications together from the start.

You take the Level 2 and Level 3 Personal Training Diploma first, as one continuous programme mapped to CIMSPA professional standards. It covers the Level 3 nutrition baseline, which means when you move into the Level 4 you go straight to Stage 1 with no bridging module and nothing repeated.

You finish with two regulated qualifications, insured to take clients, and able to sell training and nutrition coaching to the same person.

IS THIS THE RIGHT COURSE

You will be asked about food in your first week.

Every new trainer finds this out fast. The programming questions come occasionally. The food questions come constantly, and they are the ones clients actually act on. This route qualifies you for both from the start.

This is for you if

  • You are starting from nothing and want the whole route in one go
  • You already know nutrition is where you want to specialise
  • You want to package training and nutrition rather than charge by the hour
  • You want two regulated qualifications rather than a qualification and a certificate

Look elsewhere if

  • You already hold a Level 3. Buy the Level 4 Nutrition on its own
  • You want to specialise in strength and conditioning instead. PT + S&C is the same price
  • You want to qualify as fast as possible. This is two qualifications, not one
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Every module, in the order you take them.

1 Level 2 & 3 Personal Training Course 15 modules across 3 units
Supervised Coach
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Fitness Professionals
  • Foundational Principles of Fitness
  • Consultations, Measurements and Goal Setting
  • Foundations of Programming
  • Programming Library
  • Groundwork: Coaching the Beginner
  • The Gym Professional
Autonomous Coach
  • Structured Progression
  • Coaching with Intent
  • Nutrition for Health and Fitness
  • Nutritional Review and Recommendations
  • Leading the Consultation Process
Thinking Coach
  • Advanced Programming and Periodisation
  • High Level Coaching and Professional Judgement
  • Building a Successful Personal Training Business
2 Level 4 Nutrition Coaching Course 16 modules across 4 units
Foundations
  • Evidence-based practice, critical thinking and scope
  • Digestion, gut health and common complaints
  • Energy systems, metabolism and energy expenditure
Coaching everyday clients
  • Consultation, behaviour change and the coaching relationship
  • Body composition: fat loss and muscle gain
  • Coaching different dietary patterns
  • Sleep, stress and social eating
Specific populations and performance
  • Coaching women, from the cycle to menopause
  • Coaching the client on weight-loss medication
  • Health conditions, life stages, red flags and scope
  • Fuelling, hydration and supplements
  • Fuelling endurance, strength and hybrid athletes
  • Coaching the physique and aesthetic cut, responsibly
Applied delivery and professional systems
  • Professional practice, ethics and information management
  • Launching your practice
  • Scaling and sustaining a premium practice
ACCREDITATION

Two qualifications, each awarded in its own right.

The Level 3 Personal Training Diploma is awarded by Focus Awards, regulated by Ofqual and mapped to CIMSPA professional standards. The Level 4 Certificate in Nutrition for Weight Management and Athletic Performance is awarded by Focus Awards and regulated by Ofqual. There is no CIMSPA professional standard for nutrition, so it is not mapped to one, and we do not claim otherwise.

Awarded byFocus Awards
StatusOfqual regulated
CIMSPALevel 3 PT mapped to CIMSPA professional standards. CIMSPA Endorsed Training Provider

You finish withFocus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training and Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate in Nutrition for Weight Management and Athletic Performance (RQF)

  • Both qualifications awarded by Focus Awards and regulated by Ofqual
  • The Level 3 PT diploma is mapped to CIMSPA professional standards
  • Two separate certificates, each awarded in its own right
  • Create is an approved Focus Awards centre
BEFORE YOU ENROL

What you need to start.

No prior qualification required. You take the two in order, and the order is the point.

  • No prior qualification needed. You start at Level 2
  • The PT diploma covers the Level 3 nutrition baseline, so the bridging module is not needed
  • Nothing is taught twice
  • A computer, a stable internet connection, and real clients to work with for the case studies
HOW YOU ARE ASSESSED

What you actually have to do.

Each qualification is assessed in its own right, internally by Create and quality assured by Focus Awards.

  • Online knowledge questions at the end of each stage
  • Client-facing resources: an infographic, a handout, and a short video or audio piece
  • Real client case studies across a range of goals, including one body composition or health client, one endurance, one strength or power, and one hybrid
  • One business plan task covering your offer, pricing and route to clients
SCOPE OF PRACTICE

What you can coach, and what you refer.

Knowing your scope is what makes you safe and trusted. The principle is simple: the boundary is the activity, not the person.

You can coach

  • Analyse eating habits and educate clients on evidence-based healthy eating
  • Give non-prescriptive guidance for fat loss, muscle gain and general health
  • Guide a deficit, surplus or maintenance, and offer macronutrient guidance
  • Support recreational and competitive performance for active clients
  • Coach lasting behaviour change
  • Work with clients who have a diagnosed, medically managed condition on their general goals, alongside their healthcare team

You become a qualified nutrition coach, not a registered nutritionist. We are always clear about the difference. Having a condition is not itself a reason to refer. Needing it treated is.

Area
In scope
Refer on
Athletes
In scopeRecreational and competitive
Refer onElite and professional, to a registered sport nutritionist or dietitian
Physique and weight class
In scopeRecreational and natural physique goals, a sensible peak, gradual weight-making through fat loss
Refer onExtreme leanness, peak-week manipulation, drug-assisted preparation, acute combat-sport weight cutting
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SUPPORT BUILT AROUND YOU

You are never studying alone.

Fully online and self-paced. You get 12 months of access for each qualification, and they run concurrently rather than one after the other, so the clock on your nutrition study does not wait for the PT diploma to finish. Worked examples first, then guided practice, then independent application, so you meet the same rhythm as every other Create course.

Marking within 72 hours

Useful feedback, fast, so you are not waiting a fortnight to find out whether you got it right.

Same working day replies

Ask a tutor a question and hear back the same working day, not the same week.

Free resubmissions

Resubmit for as long as you have course access, at no extra cost. Nobody is passed before they are ready.

Tutors who still do the job

The people marking your work are coaching clients this week, not teaching from memory.

Study at your own pace

No cohort to keep up with and no set start date. Twelve months of access from the day you enrol.

Support seven days a week

Most people study around a job, which means evenings and weekends. Somebody is there then.

The people behind the support
Josh Thursby
Josh Thursby Founder & CCO 18 years, around 38,000 sessions, 40+ a week
Josie Winfield
Josie Winfield Head of Training Competed in CrossFit at elite level, worldwide
Katie Conetta
Katie Conetta Learner Experience Former National Team gymnast, top 20 CrossFit in her age group
Faizana Karim
Faizana Karim Nutrition Specialist Eleven years in practice, specialising in women's hormone health
Reema Ali
Reema Ali Tutor & PT Personal Trainer since 2014, working with all ages and abilities
Chris Forrest
Chris Forrest Careers Advisor 15+ Years in Careers Advice & Recruitment
HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT

Three routes into nutrition coaching.

Core
Level 4 Nutrition Coaching Course
£1,795
£1,595 with your code
from £116.25 a month · 0%
  • The regulated Level 4 on its own
  • For trainers who already hold a Level 3
  • 16 modules, around 400 hours
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Complete route
Level 2 & 3 PT + Level 4 Nutrition
£2,999
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Bought separately £3,594 You save £595
from £216.59 a month · 0%
  • Level 3 PT and Level 4 Nutrition as one route
  • Bought separately £3,594, you save £595
  • No bridging module needed
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Master Coach
PT Master Coach – Nutrition
£4,995
£4,795 with your code
Bought separately £6,291 You save £1,296
from £382.92 a month · 0%
  • Level 2, 3 and a Level 4, plus all three specialist tracks
  • Bought separately £6,291, you save £1,296
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