Personal Training (Module 3)

Course overview

This course gives personal trainers the requirement to be registered with the BCRPA upon successful completion of the Personal Trainer exam. The Personal Trainer course covers both marketing and business concepts together with fitness assessment, health screening, risk management, program design and ethics.

Course requirements

Prerequisites
Full registration as a Weight Trainer with the BCRPA which includes successful completion of the following:

• Registered as a Fitness Leader with the BCRPA
• Fitness Theory Exam Complete
• 1-year Fitness Registration with the BCRPA
• Weight Training Instructor Course
• Weight Training Instructor Competency Evaluation (ICE Package) Completion
• BCRPA Prerequisite "12 Program Log".

Students will be ready to write the BCRPA Personal Training exam after completing this course.

Note 
Come dressed in fitness wear for classes.

Module Cost

The cost of the Personal Training Module (3) is $600,00 +GST and includes:

• Personal Training in-person classes held at Douglas College (New Westminster Campus).
• Personal Training ICE (BCRPA) in-person evaluation, held at Douglas College (New Westminster Campus).
• Personal Training Exam preparation
• Personal Training Exam (BCRPA) in-person evaluation, held at Douglas College (New Westminster Campus).

• Online materials via Blackboard 

  *Module fees are subject to change.

  Please note: Any additional fees are not included in the module fee.

Intakes & Schedule

Module: Personal Training
Term: Summer 2025
Start date: August 6, 2025
End date: September 17, 2025
A to Z: Personal Training CRN:21496

Personal Training & ICE

Day:                 Date:       Time:                            Room:

Wednesday        6-Aug    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315 

Monday             11-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315 

Wednesday        13-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm      N1220/N1315 

Monday             18-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315 

Wednesday        20-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315 

Monday             25-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315 

Wednesday        27-Aug  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm       N1220/N1315

Wednesday        3-Sep    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm        S1714/N1315

Monday             8-Sep    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm        S1714/N1315

Wednesday       10-Sep  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm        S1714/N1315 

Saturday            13-Sep  9:00 am - 5:00 pm ICE    N1315 (FT Centre)

Personal Training Exam CRN: 31061

Day:                 Date:       Time:                            Room:

Wednesday        17-Sep  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm         S1714

All schedules are subject to change by instructor if required.

Registration options

By phone 
604 527 5472 (view office hours)

By email:

• Complete the registration form and submit it to cereg@douglascollege.ca via email. Specify the CRNs and the term of the intake you would like to register for in the form. CRNs can be found in the Intakes & Schedule tab. Ensure to enter all the specified CRNs for your chosen intake in the form.
• Once you submit a completed registration form to cereg@douglascollege.ca via email, one of our Registration Officers will reply to your email in a timely manner and provide further instructions on payment options. Please note: due to the number of email registrations being processed, there may be a delay in receiving an email from a Registration Officer.

Once registration is complete, an email with instructions will be sent to you on how to make your payment. Please follow the instructions in that email to make your payment for the Personal Training Module. Please note: students are required to make their payment within 24 hours to complete their registration once they receive their instructions email from one of our Registration Officers.

Students will only receive a payment confirmation email receipt once payment is received. Registration is not complete until payment is received by Douglas College.