296

Guided Learning Hours

10

Delivery Weeks

48

Live Practical Hours

20

Live Mentorship Calls


THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CPT PROGRAM ON THE MARKET

CSES Diploma in Personal Training

This course provides a practical, anatomy-driven understanding of shoulder joint mechanics for coaches and movement professionals. Learners explore scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joint actions, key muscular contributors, and how joint mechanics directly influence exercise selection, technique, and programming decisions on the gym floor.
Who this is for?

Built for coaches who want to be taken seriously.

You want a qualification that holds weight internationally, not just locally.
You want to learn program design, assessment, and coaching in depth, not memorize flashcards.
You are transitioning into exercise professional work and want the right foundation.
You want to graduate with real decision-making ability, not just a certificate on your wall.
Accreditation

Globally Recognized.
Trusted by Employers and Organizations.

The CSES Diploma in Personal Training is accredited by PD:Approval, a UK-based awarding organization approved by ICREPs. On completion, you are awarded the Diploma in Personal Training and the CSES-CPT graduate designation, a standard recognized across the UAE, UK, Philippines, Canada, and every market CSES operates in.
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Video

110 hours in total

Text material

382 pages

Assessments

24 challenges

Certificates

3 Certificates

Course Lessons

What's included

Everything you need. Nothing you do not.

40+ recorded lectures

across 8 knowledge domains. Watch before each call so your live time is spent on application, not passive delivery.

48hrs of live practical training

across two full weekends. Hands-on exercise instruction, assessment, and coaching under direct assessor observation.

20 live mentorship calls

across Weeks 1 to 10. Two calls per week, 90 minutes each, led by your assigned lead mentor. Recordings uploaded within 24hrs.

8 milestone gate assessments

confirming readiness before each phase opens. Your access to the next phase is earned, not automatic.

6 case study submissions

progressing from screening to full client journey capstones. Reviewed and fed back by an approved CSES assessor.

CSES-CPT designation

and activation of the CSES Graduate Circle, the alumni community and CEU/CPD access network for qualified CSES coaches.
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Meet the instructor

Amir Hamada

Founder and Education Director, CSES
Known as "The Canadian Strength Coach", Amir built a global reputation in strength coaching and fitness education. He has produced gold medalists and coached international athletes, clubs, and clinics, and has developed coaches around the world who apply his methods, including education delivered within sports federations.
That combination, results at the highest level of sport and the standing to train the coaches who deliver them, is the foundation CSES is built on. Mentored by world-renowned educators, he founded CSES to turn that experience into a standard, bridging sports medicine principles, strength and conditioning, and exercise science into one qualification system.

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