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| This NFPT program provided me with a comprehensive education, business tools and more importantly, the right support to make me successful as a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer either working on my own, or in a health club setting such as Bally's Total fitness. This personal trainer certification program offered a unique research-based curriculum. The refreshing and extremely comprehensive education approved by NFPT's Board far surpasses that of other text books. I also received standard consultation guidelines for screening and fitness program design. NFPT is accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) which is a 3rd party governing body whose function it is to impose certification standards and identify quality programs to candidates and the public that are in strict compliance and produce valid, competent, and worthy personal fitness trainer graduates. This process is emerging in our profession as the legitimate standard. Accreditation in other professions is actually required of licensing (certifying) agencies! NCCA accreditation is the gold standard achievement on the part of certifying organizations and is overwhelmingly recognized in the fitness and allied health professions. In other vocations requiring a measurement of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) the term "certification" cannot be claimed by a credentialing body without first being accredited. Regardless of what direction this industry takes, the NFPT-CPT credential recognition and validity will remain impeccable and legally defensible according to president & CEO of NFPT Ron Clark (2005). |