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Level 2 + Level 3 Personal Trainer Diploma · Reigate, Surrey

Become a personal trainer. Properly.

A ten week PT course taught in person, inside a working gym. You leave with the Level 2 and Level 3 diploma, 50 to 70 hours of real coaching practice, and three months of mentorship to get your first clients.

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A PT Circle workshop on the gym floor in Reigate THE GYM FLOOR, REIGATE
10teaching weeks
2workshops a week
50 to 70hours face to face
L2 + L3diploma, Active IQ
3months of mentorship
Jannext intake

What it is

A personal trainer qualification, taught in a real gym.

PT Circle is the diploma you need to work as a personal trainer: Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer, accredited by Active IQ and delivered with Calibre Coaching Academy. It is run by two working coaches, Chris and Jonah, and taught the way coaching is actually learned: in person, on a gym floor, with real people.

THE QUALIFICATION

Level 2 + Level 3 diploma

Active IQ accredited. The qualification gyms, employers and insurers ask for.

WHERE

Reigate, Surrey

Inside a working gym, in a small cohort, with two workshops a week on set days.

HOW LONG

Ten teaching weeks

Then tutor support while you finish your portfolio, until your certificate is released.

HOW IT'S TAUGHT

70% coaching, 30% business

Theory online. Everything else in the room: coaching, feedback, assessments, business.

Chris and Jonah, PT Circle

Taught by Chris and Jonah

Chris leads the coaching, the standard every learner is held to, and the lecturers who teach you. Jonah leads the business side: sales, marketing and how a new PT actually gets clients. He is the one who rings you. Both coach for a living in Reigate, and everything on the course has been tested on real members first.

See it for yourself

Thirty seconds from the gym floor.

Four short films shot on the course in Reigate. Tap one to play with sound.

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Who it's for

Three kinds of people. All of them want to be good at this.

Tap the one that sounds like you and we will pick up from there.

one

The fitness-obsessed future coach

Training is the best part of your life and you want it to be your job. You need real education, structure, and an honest picture of the work.

IS THIS YOU? →
two

The career changer

The current job pays the bills but was never the plan. You want work that means something, and to know it can be a stable career.

IS THIS YOU? →
three

The later-life career changer

Years into another industry and ready for a genuine change. Careful with your money and time, so you need education that properly prepares you.

IS THIS YOU? →

You'll fit in if you are

  • ✓Curious, hardworking and open to feedback
  • ✓Happy to learn in person, in Reigate, on set days
  • ✓Focused on becoming good, not just qualified

It's probably not for you if you want

  • ·The fastest or cheapest route to a certificate
  • ·To be an online coach and nothing else
  • ·To skip the practice and just pass the test

What you get

Everything included, nothing bolted on later.

  • ✓
    Twenty practical workshopsTwo a week for ten weeks, on a real gym floor, with lecturers correcting you live.
  • ✓
    The Level 2 and Level 3 diplomaActive IQ accredited, with your Level 2 practical in week seven and Level 3 in week ten.
  • ✓
    50 to 70 hours coaching real peopleConsultations, one to one sessions and small groups, from week one.
  • ✓
    Your own case study clientOne real person you consult, programme and coach across the course. Often your first paying client.
  • ✓
    The business educationMarketing yourself, talking about money, getting and keeping clients, and a business plan you write yourself.
  • ✓
    Online theory and a resource libraryActive IQ e-learning, templates, videos and worked examples, so contact time is spent coaching.
  • ✓
    Tutor support to certificationHelp finishing your portfolio and business plan after teaching ends, until your certificate is released.
  • ✓
    Three months of graduate mentorshipAfter you qualify: getting clients, building your service, and the first stages of being a PT.

THE TEN TEACHING WEEKS

Two workshops every week

  1. 1
    Coaching FoundationsKnow your clients. Your first coached consultation on day one.
  2. 2
    Theory FoundationsCardio, intensity and the principles of fitness.
  3. 3
    Biomechanics 101Levers, pivots and movement screening.
  4. 4
    Planning FoundationsSession structure and programme planning.
  5. 5
    Problems & SolutionsBehaviour change and small group PT.
  6. 6
    Business FoundationsA full assessment run through, then your business intro.
  7. 7
    Resource FoundationsLevel 2 assessment. Brand, strategy and systems.
  8. 8
    Client SpecificityThe advanced toolkit and periodisation.
  9. 9
    Strength FoundationsStrength and power coaching. Final run through.
  10. 10
    Growth StrategyLevel 3 assessment. Your coaching journey from here.

After week ten: portfolio and business plan with tutor support, quality assurance, certificate released, then three months of mentorship.

The result

Qualified, and ready to start.

When you finish you hold the Level 2 and Level 3 diploma, and you have already done the job many times with feedback. You can:

✓Coach people confidently, one to one and in groups
✓Run a proper consultation and screen a client
✓Write a programme and change behaviour
✓Talk about money and turn a chat into a client
✓Market yourself and start a client base
✓Structure a PT business with a plan you wrote

WHAT THAT IS WORTH

The foundations to build towards £2,000 to £3,500 a month as a working PT

Not a promise of overnight income. An honest starting point, with three months of mentorship while you build from it.

The certificate is earned. Paying for the course does not mean automatically passing it. If you are not at the standard on the day, you get more support and another go. That is exactly why it means something.
A qualified coach working with a clientAFTER YOU QUALIFY

How to start

Three steps. The first one takes a minute.

step one

Answer six quick questions

Just below. Tell us where you are and what you want, and you get an honest answer and a picture of what the course looks like for you. Or use the short form if you would rather.

TODAY · ABOUT A MINUTE
step two

Jonah rings you

Fifteen relaxed minutes. Dates, the full price and payment options, your questions, and a straight answer on whether this is right for you.

WITHIN ONE WORKING DAY
step three

Hold your place

A simple registration form and some ID. We handle the Active IQ paperwork. Then onboarding, so day one feels like somewhere you already know.

WHEN YOU ARE READY

Enquire

Is PT Circle right for you?

Tell us a bit about you. Six quick questions, about a minute, and Jonah rings you within one working day with an honest answer. Prefer to skip them? Use the short form below.

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Quick answers.

What does it cost?

We take the investment seriously, and we would rather talk it through than hide it behind a button. Jonah gives you the full price, payment plans and exactly what is included on the call, with no pushiness. You decide in your own time.

Can I do it around a full-time job?

Most of our learners do. Workshops run on two set days a week for ten weeks, known before you commit. The theory and independent study flex around evenings and weekends.

Do I need any experience?

No. The course takes you from zero to the full Level 2 and Level 3 diploma. You need commitment and a willingness to coach real people. Everything else, we teach you.

Is it all in person?

The coaching, the practice and the assessments are face to face on the gym floor in Reigate. Theory and revision run online through Active IQ e-learning, so your time in the room is spent coaching.

What if I'm not at the standard?

You get more learning, more support and another opportunity to show what you can do. If you miss an assessment date, a video submission is accepted.