What is the Rationale What is the Rationale for Getting Certified? for Getting Certified? Professionally Professionally - To ensure within - To ensure within a profession that: a profession that: The standards are being maintained The standards are being maintained to guarantee safe and ethical to guarantee safe and ethical practice. practice.
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What is the RationaleWhat is the Rationalefor Getting Certified?for Getting Certified?
ProfessionallyProfessionally - To ensure within a - To ensure within a profession that: profession that:
The standards are being maintained to The standards are being maintained to guarantee safe and ethical practice.guarantee safe and ethical practice.
What is the RationaleWhat is the Rationalefor Getting Certified?for Getting Certified?
PublicPublic - It indicates that:- It indicates that:
The person has mastered the expertise, The person has mastered the expertise, advanced knowledge, skills, and / or proficiency advanced knowledge, skills, and / or proficiency necessary to practice in a particular area of necessary to practice in a particular area of specialty identified by an administering specialty identified by an administering organization. organization.
To ensure that the individual is To ensure that the individual is minimallyminimally competent to do their job.competent to do their job.
National Strength &National Strength &Conditioning AssociationConditioning Association
Implements safe and effective conditioning and Implements safe and effective conditioning and strength programs for commercial or community strength programs for commercial or community health and fitness facilities; also colleges & health and fitness facilities; also colleges & universities.universities.
Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) *Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) * Designed for professionals who work one-on-one Designed for professionals who work one-on-one
with their clients in a variety of environmentswith their clients in a variety of environments
* Does not require a college degree to sit for exam
Certified Professional Ergonomists (CPE)Certified Professional Ergonomists (CPE) Master’s Degree in ergonomics or equivalent life Master’s Degree in ergonomics or equivalent life
science or engineering sciencescience or engineering science
4 years of full time professional practice as an 4 years of full time professional practice as an ergonomists practitionerergonomists practitioner
Associate Ergonomics Professional (AEP)Associate Ergonomics Professional (AEP)
Professional ErgonomistProfessional Ergonomist
Studies the interaction between people and Studies the interaction between people and machines and investigate environmental machines and investigate environmental factors that affect workfactors that affect work
Design or redesign the workplace, social, or Design or redesign the workplace, social, or physical work environmentphysical work environment
Assist engineers in designing systems and Assist engineers in designing systems and machinesmachines
Implement new programsImplement new programsRehabilitate and educateRehabilitate and educateEvaluate systemsEvaluate systems
Certifications working with older adultsCertifications working with older adults
Lifeguard and Special Populations InstructorLifeguard and Special Populations Instructor
Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program Instructor Instructor
Health and Fitness Certifications Health and Fitness Certifications
Age and YMCA certification course Age and YMCA certification course requirementsrequirements
Cooper Institute for Aerobics Cooper Institute for Aerobics ResearchResearch
Offer a variety of certifications targeted to Offer a variety of certifications targeted to professionals in the healthcare and professionals in the healthcare and fitness industry:fitness industry:Personal training and fitnessPersonal training and fitness
What is the RationaleWhat is the Rationalefor Getting Certified?for Getting Certified?
ProfessionallyProfessionally - To ensure within a profession - To ensure within a profession that standards are being maintained to guarantee that standards are being maintained to guarantee safe and ethical practice.safe and ethical practice.
PublicPublic - It indicates that the person has mastered - It indicates that the person has mastered the expertise, advanced knowledge, skills, and the expertise, advanced knowledge, skills, and proficiency necessary to practice in a particular proficiency necessary to practice in a particular area of specialty identified by an administering area of specialty identified by an administering organization. organization. To insure that the individual is minimally competent to To insure that the individual is minimally competent to
do their job.do their job.
SummarySummary
CertificationCertification - individual is evaluated and - individual is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain standards through recognized as meeting certain standards through successful completion of a valid & reliable successful completion of a valid & reliable examination. Usually recognized examination. Usually recognized NationallyNationally..
LicensureLicensure - the granting of permission by a - the granting of permission by a competent authority to an individual to engage in a competent authority to an individual to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal. practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal. Usually only recognized at the Usually only recognized at the StateState level.level.
RegistrationRegistration - the recording of professional - the recording of professional qualification information which is placed in the qualification information which is placed in the organization’s registry; organization’s registry; available to the available to the PublicPublic about the qualifications of those listed. about the qualifications of those listed.