We Educate and Coach Personal Trainers to Thrive. Not Just Qualify.

Start where you are. Progress from CIMSPA-recognised certifications to becoming a respected coach, confident business owner and role model in your community.

 Choose your route...

I Need to Get Qualified

Start with CIMSPA Level 2, combine Level 2 and 3 or continue on from Level 2 with CIMSPA Level 3 Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer Courses.


For career changers, new starters and anyone ready to enter the industry.

I Want to Get Seriously Good

Take further CIMSPA and FOCUS courses such as Level 4 Strength and Conditioning, or unlock the FASTER specific content.

For qualified trainers who want to raise their standards, their impact and their income. 

We Treat Trainers Like Adults. Not Numbers

We put our money where our mouth is.
(Except during lectures, that would be distracting.)

What other companies say

Become a Personal Trainer in as little as 4–6 weeks.
We’re the UK’s leading and largest personal training course provider.
Guaranteed job interview on completion.
Our partners include the UK’s biggest gym chains.
Fully online and flexible study options.
OFQUAL-regulated and CIMSPA-recognised qualifications.

What we say

Qualify at your pace - with coaching that lasts your whole career.
Small enough to know your name. Experienced enough to shape your future.
Getting an interview is easy. Choosing the right gym is where we guide you.
You're our partner. We don't answer to gym chains.
Fully online. Fully human.
OFQUAL-regulated. CIMSPA-recognised.
Then we go further — developing the skills and thinking that make you stand out.
I am so thankful to have trained through this company. They continue to support, push and question me, long after finishing my level 3. The extra courses they offer, and unique 'family' approach in supporting their students have given me the confidence and tools to find my way in the fitness industry. I cannot recommend John Hardy and his team enough.
— Kate Jest

THE FASTER CAREER ROUTE

Start where you are. Progress as far as you want.

PHASE 01

GET QUALIFIED

(Dull. Required. Still important.)

OFQUAL-regulated. CIMSPA-recognised. Foundations done properly.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Anyone not yet qualified — or wanting the full professional route.

CURRENT COURSES

Level 2 Gym Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Level 2/3 Personal Trainer Diploma
Essentials of Getting Started

PHASE 02

BEYOND BASIC

(Where trainers stop being average.)

Qualifications turn into applied skill. This is where people start noticing you.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Qualified trainers who want confidence, clients and capability.

CURRENT COURSES

Level 2 Group Training
Level 2 Programming for Children
Level 3 Pre & Postnatal
Level 4 Strength & Conditioning
FASTER Field Based Biomechanics
FASTER Hub Training
FASTER Games for Pain
FASTER Movement Trainer
FASTER Social Media Posting Accelerator
FASTER Business Accelerator

PHASE 03

BECOME THE GO-TO SPECIALIST

(Depth beats noise.)

Develop specialist skill that makes you the obvious choice.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Experienced trainers who want authority, not just activity.

CURRENT COURSES

FASTER Motor Skill Application Specialist
FASTER Martial Arts for Personal Training
FASTER Injury to Performance Specialist
FASTER Programming Specialist
FASTER Core and Pelvic Floor Specialist

PHASE 04

EXCELLENCE

(For the obsessed.)

Advanced education for trainers who want deep understanding.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Coaches ready to lead from knowledge, not trends.

CURRENT COURSES

FASTER Training Expert (FTE)
FASTER Sports Science (FSS)

PHASE 05

LEAD THE INDUSTRY

(Invite only.)

Peer-level authority. Mentoring. Course design. Thought leadership.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Experienced trainers ready to educate others and represent the profession.

CURRENT COURSES

FASTER Course Director / Author

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