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PT Master Coach – Strength & Conditioning

Your Level 3 Personal Training Diploma, the regulated Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Course, and all three specialist tracks. Everything Create teaches on the personal training route, so there is no client you have to hand to somebody else. Bought once, for £1,296 less than buying it piece by piece.

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PT Master Coach – Strength & Conditioning
Level 2,3 & 4 Online Specialist Track
Flexible, self-paced Typical completion
Aged 16 or over Entry
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THE COURSE

What this actually is.

This is every qualification we offer for a personal trainer, in one route: the Level 2 and 3 Personal Training Diploma, the 3 specialisms and the Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Diploma

Three qualifications, forty eight modules, and one of the two Level 4 specialisms that most trainers add years later at a higher price. You finish able to coach the training and the food, and to programme for people who train seriously, which is the combination that stops you referring half of every conversation elsewhere.

It takes longer than any other route here, and it is the cheapest way to arrive at this point. Doing it properly once costs less than doing it three times.

IS THIS THE RIGHT COURSE

Plenty of work is being automated. Standing in a room with somebody who is trying to change their body is not.

That is not a small thing to notice. A lot of people are looking at the next ten years of their job and quietly working out that it does not need them, and the honest response is to go and do something a machine will never be able to do.

This is for you if

  • You want the whole thing done properly once rather than three times
  • You want to coach training and nutrition without referring half of it away
  • You are treating this as a career rather than a side income

Look elsewhere if

  • You want to be earning in eight weeks. This takes longer
  • You are not sure about the industry yet. Start smaller
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Every module, in the order you take them.

Everything in the core diploma: anatomy, physiology, programme design, nutrition and coaching, plus strength and conditioning for athletes, coaching female clients through every life stage, working with older adults and referred clients, supporting people around injury and mental health, and building an online coaching business.

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 Female Coach 10 modules across 4 units
The menstrual cycle
  • Understanding the cycle and the endocrine system
  • Nutrition through each phase
  • Training approaches and programming for every phase
Menopause
  • The three phases, and the hormones involved
  • Nutrition through every phase
  • Training approaches and programming
Pre and postnatal
  • Health, nutrition and physiological considerations
  • Programming safe and effective sessions
Mental health awareness
  • Understanding mental health and mental ill health
  • Mental health first aid
3 Health Coach 7 modules across 3 units
Training older adults
  • Physical activity and health considerations for older adults
  • Designing and adapting programmes
Injury management
  • The spine, problem solving the big lifts
  • The lower limb, screening and rehab techniques
  • The upper limb, screening and rehab techniques
Mental health awareness
  • Understanding mental health and mental ill health
  • Mental health first aid
4 Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Diploma 15 modules across 4 units
Assess the athlete
  • Developing a Needs Analysis for Sport
  • Testing & Profiling
  • Creating an Athlete Case Study
Plan the programme
  • Planning & Periodisation
  • Fundamentals of Resistance Training
  • Session Design
  • Coaching Science
Develop the qualities
  • Linear Speed
  • Deceleration, Change of Direction & Agility
  • Plyometrics, Jumps & Throws
  • Coaching Weightlifting Techniques
  • Energy System Conditioning
  • Training the Trunk
Specialise
  • Training the Youth Athlete
  • Advanced Training Techniques
ACCREDITATION

Who awards it, and what it is worth.

Awarded byFocus Awards
StatusOfqual regulated
CIMSPAMapped to CIMSPA professional standards

You finish withFocus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, Level 4 Strength and Conditioning and Level 4 Nutrition Coaching

On completion, you'll achieve three qualifications: a Level 3 Personal Training Diploma, a Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Diploma, and a Level 3 Diploma in GP Exercise Referral. All are accredited by Focus Awards under an OFQUAL-regulated curriculum, and the Personal Training Diploma is mapped to the CIMSPA professional standard. These are the qualifications employers, insurers and performance environments recognise across the UK and beyond. Alongside them, you'll gain specialist certificates in female coaching (pre and postnatal, menopause and the menstrual cycle), training older adults, common gym injuries, mental health awareness and first aid, and online coaching.

BEFORE YOU ENROL

What you need to start.

This package includes everything you need, so no prior qualifications are required. You'll complete the Level 2 & 3 Personal Training Diploma first, which gives you the foundations before you move into the more advanced and specialist work. It's designed for anyone who wants the broadest possible start in fitness, whether you're new to the industry or already coaching and looking to expand.

  • Aged 16 or over
  • No prior qualifications needed
  • Level 2 & 3 included as your foundation
HOW YOU ARE ASSESSED

What you actually have to do.

Assessment is built into the learning. You're assessed after you've learned and applied the skills, not before. The core diploma includes programme design tasks, consultation analysis, a coaching and movement assessment, a final filmed personal training session, and a professional business portfolio. The Level 4 and GP Exercise Referral diplomas add athlete case studies, applied coaching tasks and further filmed practical work. The specialist courses are worked through with interactive workbooks, applied tasks and case study scenarios. Everything you complete mirrors what you'll actually do as a coach.

  • Online theory tests and video assessments
  • Feedback within 72 hours of submission
  • Support available 7 days a week
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SUPPORT BUILT AROUND YOU

You are never studying alone.

An online course built around real lives. Study at your own pace, with support from experienced tutors and S&C coaches, and assessments mapped to professional standards. Every track sits in one place, so you move between them as you progress.

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
Lewis Coldham
Lewis Coldham Tutor, PT & S&C Coach Four years in injury rehabilitation at West Ham United Academy
David Francis
David Francis Head of Education Fifteen years, from PT to higher education lecturer to curriculum lead
Katie Conetta
Katie Conetta Learner Experience Former National Team gymnast, top 20 CrossFit in her age group
Tom Smith
Tom Smith Tutor, PT & Massage Coach First Class BSc Sports Therapy, and an Ironman finisher
DO NOT TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT

What the people who hire our learners say.

Working with the team at Create has been a great experience; the content, standards of training and tutor quality is first class. Their learning platform is easy to use, and the course content includes everything an aspiring fitness professional needs to be successful within the industry. I always prioritise connecting with trainers who study with Create to because I trust the quality and level of support offerred within the courses. As I recruit trainers across 75 gyms, both in the UK and internationally - it's exciting to see the next generation of coaches entering the industry with a Create PT certificate.
Ronni Mckay UGG Head of Recruitment, Gymbox
We're proud to offer Create learners the opportunity to work within our gyms. Having a relationship with Create for some time now, we've seen first-hand how seriously they take education and how well they prepare their learners for a career in personal training. Their courses provide a strong foundation, and with our ongoing internal education and guidance, we're able to develop these learners into confident and successful personal trainers. We're always happy to interview any learner who completes a Create course.
Josh Silverman Head of Education & Innovation, Third Space
REAL LEARNER STORIES

From first qualification to real careers.

Sophie ▶ Watch Sophie
“I coach women to get stronger, not smaller. For a long time I believed fitness was about shrinking yourself, and it took me years to unlearn that. Now my clients train for strength and health, they support each other, and they're building something that lasts. That's the part I'm proudest of.”
Sophie P, Personal Trainer and Create graduate Personal Trainer
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Greg D ▶ Watch Greg D
“I was pulling pints with no real plan, just a feeling that I wanted to do something I cared about. I qualified in the middle of lockdown, built it client by client, and kept going. Seven years later it's all mine, on my own terms. The work was worth it.”
Greg D, Personal Trainer and Create graduate Self-employed Personal Trainer & group coach
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Becky ▶ Watch Becky
“I wanted a job that would give me a zest for life again. I started as an employed PT because I was nervous about going it alone, and now I'm self-employed with my own brand, my own app and around 25 clients.”
Becky, Personal Trainer and Create graduate Self-employed Personal Trainer
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Jen Stanley ▶ Watch Jen Stanley
“I'd written myself off as a mum in my thirties. Functional fitness opened the world up to me, and now I get to bring 30 women together to train and learn what it really means to look after themselves.”
Jen Stanley, Personal Trainer and Create graduate Coach, PT & women's wellness specialist
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TRAIN, ADVANCE, SPECIALISE, LEAD

How far do you want to take it?

Same teaching, same support, same guarantee on every one. The only difference is how far you specialise, and you can decide that later rather than today.

Core
Level 2 & 3 Personal Training Course
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  • Level 2 and Level 3, as one route
  • Everything you need to insure yourself and take clients
  • The qualification employers ask for
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Personal Trainer Diploma + Female Coaching Specialism (Level 2 & 3)
£2,398
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  • Everything in Core
  • A specialism chosen for the clients you want
  • Female coaching, health coaching or online
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Advanced
Personal Trainer Diploma + Strength & Conditioning Diploma (Level 2, 3 & 4)
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  • Everything in Core
  • A regulated Level 4 on top
  • Opens club, academy and athletic work
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PT Master Coach – Strength & Conditioning
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  • Level 2 & 3 PT plus 1 Level 4 qualification and all 3 specialist tracks
  • Training, strength and conditioning
  • The complete route, bought once
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

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You get access to your learningEnrol and your account is live straight away. No cohort to wait for and no start date to work around.

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Start working through the modulesStudy at your pace, in the order that suits you. Everything stays open for the whole of your access period.

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Use the support when you need itTutors who mark the work answer the questions. Same working day replies, and marking inside 72 hours.

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Complete your qualificationSubmit, get feedback, resubmit free of charge for as long as you have access. Nobody is passed before they are ready.

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Join the Create ClubQualified is the start. The Club is where you keep learning, ask questions and stay in touch with the people you studied alongside.

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Training, nutrition and performance, with nothing you have to refer elsewhere. It takes longer than any other route here, and it is the last time you will need to enrol.

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