BWL Fitness Instructing and Personal Training courses
What
Level 2 Award in Coaching Functional Fitness (online plus 1 day practical)
Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebells (online only)
Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise (online only)
Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training (online only)
Combined Level 2 Gym and Level 3 PT option (online only)
When
Level 2 Functional Fitness course
1 day in-person practical workshop
Click ‘Book Practical Course’ for date options
Where
UoW Health and Performance Centre, University of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus, WS1 3EZ
Cost per course
Level 2 Award in coaching Functional Fitness - £375 (BWL member price £350)
Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebells - £145 (BWL member price £138)
Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise - £449 (BWL member price £427)
Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training - £899 (BWL member price £854)
Combined Level 2 Gym and Level 3 PT - £1245 (BWL member price £1183)
(contact us via email with BWL membership number for discount code)
Enquiries
healthandperformance@wlv.ac.uk
UoW students can redeem WLV Wallet vouchers on any courses
The University of Wolverhampton Health and Performance Centre in association with British Weightlifting are pleased to offer vocational courses in gym instruction, functional fitness and personal training.
What is Functional Fitness?
Thinking about how to stand out in the fitness industry? Functional Fitness Coaching could be your next move.
Functional fitness is all about training the body for real-world strength - movements like squatting, lifting, pushing, and pulling that mimic what we actually do every day. It’s not just about looking strong—it’s about being strong, balanced, and injury-resistant.
Whether you're just starting out or already working as a PT, instructor or coach, adding Functional Fitness Coaching to your CV boosts your credibility and expands your coaching toolkit.
Great for sports students, aspiring personal trainers, and fitness lovers who want to coach smarter and move better.
Gym Instructing and Personal Training
Looking to turn your passion for health and fitness into a real career? Whether you're a sports student, gym lover, or just starting to explore the fitness industry, our qualifications will give you everything you need to begin your journey as a Gym Instructor or Personal Trainer.
Our courses are designed to help you break into the fitness world with confidence - whether you're aiming to work with everyday gym-goers, lead high-energy group classes, or support individuals chasing their strength goals.
Accredited by Focus Awards and endorsed by CIMSPA, our qualifications are trusted across the industry - so you can be sure you're learning from the best.
Level 2 Award in Coaching Functional Fitness
Get certified as a Functional Fitness Coach by completing the Level 2 Award in Coaching Functional Fitness. As a Functional Fitness Coach you will be able to design personalized workout plans that incorporate various functional exercises, such as squats, lunges, and deadlifts to improve your clients overall strength, endurance, agility, and mobility. This will help to improve an athletes physical performance, reduce the risk of injury and increase strength, stability and core balance.
Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebells
The content in this course focuses on how instructors can teach key kettlebell exercises safely and effectively, to clients of all abilities. We have combined the knowledge and experience of some of the leading coaches and instructors from across the country to produce a course that we believe provides the underpinning knowledge to successfully integrate kettlebell training into an individual’s training programme.
Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise
This qualification is an entry level course for learners who would like to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry. It is ideal for learners looking to train to become a gym instructor to teach and deliver gym based exercise including being able to plan, instruct and evaluate one-on-one gym programmes. The course can also be used as a starting point for a Personal Training qualification.
Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training
The Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training is the ideal course for anyone wanting to progress to a Personal Trainer where you will develop your knowledge in anatomy and physiology, nutrition, postural and core stability, how to design and adapt personal training programmes plus more.
Combined Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise and Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training
Want to complete the Level 2 gym instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer certificates at the same time? Why not purchase the two courses together and save yourself some money!