Hi

Check out the NSCA and talk to some of the trainers in the find a trainer section.

Or go to Sportspecific.com and/or sign up for the personal trainers U and/or join the elite trainers alliance. All of these can be accessed through my website at http://www.explosivelyfit.com/Resources.html

I hope you enjoy your new profession and always treat your customers like they were personal friends who deserve the best you have to offer.

I've been a fuul time personal trainer for 12 months and it took me 4-6 months to get a reguler client base of 25-30 actual personal training hours per week. In the first few months be prepared to work long long days. I was training one person at 6.30am walking the gym floor and then having my next client at 7.30pm! You have to put your time in the gym so that the members become comfortable with you.
I would advise you to get a decent set of bussiness cards as I found that when dealing with 'high flyers' it gave me a little more confidence and a an extra edge when they remarked on how good they looked. Because they were designed by a professional and were on good quality paper they automatically thought I was high quality and worth every penny of my fee and not a ' fitness instructor in a personal training t-shirt'(sorry don't mean to offend anyone).
Secondly I would give away a few free sessions to the odd few members as this makes you look busy but also allows you to build a rapport with them. I do this when I've got a few gaps as it gives me great exposure but mainly because I have a captive audience. I find it's a hell of alot easier to sell personal training course at the end of a work out with me than in the coffee area or bar.
There are many other variables but as long as you have a good fitness knowledge, good people skills and bags of enthusiasm you'll succeed.