Become a qualified personal trainer with Accelerate
Accredited fitness qualifications delivered the way we have taught coaches for 12 years. Blended online and live learning, tutor-led, and marked by a real person. Start when you are ready.
Pick your qualification
Each course is a recognised fitness qualification. Enrol online, learn in your own time, and get live tutor contact when you need it.
Assistant Gym Instructor
Your first step into the industry. Learn to support instructors and work safely on the gym floor.
[PRICE] Enrol on Level 1Gym Instructor
The qualification you need to work as a gym instructor. Programme design, instruction and client safety.
£600 Enrol on Level 2Personal Training Certificate
The full Level 3. Qualify as a personal trainer, marked by a real person, with mentoring on building your business.
£900 Enrol on Level 3Personal Training Diploma
Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer in one route. The complete path from first qualification to working PT.
[PRICE] Enrol on the DiplomaTalk to Dave first
A ten minute call to work out where you are now, where you want to get to, and which route gets you there without paying for modules you do not need.
Book a callBlended learning, your pace
Enrol online
Choose your course and pay securely. No fixed intake dates, so you start when you are ready.
Learn online
Work through the course material at your own pace on your phone, tablet or laptop.
Live sessions
Practical and live elements with Dave and the Accelerate team, so you are coached, not just assessed.
Qualify and build
Your work is marked by a real person. Then the mentoring starts on turning the certificate into a business.
Taught by a coach who has done it, not a course factory
For the last 12 years Dave Cooke has educated fitness professionals in a bespoke way across the UK, USA, Australia, the UAE and MENA, creating sustainable businesses for hundreds of coaches and mentoring them through their journeys.
- Recognised qualifications that employers and insurers accept
- Marked by a real tutor, never an automated checker
- Business mentoring built in, because a certificate alone does not pay the bills
- Train alongside a working strength and conditioning facility in Doncaster
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When does the course start?
Whenever you enrol. There are no fixed intake dates. The online material is available straight away and live elements are arranged around you.
Do I need to be in Doncaster?
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Is the qualification recognised?
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How do I pay?
Securely online by card when you enrol. [CONFIRM WITH DAVE: payment plans or instalments]
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