Which Personal Training Certification Is Best In Australia?

AIF also offers the certificates separately and also has some online options, although it’s always best to the course on campus. The Master Trainer course is 6months long, 2 days per week. AIF is great because if you’re not able to attend a certain day, there are catch up sessions that can be organised.

The AIF course offers a relatively detailed look into anatomy, physiology, business, and has a large practical component which will prepare you for your fitness career.

However, at this price point it is hard to justify. Generally business knowledge can be learnt outside of formal education, and given its not required to become a personal trainer, it’s probably best to do the Fitness Certificates separately if you’re only interested in becoming a personal trainer.

AIPT also offers a nutrition course, however this does not qualify you to give nutritional advice any more than a personal trainer. Nutritional degrees are generally required for this.

The average cost of personal training certifications in Australia is $4815, based on a study by the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. This figure depends on course duration, online vs in-person and whether the Certificates in Fitness are bundled with our certificates.

This may seem like a lot, but based on how much personal trainers make, you will easily make your money back within 1 month. 

Often government funding can be secured, especially if upskilling or if you’re currently unemployed. Sometimes the Australian government will subsidise up to 80% of your personal training certificate.

Usually, longer courses that are done in person, and that are bundled with other certificates cost more. Some online courses start as low as $99, but don’t expect much from these courses. You get what you pay for.

It’s important to know the reason you are doing your Fitness Certificates: are you wanting a quality education, or do you just want a piece of paper that allows you to become a personal trainer? Even if you know fitness inside out, there are bound to be business, legal and government requirements and considerations that you probably won’t know.

You need to know how to complete exercises yourself before attempting to teach them to others. You need to know how to conduct a postural assessment, quantify a heartbeat and measure blood pressure. Online personal training courses just aren’t practical.