From Student to trainer

Turn your passion for fitness into a career

Early Bird Pricing Available

Why choose BCPTI?

At BCPTI, we’re dedicated to helping you turn your passion for fitness into a successful career. Our personal training certification program combines the latest science with hands-on experience, giving you the knowledge and practical skills to excel from day one.

Since 2013, BCPTI has been empowering students to become top-tier personal trainers. Our NASM-certified, NCCA-accredited program is recognized worldwide, ensuring you receive the highest standard of education. With the demand for personal trainers higher than ever, we prepare you to thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused industry.

What you’ll get:

Comprehensive Learning

Gain in-depth knowledge of fitness science, assessment, movement coaching, and program design.

Hands-on Experience

Build your skills with practical training, real-world assessments, and peer practice sessions.

Career-Ready Skills

Learn to attract and retain clients with our proven “Service, Science, and Sales” formula—perfectly blending client care, training expertise, and sales techniques.

We’re proud to offer our students a top-tier learning program!

Job placement opportunities
Mentorship & In-club shadowing
Professional development responsibility
Exercise technique, coaching & cueing
Client relations & behavioural coaching
Program design & assessments
Basic & applied science & nutritional coaching
Practical & classroom learning

If you’re passionate about fitness and helping others, BCPTI is the perfect fit to launch your personal training career. Join us and be ready to make an impact in the fitness world!

Upcoming Courses & Certifications

Become a Certified Personal Trainer

Our 8-week personal training certification program both prepares you to write the NASM CPT exam and delivers hand-on skill development so you can gain, train and retain clients in today’s dynamic fitness spaces.

When: May 12, 2025 – June 28, 2025
Where: BCPTI Headquarters (#140 – 6351 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC)

Save up to $450 off tuition
Early bird registration ends April 30, 2025!

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Ma Weightlifting

Learn to teach, coach and execute the clean & jerk as well as the snatch. Each lift will be broken down and taught systematically ensuring competency.

When: April 12-13, 9am – 5pm both days
Where: BCPTI Headquarters (#140 – 6351 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC)

Cost: $549+tax Regular / $499+tax Early bird (Ends March 27th)
*Preferred pricing available for BCPTI Grads & FW Staff

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Hear from our students!

Adam Sutton

22:21 29 Oct 24

BCPTI is the program to pick for anyone interested in Personal Training as a career in the Vancouver area. And, for those outside of Vancouver it accessible remotely.The professional instructors and program design is inclusive to anyone with a passion for fitness.My experience set me up with tools to enhance my own fitness, as well as establish myself training others. I am a hands-on learner. This means that I require more focus on practical experience which is absolutely a privilege that BCPTI offers. State of the art equipment, spacious gym setting, and all of the equipment in house so that we get full exposure to fitness equipment.Those who come to the program will get stronger themselves over the 8 week course with professional coaching one on one. My co-hort of 7 fellow students also provided me with valuable learning and motivation as we supported one another to “level up.”I was challenged, and pushed by the instructors and students while also having fun!I was able to connect with elite training instructors in class and during my 6 session practicum who have over 10 years of experience in many facets of fitness.From basics to power lifting: explanations and instruction offered me a capacity to train any one from any level.The program gave us specific instruction on methodical program designs, client’s goal setting, and up to date information on Sports Medicine. I can now take this approach out into my own career as a Fitness Professional.BCPTI is a wholistic approach to becoming a certified personal trainer. Where everyone involved in the course has a true desire to be helpful.

Rujanthan Shan

04:02 29 Oct 24

I had a wonderful experience learning personal training at Bcpti. Brian, Amy and Kathryn were highly knowledgeable, with real world experience that made the lessons practical and engaging. I highly recommend for anyone serious about entering the fitness industry.

Gabrielle terrana

01:23 29 Oct 24

This course was amazing and I couldn’t recommend it more. I called the day that the course started trying to get into the next classes that started in January, Brian one of the instructors was a huge help in working around my work schedules to align with the class dates and time and got me in the very next day. Both teachers; Kat and Brian are great at what they do and made each class very enjoyable. I learned so much and I am so excited to start my pt journey with the help of them. The way they taught this course was really great and the way we all get to be involved was very helpful in understanding each lesson. Not only do u get to meet great people but u get the help from two really great pts that want to see you succeed and give you all the tools necessary. Thank you guys again🙏

Ella Horton

00:17 28 Oct 24

If you’re looking for a hands on, interactive, and educational PT learning experience, I highly recommend BCPTI. I was looking for a PT certificate that was not online as I knew I wouldn’t get as much out of it. And over the 8 week program, it was a variety of workouts with guidance from the amazing instructors, a lecture portion, and a mixture of different activities that would prepare us for the real world. I throughly enjoyed my time with Kat and Brian as they made this experience more than what I expected. Everyone was just so excited to be at class which made the learning environment even better!

Martina Bustamante

02:14 23 Oct 24

i’m so grateful to have taken this course! i learned a lot, and my instructor, Brian, has been the best, supporting me every step of the way. i 100% recommend it 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Liam Sullivan

03:25 19 Oct 24

If you’re thinking about becoming a personal trainer, and want to know the best way to get certified, look no further.BCPTI was by far the best educational experience I’ve had in my life. The course is thorough, hands on, engaging, and incredibly useful in giving you all of the tools to achieve greatness as a PT.Brian & Kathryn are simply wonderful instructors. The best teachers I’ve ever had. As someone who has struggled with severe ADHD my entire life, and never ONCE had success with school, I found this course to be the only time in my life where I couldn’t wait to get to class in the mornings. I was blown away by the way the curriculum was taught, and the way that the instructors provided deeper insight into all aspects of personal training.I cannot recommend BCPTI enough - if you are on the fence about whether or not to sign up I seriously encourage you to do it. You will have fun, learn loads, and be set up for a successful and fulfilling career as a PT when it’s over.

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