All our courses are hybrid. You study the theory online at your own pace, and the practical days take place in the gym or studio. Most courses offer a weekend format (one day per weekend) or an intensive format (consecutive days). The exact schedule is shown in the course dates on each course page.
Start with the foundations of safe gym training, then learn client assessment, programme design, nutrition and coaching skills. Our Global Personal Trainer® Advanced Certification Program (EQF 4) combines three qualifications in one: Gym Instructor, Nutrition Adviser and Personal Trainer. Read our step-by-step guide on the ProFi blog.
A gym instructor helps members train safely on the gym floor: inductions, technique and simple programmes. A personal trainer works with individual clients, carries out assessments, writes personalised programmes, gives nutrition guidance and keeps clients motivated. Start with the PFS Gym Instructor® course or go straight for the Global Personal Trainer® course.
The student must be 16 years of age by the time the course starts. For example, if you are just about to be 16, you can register as long as your birthday falls one day before the start date of the course.
For participants between 16 and 18 years of age, the parents have to send us a letter of approval and sign a disclaimer. The documents have to be received by us with 7 days before the course starts. In the absence of these documents, the applicant won't be able to participate. The documents will not be needed if the applicant's birthday falls one day before the course starts.
Certificates are issued within 4 weeks of your exam result, once all fees are paid. Certificates for short courses are sent by email; Diplomas are posted or can be collected by appointment.
Please register your REPs qualification with your territorial accreditation body. For the Republic of Ireland, please contact REPs Ireland. The list of worldwide REPs accreditation bodies please visit iCREPs.
The costs of Examinations are included in the price of the course. You will need to pay only for Repeats if that's the case.
All theory is available on our e-learning platform: recorded lessons, learning materials, quizzes and downloadable resources in your student profile. Your access to the online content does not expire. Printed manuals are provided only where the course page says so.
Our PFS Pilates® Instructor – Modular Certification (EQF 4) is built from 18 practical modules of 8 hours each: Pilates Mat, Pilates with props and chair, and Reformer. Complete any 10 modules and pass the exams to receive the full certification. We recommend starting with the Mat modules, beginning with MAT-01.
Our PFS Introduction to Yoga® Practice & Instruction course is a 6-day introduction to yoga practice and teaching, delivered by Paul Fleming, Director of Training at CÓRAS School of Yoga. The days run over 12 weeks, two weeks apart, so you have time to build your own practice between sessions. Please check the "Requirements" tab on the course page.
Yes. Our graduates have no trouble finding jobs. As a school we are also constantly in contact with various gyms/leisure centres and inform our students about job opportunities on our facebook page.
Yes. The certificates for our core education courses: PFS Gym Instructor®, PFS Exercise to Music® and PFS Personal Trainer® are accredited by REPS Ireland and aligned to European Qualification Framework. REPS Ireland is a part of an ICREPS organisation that connects exercise professional registers in UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, USA.
The certificates for our short continuing education courses have CPD points assigned to them, and as such, you can also register them on REPs website.
If you travel to work in another country you can apply to register in REPs organisation of that country by enquiring to REPs Ireland on reps@ilam.ie. They will guide you through a transfer to another country register.
REPs - Register of Exercise Professionals, is an organisation that gathers all exercise professionals in one register for employers to be able to verify your qualification. REPs verifies the quality of training delivered by different training providers and states if they adhere to EHFA (European Health and Fitness Association) standards. It also verifies qualifications of exercise professionals, if they did not complete a REPs accredited course.
The facts that our school teaches courses that are REPs accredited means that as a training provider, Profi Fitness School adheres to European standards for those courses.
CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It refers to the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gain both formally and informally as you work, beyond any initial training. It's a record of what you experience, learn and then apply. The term is generally used to mean a physical folder or portfolio documenting your development as a professional. Some organisations use it to mean a training or development plan, which I would argue is not strictly accurate. This article is about CPD as a process of recording and reflecting on learning and development.
Continuing professional development (CPD) is the means by which people maintain their knowledge and skills related to their professional lives.
CPD is continued professional development. It means that you will need to continue with some line of studying to meet the guidelines outlined by a certain body. I.e. For us as physios we need to do a certain amount of hours a year of formal and informal training in order to rejoin our society.
No experience is needed for the PFS Gym Instructor® Training Programme or the Global Personal Trainer® course – they are designed for beginners. Some CPD and specialist courses have entry requirements, which are listed in the "Requirements" tab on each course page.
If you booked online, you can cancel within 14 days of your booking confirmation and get a full refund. After that, you can cancel or move your booking to another date under the rules in our Terms and Conditions. Email us at office@profi-fitness.ie.
Yes. The PFS ECross Kids® Instructor Course prepares you to deliver safe, structured and fun fitness sessions for children and teenagers – including adapting exercises to age and ability, lesson planning and communicating with children and parents.
All our courses are taught in English. You need good knowledge of the English language on a communicative basis, and you need to be able to understand written and spoken English.
When you find a course you are interested in, click on the course name on the bottom of the website or in sections: Fitness Certification, CPD and Professional Fitness Certification. These sections include courses that correspond to beginner, intermediate and advanced stage of your fitness instructor career. You can also find links to course descriptions in the Prices section. Once you click on the link with your chosen course name, you will have a Booking section on the left hand side. All start dates of the chosen course are shown there. You just "click to register" and a registration form will appear.
You can pay for the course right after registration (by PayPal, Visa, Mastercard) or you can choose to pay later. You should receive a short “Thank you for your application” email upon successful registration.
You can pay the full course fee or the deposit shown on the course page when you book. The balance must be paid no later than 5 days before your first practical day, unless you choose an instalment plan. Full details are in our Terms and Conditions.
