Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Courses

Take your career to the next level and become an NSCA, CIMSPA, & REPs UK Accredited Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Coach today!

Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Courses

Our award-winning, industry-leading Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course is the path to success for fitness professionals wanting to build careers in S&C and become Strength and Conditioning Coaches. NSCA, CIMSPA, and REPs UK endorsed, our graduates go on to train professional athletes, coach professional sports teams, open their own gyms and strength and conditioning facilities, earn far higher incomes and of course, deliver amazing results for their clients, helping them achieve their full potential!

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Why Choose SCE?

Industry First

We opened the door and made Strength and Conditioning courses accessible to all when we launched the first Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course in the UK.

Established 2010

We’ve been providing, developing, and refining our courses since 2010. Our Strength and Conditioning courses have been designed and developed by experts to ensure your get the best.

Delivering Careers

We’re not like other strength and conditioning course providers, we take it one step further. Our focus is on providing a path to a career; not just an online course. We’ll help you define and develop a successful career.

Dedicated Tutor Support

When you enrol on a course with us, you’ll be supported 100%. From access to our Elite coach Network, to dedicated Whatsapp Groups, and unrivalled tutor support. We’re here for you!

Strength and Conditioning Course
Completion Options

  • Level 4 Total Online
  • (100% online learning, work in your own time and at your own pace)

  • £749
  • 0% finance plans available

  • 17 Online Modules + 5 Bonus Modules

  • Online Assessments, arranged with your expert tutor at a time convenient for you

  • Bonus SCE Strength and Conditioning Programming Specialist Certification (Worth £299)

  • Bonus SCE Functional Assessment Specialist (Worth £299)

  • Option to add the Assisted Learner Programme (ALP) at any point

  • NSCA / CIMSPA / REPs UK Endorsed

  • Free Fundamentals Beginner course for students with no prior qualification

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  • Level 4 Flexi
  • (Combine online learning with in person workshop and assessment)

  • £999
  • 0% finance plans available

  • 17 Online Modules + 5 Bonus Modules

  • S&C 2-day Practical Workshop led by our expert tutors

  • Book your Practical Assessment at a venue and time to suit you

  • Bonus SCE Strength and Conditioning Programming Specialist Certification (Worth £299)

  • Bonus SCE Functional Assessment Specialist (Worth £299)

  • Bonus SCE Performance Movement Coach Certification (Worth £299)

  • Bonus SCE Olympic Weightlifting for Athletes Coach Certification (Worth £299)

  • NSCA / CIMSPA / REPs UK Endorsed

  • Free Fundamentals Beginner course for students with no prior qualification

  • Learn More

Level 4 Total Online

Become a fully qualified Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Coach. Learn in your own time and at your own pace with our 100% online training! Our user-friendly learning dashboard allows you to work through each of the online modules with ease.

Level 4 Flexi

For those budding strength and conditioning coaches who prefer a mixed environment: Combine online learning with our 2-day strength and conditioning workshop and in-person assessment day to take your S&C skills to the next level! Workshops are available in multiple locations across the country and new ones are added frequently. If you want to boost your knowledge, skills AND confidence by working alongside other aspiring coaches then the Level 4 Flexi option is the perfect choice for you.

Level 4 Mentorship

Advance your skills even further, get additional support, and work one-to-one with our team of L4 ALP mentors to become the best Level 4 Strength and Conditioning coach you can possibly be. We’ve combined our award-winning Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course with this new advanced mentorship offering to bring the best possible chance of success to our students. This Level 4 ALP mentorship is for anyone who is looking for support, accountability, and most importantly to feel part of a community of other coaches!

What’s Included? As part of the ALP, you will have access to extra learning content plus live webinars to provide another level of support. We run 4 Cohorts of ALP students per year, and to join the next one in the diary, just head over to the L4 dashboard and click on, ‘Go to ALP’. And as a reminder, you have full access to the Level 4 Strength and Conditioning award course within our intuitive student learner dashboard. We’ve provided the inspiration, now it’s up to you to show us the motivation to succeed. Let this newly engineered mentorship course option catapult you forward to where you are meant to be with SCE keeping you on track every step of the way.

Phase 1
The Familiarisation Phase

Whichever Strength and Conditioning course option you choose, you’ll start your learning with us instantly with our Phase 1 online modules. Work your way through our 17 modules (detailed below) in the members area, instantly immersing yourself into the world of strength, power, movement, and coaching. You’ll be learning from our expert Strength and Conditioning coaches and tutors who have years of experience in this industry both coaching and teaching. You’ll finish this phase inspired and ready for Phase 2.

Phase 2
The Realisation Phase

Phase 2 is where things really start to come together as you’ll start to design strength and conditioning performance programmes using the techniques and tools you’ve learnt through your previous module. In this phase you achieve your Strength and Conditioning Education Programming Specialist Certification to acknowledge your newfound skill in this area. When you’re ready you can sit your exam online and cement your learning on your journey to becoming an Elite Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Once this is complete, if you’ve opted for the Total Online or Accelerated Plus format you can contact your tutor to book your online assessment, or you can join us on a Practical Strength and Conditioning Workshop to continue your learning even further and gain new skills.

(If you choose Total Online or Accelerated Plus skip to Phase 4)

Phase 3
The Intensification Phase

Our award-winning Strength and Conditioning workshop is where everything really comes together. Our inspiring caching clinics immerse you completely into the world of Strength and Conditioning, as part of your workshop you’ve continue to develop your knowledge of Olympic Weightlifting, Speed and Plyometric training, Power, Mobility and Stability training, Periodisation and so much more. You’ll be amazed by how much you learn!

The strength and conditioning workshop will also unlock the coveted Strength and Conditioning Education Olympic Weightlifting for Athletes Coach Certification, and the Strength and Conditioning Education Specialist Movement Coach credential. Both of which you’ll obtain from attending this weekend in addition to the Level 4 Strength and Conditioning certificate itself.

Our strength and conditioning coaches and tutors are all experts within the field, with decades of experience in the industry coaching clients, teams, and athletes. You’ll leave with all your questions answered, inspired and ready to put your new skills into practice!

Phase 4
Graduate as a Strength and Conditioning Coach

The final step! Here is where you will become a certified CIMSPA Level 4 Strength and Conditioning coach. As part of this phase, you’ll take your final practical Olympic Weightlifting, and Speed and Movement Assessments. If you’ve opted for our Total Online or Accelerated Plus format, you’ll arrange a suitable time to submit your video assessments with our tutors. For those of you who opted for our Level 4 Flexi option you’ll be attending our strenngth and conditioning workshop and will have the option of either attending a practical assessment day or if you prefer, you can also submit your assessments online.

When you pass your journey begins! Whether it’s working with athletes and teams, building your client base, or getting that gym opened that you’ve always wanted – the choice is yours. And you’ll be prepared for it, with our CIMSPA Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Coach Course.

Strength and Conditioning Education are here to support you throughout your journey as a developing Strength and Conditioning coach, with further mentoring and coaching programmes available to you after your Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course. Whether it’s business skills, further technical knowledge, special populations such as youth strength and conditioning training and coaching, and much, much more.

We also have an incredibly popular mentorship programme – The Elite Coach Mentorship. As part of the Mentorship Programme, you will work intensively with our team to bring your new found skills to life and reach your true potential.

Course Overview

Our award-winning Strength and Conditioning course was created by Founder, Brendan Chaplin. Brendan created the Strength and Conditioning Course to provide people just like you with the tools and skills to become world-class Strength and Conditioning Coaches. Since then, our Strength and Conditioning course has been developed further by our team of leading specialists in the industry.

The Level 4 Strength and Conditioning course is NSCA, REP’s UK, and CIMSPA-endorsed meaning it has passed testing procedures and is constantly reviewed to ensure we are bringing you the most up-to-date and relevant information. This course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the foundational knowledge, practical application skills, and advanced coaching ability required to excel your career as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.

The Strength and Conditioning industry has seen huge growth over the last few years across all areas which has increased the demand for Strength and Conditioning coaches. Strength and Conditioning is no longer only for the most ‘elite athletes’, it’s something that is now widely used across all sports and fitness areas including within the general population, youth athletes, and fitness professionals. Becoming a Strength and Conditioning Coach will provide you with the skills you need to advance your current clients performance, or take the step into sports-specific coaching and working with elite athletes.

Upon successful completion of this course, you’ll be a fully-qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach with a highly-regarded NSCA, REP’s UK, CIMSPA-endorsed qualification. You will also receive a CIMSPA certificate which will prove you have completed the relevant training required to coach all levels of athletes within a strength and conditioning capacity.

Who is this Course for?

Our Strength and Conditioning Course is perfect for a variety of different health and fitness professionals. From Personal Trainers who want to develop their skills, provide more services for their clients, or transition into strength and conditioning, Physiotherapists looking to gain a qualification that will help advance their current skills, gym instructors who want to take the next step in their career. Strength and conditioning is a path suitable for many different fitness professionals, however you do not need to be a fitness professional to get started, all we ask is that you have a fundamental understanding of strength and conditioning. Not to fear! You’ll be pleased to know that we offer our Fundamentals Beginner course as part of the Level 4 enrolment process.

Prerequisites

There are no set prerequisites to enrolling on our Level 4 Course however to work in the general fitness industry you may need a Level 2 and 3. For students with little knowledge or experience we do offer the Fundamentals Beginner course as part of the Level 4 enrolment process to give you the foundation knowledge needed to succeed.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about our Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course!

You’ll be able to access and start your strength and conditioning course straight away! We’ll send you an email with your log in details that will give you access to our members portal. In the members portal you’ll be able to view and access all of the courses you’re enrolled on. If you’ve enrolled onto the Flexi completion option for the Level 4 Strength and Conditioning course you’ll also be able to book onto your preferred strength and conditioning workshop at this stage too.

The length of time it will take you to complete your Level 4 Strength and Conditioning course depends on a variety of things: which course completion option you have enrolled onto, how much time you have to dedicate to your course, and whether you need additional support throughout.

Generally speaking, the Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Course takes students on average 12 weeks to complete.

Yes! We have a dedicated tutor support team who will be there for you throughout the duration of your strength and conditioning course. Whether you’re stuck on a module, need help with your case study, or simply want to talk through some aspects of the course you can contact your tutor via phone or email at any time to get support.

We also have a full student support team to assist you and as part of your Level 4 Strength and Conditioning course. As part of our dedication to you, you have the option to book performance calls with our support team, attend our immersion sessions, tune into our weekly webinars, and much more. Plus, you’ll get FREE access to our Elite Coach Network too where you can get support and advice from a large group of fitness professionals.

In addition to the continued support from our Elite Coach Network, Strength and Conditioning education offers free business consultations post-course, career advice, and performance calls with our team of mentors.
Additionally, we have lots of free business resources, videos and guides on our that all students can access after their course.
Our graduates can also take advantage of our Elite Coach Mentorship after they complete their course where you’ll be able to work side-by-side with our team of mentors to help you achieve your career and business goals.

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Fees & Funding Options

When it comes to funding your course, there are multiple options available to suit your needs and requirements.

With that in mind we have put together a selection of tailored finance options giving you complete control on how you get started.

Education in the form of strength and conditioning should be accessible for anybody with passion and drive. We are proud to be the leaders in the industry.

Pay In Full

Give yourself peace of mind and pay for your course in full at the start, leaving you to focus on the learning!

Pay in Installments

Take advantage of multiple payment methods including Klarna, Dopple and PayPal

0% Finance

We also offer internal finance plans that are 0% interest, meaning you only pay for the value of the purchase and not a penny more.