This apprenticeship is designed to meet the needs of employers for an expansion of training programmes, to widen recruitment and to improve retention as well as to provide progression opportunities to and within the health and fitness industry at a range of levels.

The Foundation Apprenticeship in Exercise and Fitness is designed for those individuals who are either already employed in the fitness industry or who are looking to enter the industry and further develop their knowledge and skills to progress within the sector. The framework is also suitable for those wishing to change career after having worked in a different sector.

The Apprenticeship in Exercise and Fitness is designed for those who already work in the health and fitness industry and wish to continue their professional development as well as for those who wish to enter the sector in a supervisory / managerial role. The framework is also suitable for those wishing to change career after having worked in a different sector, entering this sector changing their hobby into a job.

The expectation is that the achievement of this framework will require a minimum duration of: 12 months at Foundation Apprenticeship level;18 months at Apprenticeship level.