Table 1Transition record

sport therapisttopersonal trainer

A sport therapist already meets 73% of what the personal trainer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sport therapist

73%

Overlap1

To personal trainer

16 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

29.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 29.7

This move: 29.7 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the personal trainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sport therapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A personal trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sport therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held integrate principles of training communication, collaboration and creativity
already held adapt fitness exercises communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collect client fitness information information skills
already held integrate exercise science to the design of the programme assisting and caring
already held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits communication, collaboration and creativity
already held motivate fitness clients management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 16 the personal trainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop codified movements required
required, not held identify customer objectives required
required, not held promote healthy lifestyle required

optional, not held communicate with youth optional

02 health and welfare 4 supplementary

optional, not held nutrition of healthy persons optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional

03 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor children's physical development optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

05 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held sports nutrition optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a personal trainer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt fitness exercises skill
already held analyse personal fitness information skill
already held assess physical conditions of clients skill
already held collect client fitness information skill
already held correct potentially harmful movements skill
already held demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
already held ensure safety of exercise environment skill
already held inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits skill
already held integrate exercise science to the design of the programme skill
already held integrate principles of training skill
already held motivate fitness clients skill
already held prepare exercise session skill
already held prescribe exercises skill
already held promote healthy fitness environment skill
already held provide fitness information skill
already held show professional responsibility skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held nutrition of healthy persons optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held monitor children's physical development optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sports nutrition optional

5 held skills the personal trainer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role attend to fitness clients under controlled health conditions skill
not needed by the target role conduct fitness risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role identify health objectives skill
not needed by the target role manage fitness communication skill
not needed by the target role prescribe exercises for controlled health conditions skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held nutrition of healthy persons optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sports nutrition optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sport therapist

Full index of moves from sport therapist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.