Platinum Training Institute

Our Story Platinum Training Institute™ is a UK-registered training provider (UKPRN: 10088301) based at Level 4, Queen's University Physical Education Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated within the Queens Sport facility at Botanic Park, the institute delivers vocational qualifications and specialist certifications spanning gym instruction, personal training, clinical exercise referral, Pilates, nutrition, strength and conditioning, and wellness coaching. It partners with international bodies including NASM and Lionel Global University, and holds CIMSPA 3-star Enhancing quality assurance recognition. Beyond education, the institute runs social impact projects such as Fit Mind Matters, Health and Homeless, and Heart Strong, reflecting a mission to make physical activity accessible across all populations. Programs & Trainings 🎓 Gym Instructor PLUS Personal Trainer — Combined diploma for gym floor instruction and one-to-one personal training. 🎓 Gym Instructor ONLY — Entry-level qualification to supervise and instruct in gym environments. 🎓 Personal Trainer ONLY (Face to Face) — For holders of a gym qualification; delivered in-person. 🎓 Personal Trainer ONLY (Fully Online) — Remote-learning route for existing gym instructors seeking PT certification. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Perinatal — Exercise guidance for pregnant and postpartum clients. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Perinatal (Practitioner) — Advanced practitioner credential in perinatal fitness. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause — Specialist training for coaching women through menopause. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Menopause (Practitioner) — Practitioner-level menopause specialization. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Disability and Impairment — Inclusive exercise coaching for clients with disabilities. 🎓 Award in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Disability and Impairment (Practitioner) — Advanced practitioner route in disability and impairment. 🎓 Diploma in Supporting Participation in Physical Activity: Long Term Conditions — Exercise referral for chronic disease and long-term health conditions. 🎓 Certificate in Delivering Physical Activity for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions — Level 4 qualification focused on mental health and wellbeing. 🎓 Certificate in Weight Management for Individuals with Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus — Lifestyle intervention credential for metabolic disease. 🎓 Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation — Level 4 qualification in oncology exercise rehabilitation. 🎓 Cardiac Specialist — BACPR Level 4 Cardiac Specialist Exercise Instructor Training. 🎓 Certificate in Exercise Training for Chronic Respiratory Disease — Level 4 respiratory rehabilitation programming. 🎓 Diploma in Teaching Pilates – Belfast — Comprehensive mat and equipment Pilates teacher training in Belfast. 🎓 Diploma in Teaching Pilates – Glasgow — Pilates diploma delivered in Glasgow, Scotland. 🎓 Award in Delivering Chair-Based Exercise — Qualification for seated exercise and frail-population instruction. 🎓 Yoga Teacher Training – Affiliate Course — Delivered in partnership with Ordinary People Academy. 🎓 Award in Education and Training — Foundation teaching qualification for vocational educators. 🎓 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement — Assessor award for evaluating vocational competence. 🎓 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice — IQA qualification for internal verifiers. 🎓 Certificate in Leisure Management — Operational and strategic management for the leisure sector. 🎓 Fitness Facility Management and Operations — Business operations, sales, and facility management program. 🎓 Certificate in Strength and Conditioning — S&C coaching for athletic performance and periodization. 🎓 CanRehab Physiotherapy – Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation — Physiotherapy-led qualification in oncology rehabilitation. 🎓 Low Back Pain Specialist Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching™ — Level 4 diploma assessing and coaching lumbar-pain clients. 🎓 Award in Supporting Mental Health: Early Intervention — Mental health awareness and early-response skills for fitness professionals. 🎓 Certified Vitality and Blood Biomarker Specialist — Health optimization using blood biomarker interpretation. 🎓 Breathwork Facilitator Training (Online) — Online certification in breathwork coaching techniques. 🎓 Nordic Sleep Recovery Coach — Specialization in sleep science and recovery coaching. 🎓 (L4) Certificate in Advanced Nutrition for Health, Weight Management and Sports Performance — Advanced applied nutrition strategies. 🎓 (L3) Award in Nutrition for Physical Activity and Exercise — Foundation sports nutrition for exercise professionals. 🎓 Calisthenics and Street Workout Personal Trainer Certification — Bodyweight and street workout training specialization. 🎓 NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) — Globally recognized personal training certification. 🎓 NASM Group Personal Training Specialist (GPTS) — Small-group and semi-private training design. 🎓 NASM Virtual Coaching Specialist (VCS) — Digital coaching and remote client management. 🎓 NASM CPT Practical Skills Workshop — Hands-on skills session to complement the CPT. 🎓 NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) — Movement assessment and injury-risk reduction. 🎓 NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) — Sport-performance programming and periodization. 🎓 NASM Women's Fitness Specialist (WFS) — Female physiology and life-stage training. 🎓 NASM Senior Fitness Specialist (SFS) — Exercise prescription for older adults. 🎓 NASM Youth Exercise Specialist (YES) — Training design for children and adolescents. 🎓 NASM Weight Loss Specialist (WLS) — Physiological and behavioral weight-management coaching. 🎓 NASM Stretching and Flexibility Coach (SFC) — Mobility and flexibility programming. 🎓 NASM Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) — Holistic lifestyle and wellbeing coaching. 🎓 NASM Behavior Change Specialist (BCS) — Psychology-based behavior-change interventions. 🎓 NASM Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC) — General population nutrition coaching. 🎓 NASM Certified Sports Nutrition Coach (CSNC) — Sport-specific nutrition programming. 🎓 NASM Golf Fitness Specialist (GFS) — Golf-specific conditioning and movement screens. 🎓 NASM MMA Conditioning Specialist (MMA) — Combat-sport strength and conditioning. 🎓 NASM Physique and Bodybuilding Coach (PBC) — Competitive physique and hypertrophy coaching. 🎓 NASM Business Blueprint — Business systems for fitness entrepreneurs. 🎓 NASM Home Gym Design Specialist — Planning and equipping home training spaces. 🎓 Lionel Uni: Leadership and Professional Development — Management and leadership for fitness directors. 🎓 Lionel Uni: Fitness Sales Specialist — Sales methodology for health-club and studio environments. 🎓 Workshop: Incorporating Props into your Pilates Classes — Practical Pilates accessories workshop. 🎓 Workshop: Intrinsic Biomechanics Workshop — Assessment of intrinsic biomechanical function. 🎓 Workshop: Olympic and Accessory Lifts for Physiological Development — Weightlifting techniques for development. 🎓 Workshop: Kettlebell Fundamentals — Strength, movement, and performance using kettlebells. 🎓 Workshop: Run Your Life – Running Foundations — Running mechanics and programming. 🎓 Workshop: Self Myofascial Release (SMR) — Foam rolling and myofascial techniques. 🎓 Workshop: Pilates Off The Mat — Standing and functional Pilates applications. 🎓 Webinar: Injury Prevention in Sport and Exercise — Evidence-based injury-reduction strategies. 🎓 Webinar: Iron Deficiency in Athletic Populations — Nutritional and performance implications. 🎓 Webinar: Ergogenic Aids: Caffeine — Use of caffeine for performance. 🎓 Webinar: Athletes: Fluid and Electrolyte Requirements — Hydration science for sport. 🎓 Webinar: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) — Energy availability and health in athletes. 🎓 Webinar: Programming Considerations for Female Athletes — Menstrual-cycle and life-stage programming. 🎓 Webinar: Female Physiology and Its Impact on Performance — Sex-based physiological differences. 🎓 Webinar: Validity, Reliability and Appropriateness of Fitness Testing — Testing protocols and selection. Specialties 🎯 Gym instruction and personal training 🎯 Special populations (perinatal, menopause, disability, long-term conditions) 🎯 Clinical exercise referral (cancer, cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, obesity, mental health) 🎯 Pilates, chair-based exercise, and yoga teacher training 🎯 Strength and conditioning and biomechanics coaching 🎯 Advanced nutrition and sports nutrition coaching 🎯 Wellness, breathwork, sleep recovery, and mental health support 🎯 Calisthenics and street workout training 🎯 Fitness education, assessment, and quality assurance 🎯 Leisure and fitness facility management Methods & Approach Programs blend face-to-face delivery at the Queen's University Belfast campus with fully online distance learning and private course options. The curriculum follows UK vocational frameworks and international NASM standards, integrating practical workshops, clinical case studies, biomechanical screening, and digital webinars. Students access learning through multiple platforms including Moodle, NASM Portal, Lionel University, and an MS Courses webinar suite. Practitioner-level pathways allow progression from introductory awards to advanced diplomas. Who It's For Aspiring gym instructors, personal trainers, Pilates and yoga teachers, strength coaches, physiotherapists, and rehabilitation specialists. Also designed for fitness managers, vocational assessors, internal quality assurers, and leisure facility operators. Clinical referral and special-population tracks support professionals working alongside medical teams, while NASM and Lionel University programs serve commercial, corporate, and elite-sport careers. Entry-level instructor courses sit alongside advanced Level 4 specialist diplomas. Facilities & Practical Info Primary training base is Level 4, Queen's University Physical Education Centre (Queens Sport), Botanic Park, Belfast. Additional Pilates diploma offered in Glasgow. Formats include face-to-face, fully online, and private group instruction. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday 10am–6pm, Friday 10am–1pm, with voicemail cover outside these times. Learners use dedicated portals for Moodle, NASM, Lionel University, and MS Courses. Location Address: Level 4, Queen's University Physical Education Centre, Queens Sport, Botanic Park, Belfast BT9 5EX, United Kingdom Hours: Mon & Wed 10am–6pm, Fri 10am–1pm The "+" ✅ University-affiliated location within Queen's University Belfast sports facilities. ✅ Comprehensive Level 4 clinical portfolio covering cancer, cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, obesity, and mental health exercise referral. ✅ Official NASM education partner offering full CPT curriculum, specializations, and customizable bundles. ✅ CIMSPA 3-star Enhancing quality assurance recognized provider with UKPRN registration (10088301). ✅ Social impact mission through projects: Fit Mind Matters, Health and Homeless, and Heart Strong.