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Why are my certs not verified? It’s embarrassing on my profile. I DO have AFAA personal training & group fitness.

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Susan July 7, 2011 0 Comments

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Joanne0 Posted 0 Comments

I don’t think AFAA is a verification partner with AFAA. It would be a good idea to contact AFAA directly.

All the best!

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Susan Posted 0 Comments

Thank you. :0)

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Danielle0 Posted 0 Comments

Hi Susan
I believe that IDEA uses NCCA as the agency that sets guidelines for accreditation in our industry. AFAA may not comply with the NCCA standards.
Danielle

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IDEA 0 Posted 0 Comments

Hi Susan,

Unfortunately, AFAA has chosen not to participate in iIDEA FitnessConnect. We have about 50 agencies verifying credentials now. (We expect to be working with 130 US and Canadian agencies by the end of the year.)

We talk to executives at certification and training agencies every day. To be fair, their most common question is “what’s the catch?” IDEA FitnessConnect is free (certification and training agencies don’t pay anything either), so what’s in it for IDEA? The answer: We want to raise the bar of professionalism in the industry; we want to increase the value of getting and maintaining certifications and specialty trainings. A big part of what IDEA does is help professionals do this. So we benefit. Certification and training agencies also benefit. Consumers benefit, too. And the professional integrity of the industry goes up.

We hope that AFAA will participate in the future.

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Joanne0 Posted 0 Comments

Hello Danielle,

World Instructor Training Schools is not NCCA accredited, however, their credentials are verifiable on this site.

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