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Elite Performance Institute (EPI) helps fitness professionals excel through an immersive, flexible approach to professional development. We’ve created expert-led coaching courses delivered both in-person and on-demand. There has never been a better time to invest in yourself and advance your professional coaching career.
12+ Countries
Delivered in 12+ countries since 2012
400+ Courses
Delivered 400+ in-person courses
5,000+ Coaches
Certified 5, 000+ coaches
Take Your Coaching Career To The Next Level
Advance Your Professional Coaching Career
Start expanding your coaching skills, with a choice of short, sharp professional part-time courses. Delivered by World Cup and Olympic Games coaches, we offer the finest professional development courses through in-person and online learning in a professional educational setting.
EPI Performance Partners
Elite Performance Institute (EPI) offers participants some of the best Strength & Conditioning courses delivered both in Ireland and in various countries around the world. These relatively short, expert instructor-led courses are delivered via a comprehensive study environment where you can choose from part-time in-person or on-demand options which will allow you to see the course live or learn online at your own pace from home.
Flexible learning with professional courses from a globally recognised education provider
We have a flexible payment structure to allow payment in full or split over a couple of payments for easy budgeting and financial management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is an Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course?
An Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course is a short, sharp, focused, and impactful course, giving fitness professionals like you a coaching skill set and certification to meet a specific training need at any given point in your career.
Use what you learn during a course from Elite Performance Institute (EPI) as a platform for a career pivot, or as a springboard for career advancement; or as a gateway for a deeper dive into professional coaching education.
An Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course helps coaches, fitness professionals and physiotherapists fill professional skills gaps on their terms. Courses can be studied in-person or on-demand fitting around busy professional lives. Taught by industry leaders in Strength & Conditioning, learning outcomes are focussed on career-ready coaching skills. Courses are specifically geared towards advancing students’ knowledge in a professional coaching capacity.
An Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course delivers practical, tangible, and useable skills and knowledge that translate to your work and business. You learn from industry experts and practitioners, on your terms – clear, precise and bite-sized learning.
What are the benefits of completing an Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course?
The main benefits of studying for a course with Elite Performance Institute (EPI) centre around your ability to rapidly upskill and obtain a certification in Strength & Conditioning, taught by industry leading practitioners, via a short and flexible learning schedule.
Short and intensive in nature, EPI courses demonstrate your commitment and drive to either begin or advance your professional career. Obtaining a Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course allows professionals to formalise and affirm the knowledge and coaching skills you might informally practice in the gym, on the pitch or in your private practice. Studying with EPI will allow you to stay ahead in a rapidly progressive coaching landscape.
As well as your Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course certification and new skill set, you will have accessed a network of like-minded professionals as you study alongside each other. Peer to peer learning will bring theory to life through active learning, as you problem solve and explore practical applications of relevant topics. All of this will be facilitated during breakout lecture sessions, facilitated conversations, hands on practical sessions, supplemented by a rich bank of online resources to give you the best possible chances of professional growth and development.
What are the career opportunities after an Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course?
Elite Performance Institute (EPI) courses are generally taken by people who are either beginning their coaching career or wishing to advance in their own field or pivot into the coaching industry. The knowledge that is built into these courses is current, up-to-date and can be used straight away either in the workplace or in an interview setting.
Take for example a Physiotherapist who is fantastic at treating their patients but lacks the Strength & Conditioning knowledge to develop effective return-to-play (RTP) programs for their patients. This is where EPI’s National Certificate in Strength & Conditioning (NCSC) course will be an excellent solution. Another example may be a qualified Personal Trainer who works extremely well with general population clients looking for fat loss and muscle gain. However, they lack the knowledge and coaching skills to work with younger and more athletic clients involved in sport who want to develop their power, speed and energy systems. Once again, EPI’s National Certificate in Strength & Conditioning (NCSC) course will be an excellent choice for this person. Finally, take an example of a PE teacher or sports coach working with youth athletes in underage sport. They are unsure of how to incorporate an age appropriate Strength & Conditioning program into their training. This is where EPI’s Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC) will be an excellent choice.
Beyond successfully completing your course with Elite Performance Institute (EPI), your career and learning options really open up. Our graduates will be prepared to work within sport and recreation across a wide range of levels from beginners through to elite athletes. Additionally, many of our graduates have furthered their professional development with post graduate studies in Strength & Conditioning.
An Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course shows a willingness to learn, develop as a coaching professional whilst adding credibility to skills claims on your CV. And remember, obtaining internationally recognised qualifications from the best educational institutions is what will make your CV stand out!
How can I manage my work/life balance whilst pursuing an Elite Performance Institute (EPI) course?
Staying ahead in the working world and continually improving your coaching skills is key. But that’s not always easy, time is precious and life has a habit of getting in the way. Short, focused study courses like our Elite Performance Institute (EPI) courses are built with that exact problem in mind. You need to feel confident that when you take on a new course commitment, you’ll swim not sink. Flexibility is built into our courses, so they’re easy to access on your terms.
You could choose to study any of our courses in-person, with some also available on-demand (entirely at your own pace). You should find the learning environment supportive, helpful and encouraging, and dare we say even fun! If you are already working while you take this course, you will be in a position to put the coaching skills you have learned into practice straight away.
If you’re reaching a roadblock in your career and aren’t sure of the next step you need to pursue to help push you forward, then a course from Elite Performance Institute (EPI) could give the practical skills and confidence to broaden your career prospects in the fitness/Strength & Conditioning industry.
Ensuring you are always on top of the latest developments in the fitness/Strength & Conditioning industry, keeping your career advancing in the right direction and grasping every opportunity that comes your way…find your EPI course today and take your coaching to the next level!
Are Elite Performance Institute (EPI) courses internationally recognised?
Elite Performance Institute (EPI) strength & conditioning courses are continuous professional development (CPD) courses aimed at qualified fitness professionals, physiotherapists and sports coaches. All our courses are approved for continuous education units (CEUs) with leading international professional membership organisations.
Once a participant successfully completes either our National Certificate in Strength & Conditioning (NCSC) or Youth Strength & Conditioning Course (YSCC), they will be eligible to attain insurance (professional indemnity and public liability) to deliver strength & conditioning coaching.
EPI courses are also approved by the Department of Social Protection for the Training Support Grant (TSG) in Ireland, which provides up to €1,000 annually to jobseekers on certain social welfare payments to cover the cost of short-term training.
