Course Overview
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer certification is a internationally-recognized and sought-after personal training certification. It equips you with the proper skills and knowledge to design safe, effective and customized personal training programs for your clients. Most of all, this prestigious certification is a transferrable skill set, and would be useful whatever your future fitness training goals may be.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Human Anatomy, Exercise Physiology, Applied Kinesiology, and Nutrition
- Principles of Adherence, Motivation, Behaviour Change, and Health Psychology
- Communication and Teaching Techniques
- The ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model
- Building Rapport
- Health and Exercise History Information Assessment
- Resistance Training: Programming and Progressions
- Functional Training: Assessments, Programming, and Progressions for Posture, Movement, Core, Balance, and Flexibility
- Physiological Assessments
- Cardiorespiratory Training: Programming and Progressions
- Professional and Legal Responsibilities, Scope of Practice, and Business Strategies for Personal Trainers
- Minimum age of 18
- Valid CPR-AED Certification (you may obtain your CPR + AED certification with ISA at a subsidised rate, if you don’t already have one!)
This course is endorsed by NICA (National Instructors & Coaches Association)
This course is recognised for continuing education by CoachSG
Course Schedule (Refer to Brochure for Specific Schedule)
- 5 x Consultations, delivered via Zoom
- 3 x Tutorials, delivered via Zoom
- 10 hours of Essentials of Exercise Science for Fitness Instructors (Complimentary), delivered via Zoom
Assessment (Refer to Brochure for Specific Assessment Details)
- ISA Theory Exam (150 questions), delivered via ISA Online Portal
(to prepare for ACE Examination and for practice) - ACE Examination for Personal Trainers, to be taken at External Examination Site
(150 MCQs in 3 hours, score of 500/800 to pass and be a Certified Personal Trainer)
Materials to Receive
- ACE Exercise Professional’s Guide to Personal Training Textbook (Hard/Soft-Copy)
- ACE Personal Trainer Study Companion (Hard/Soft-Copy)
- Access to ISA Online Portal for on-demand materials
- ACE Examination Ticket (to be purchased for students by ISA)
Certificate(s) to Receive
Upon Completion of the course, each participant will be awarded:
- ISA Certificate of Completion for ISA Certified Personal Trainer Course
(Upon completion of the course, participants will receive the above-mentioned certificate.) - ACE Certificate for ACE Certified Personal Trainers
(Upon passing the ACE Certification Examination, students will be certified as an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and receive the ACE Certificate.) - Certificate in Essential Sports Science (Fitness Instructors)
(With your sign up for the ISA Certified Personal Trainer Course, you will be offered our course in Essential Sports Science (Fitness Instructors) COMPLIMENTARY! This 10 hour course provides you with the required foundations in Sports Science and to grasp scientific concepts relevant to personal training.)
