How to become a Personal Trainer
in British Columbia Canada
 

The BCRPA brochure has a list of courses needed to become a personal trainer:
All prices in Canadian Funds


The YMCA offers:

  1. Basic Theory - $160.50 plus $32.10 for manual

  2. Applied theory (one of the three below)

    1. Individual Conditioning (Weight Training) $144.45  plus $23.10 for manual

    2. Group Fitness - $107.00 plus $32.10 for manual

    3. Aquafit - $107.00 (no manual)

  3. Instructor Competency Evaluation
    $53.50 for Weight Training
    $42.80 for Landfit/Aquafit

  4. Step 4 Fitness First Aid and CPR - $110.00 including manual

  5. Step 5 Personal Trainers Certificate Course for $375 plus $70.00 for manual

*** There may be other courses like an emergency First Aid Course
that may be accepted for the BCRPA program ***

Please note:
Prior to the Personal Trainers Course, you need to have 20 people on an exercise program that you have designed for each individual. You will need to hand in a resume of experience as well, prior to this course.