Certified Personal Trainer

Start your new career as a fitness professional with a globally recognized Personal Trainer Certification

• Join over 1,000,000 professional trainers
• Finish in as little as 3 months
• No classrooms, no schedules - learn at your own pace
• Industry-low pricing for everyone

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How You Can Use It

Your Certification Creates Opportunities

Stay ahead of the competition! Becoming a Certified Personal Trainer allows you to make more money.

  • Become a Full-Time Trainer - If you want a job as a personal trainer - you’ve got one. Our certification is recognized by over 10,000+ national gyms including major national gym chains. 
  • Get A Money-Making Side Hustle - 
    Trainers routinely make $100 an hour or more in small group personal training. Personal training is the ultimate side hustle where you get to choose when and where you coach. 
  • Become An Influencer - Make money by posting your workouts and fitness advice. With your ISSA certification, you’ll join some of the world’s top influencers with the credentials people trust.
  • Own Your Own Gym - Network with ISSA professionals to learn how to operate your own gym or work with ISSA’s partners including F45, Camp Gladiator, and more to own a franchise.
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Becoming an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer gives you the foundational knowledge to transform lives through fitness. But when you combine that with a CETI Cancer Exercise Specialist certification, you unlock the ability to serve one of the most overlooked and urgently needed populations in health and fitness: cancer patients and survivors.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

1. What is Required to Get My Personal Training Certificate?

You must meet the following:
  • Submission of all course quizzes
  • A score of 70% for CPT, a score of 75% or better on all sections of the final examination
  • Proof of current Adult CPR/AED certificate

2. Does ISSA offer the ability to take quizzes and exams online?

Yes, Online testing, for both quizzes and final exams, is the preferred testing method. Online testing saves you the hassle of organizing and photocopying your answer sheets, saves you from a trip to the post office, saves you postage for registered mail, and keeps track of your submissions in your Member Account. What's more, online testing produces a much faster turn-around time for grading!

3. Does ISSA offer NCCA accredited exams?

Yes, ISSA offers the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) nationally accredited personal trainer certification through its subsidiary, The National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT). Click to learn more about the NCCA and NCCPT.

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100% Money Back Job Guarantee | ISSA

Learn, Pass, and Get Hired in Fitness: The ISSA Guarantee

 

We don’t just certify you. We pave the way for your successful career with the #1 job guarantee in the industry - 100% money back.

 

How ISSA supports your fitness career through the #1 Job Guarantee in the Industry

  • 100% Money Back Job Guarantee

  • Extensive Gym Network Over 10,000+ gym partners.

  • Direct Connections through ISSA Career Connect Our exclusive community to help you find a job in the fitness industry with top gym partners like Life Time, Orangetheory, Workout Anytime, Anytime Fitness, Gold's Gym, Crunch, F45, Equinox, 24 Hour Fitness and more.

  • Resources for Success Tools and discounts to kickstart your fitness career, like free website setup, insurance discounts and more.

 

Job Guarantee Refund Policy

Job Guarantee: ISSA offers a money-back guarantee to candidates who have completed the Certified Personal Trainer program, the HCI Pathway Health & Wellness Coach Training program or the ISSA Yoga & Wellness Academy Yoga 200 program and met the criteria below.

Note: ISSA does not offer job placement services at this time.

To qualify for the money-back guarantee: