Certified Fitness Practitioner – Personal Trainer (EQF Level 4)
Course Provider: FEA – Fitness Edutraining Asia | Accredited by EuropeActive
The FEA Certified Fitness Practitioner – Personal Trainer (EQF Level 4)
The Revolutionary Personal Training Certification
The FEA Certified Fitness Practitioner (Personal Trainer), or CFP, is not just your regular personal trainer certification program. It is a job-based training and certification program designed to produce highly employable and certified fitness professionals of international standards. To achieve its objective, the course delivery balances between academic focus and vocational learning.
The grading criteria are established based on international job analysis study and job competency. Three major job competency areas are emphasized and evaluated as part of the grading criteria. These skills include demonstrating and coaching individual exercises, delivering effective personal training sessions, and the trainers’ ability to work with real-life clients, encompassing initial rapport building, interviews, assessments, program implementation, and adjustments through a live case study.
“More than just a Personal Trainer Certification”
This is a Job-Ready Development & Certification Program
The FEA CFP program aims to produce highly employable and certified fitness professionals of international standards. To achieve its objective, the course delivery balances between academic focus and vocational learning. The grading criteria are established based on international job analysis study and job competency. Three major job competency areas are emphasized and evaluated as part of the grading criteria.
✅ Effective Exercise Demonstration & Coaching
✅ Deliver World Class PT Sessions
✅ Ability to Work with Real-Life Clients
Accredited by Europe Active
FEA Certified Fitness Practitioner – Personal Trainer (EQF Level 4) is now accredited by Europe Active (this means it meets the European Standards). It is the FIRST CPT certification in South East Asia accredited by Europe Active and so HAPPY that after years of delivering it, it is now internationally recognised! Graduates can have their names registered with the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS).
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The FEA Certified Fitness Practitioner (EQF Level 4 – Personal Trainer)
The certification program consists of 3 modules. You will enjoy this new and highly efficient learning method with strong emphasis given to job skills development . In addition to the live workshop, you will have access to our electronic learning platform and materials that will allow you to learn at your own pace. Completing the CFP certification course will also prepare you to sit for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer certification exam. All in all, FEA-CFP graduates will not only meet the key competencies established by these world-class personal training examinations, but also possess stronger practical skills needed to excel in this industry.
Fitness Instructor (Exercise Technique)
Module 1
Fitness practitioners are expected to:
- Build a solid understanding of exercise techniques, learning to both perform and teach proper setups for major exercises.
- Identify key joints involved in stability and motion during exercises and articulate the correct movements required.
- Enhance observation skills to detect common mistakes and assess correct execution throughout repetitions.
- Gain hands-on experience with a wide range of exercises, including lower and upper body training, and progressions that incorporate added instability and complexity.
- Learn techniques such as myofascial release, static and dynamic stretching, and muscle activation drills.
- Master the use of functional tools for training.
- Develop programming principles and design effective resistance and cardiorespiratory workout sessions, using methods tailored to the client’s skill level.
- Learn the FEA A.C.T Resistance Training Method for structuring client workouts
- Acquire a comprehensive exercise collection categorized by difficulty level for each fundamental movement
Fitness Instructor (Exercise Coaching)
(EQF Level 3)
Module 2
Fitness practitioners are expected to:
- Enhance their ability to deliver clear and effective exercise instructions using optimal coaching cues and various teaching methods (auditory, visual, and tactile) to facilitate learning.
- Break down movements into manageable components for improved client understanding and execution.
- Apply technical knowledge from Module 1 and coaching skills from Sessions 1 and 2 to deliver world-class personal training sessions that elevate the client experience and professional practice.
- Gain a deep understanding of human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, bioenergetics, and nutrition to ensure safe, effective training that minimises client injury risks.
- Learn to coach clients using scientific principles and evidence-based methods to maximise the effectiveness of training.
Personal Trainer (EQF Level 4)
Module 3
Fitness practitioners are expected to:
- Design and implement personalised programs that address common client goals, such as PREPARE, HEALTH, FITNESS, HYPERTROPHY, and FAT LOSS, using the FEA G.B.T. Model.
- Develop structured training plans incorporating resistance training, cardiorespiratory training, lifestyle strategies, and nutrition strategies to meet client objectives.
- Effectively assess, monitor, and track client progress, adjusting programs as needed to ensure optimal results.
- Gain skills in client assessment and programming, including for special populations and those with musculoskeletal injuries.
- Enhance communication, behaviour change, and motivation techniques to improve client engagement.
- Understand legal, business, and marketing fundamentals for fitness practitioners to support career growth.
- Apply the knowledge gained through practical summative assessments to deliver tailored training solutions.
Exam Outline Domain
FEA Certified Fitness Practitioner – Personal Trainer (EQF Level 4)
30%
Exercise Guidelines, Technique and Training Instruction (CFP Module1)
Upon completing the CFP Module 1 course,
- 60 Multiple Choice Questions
- Submit a video of yourself demonstrating exercises.
- Submit a video of yourself coaching exercises.
Please download the COURSE DESCRIPTION BELOW to know more information.
20%
Case Study Assignment ( CFP Module 2)
You will have 120 minutes to complete the online proctored exam. You will be presented with a client scenario and you will need to demonstrate your understanding of FEA Goal-Based Training (G.B.T) Model by answering questions related to assessments, strategies and programming.
Compulsory Passing
Practical Summative Assessment (Module 2) : You will be evaluated in program implementation which includes: training methods and delivering a complete workout session.
50%
100 Multiple Choice Questions (CFP Module 3),
Compulsory Passing
Live Case Study (Module 3) – Programme Design: You will have a real client. You will lead this client through the personal training process. Then, complete a guided report and submit by theory examination date.
“This is a revolutionary personal training certification which aims to produce fitness professionals with better practical skills in coaching client’s movement, implementing safe & effective exercise programmes and client management skills to match the diverse needs and expectations of clients.
These are indeed the key job competencies of a personal trainer in Asia.“
Jerrican Tan, Creator of Certified Fitness Practitioner
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