How CECs Work
Keep Your Credentials in Shape
Strengthen your certification and keep your knowledge fresh when you choose from our extensive educational opportunities. With many affordable ways to earn new certifications and your continuing education credits (CECs), you can keep your NFPT Certified Personal Trainer credential active without breaking the bank.
How Continuing Education Works
To keep your certification current and to get recertified, you need to earn 2.0 CECs per year. Choose from an assortment of continuing education offerings through NFPT, our Continuing Education Provider Partners and other fitness-related sources. If a course or activity is related to fitness programming, exercise science or building your fitness business, you probably can count it for credit.
Learn MoreHow NFPT is Different
Unlike other certifiers, we help our trainer family to earn all of the CECs they need for recertification through our free Self Tests and Fitness Flop quizzes. NFPT is committed to being an affordable option for our trainer family. To compare your options, check out this chart of personal trainer certifications accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the organization that establishes standards for credentialing companies like ours.
NFPT’s Affordability Stands Out
Self Tests**, 0.5
Article submission, 0.5
CPR/AED, 0.50
First Aid, 0.25
Proof of insurance, 0.25
NFPT CE/specialty courses, 0.25 – 6.0
Quiz, 0.2
News, 0.2
Article submission, 0.5
CPR, .2
First Aid, 0.2
AED, 0.2
0.3 – 0.4: $60 – $80
0.5 – 1.0: $100 – $178
2.0 – 2.5: $267 – $499
Quiz, 0
Article submission, 0.5 (max 1.5)
CPR/AED, .1
First Aid, 0
0.8 – 1.3: $199 – $299
1.9: $449
2.2 – 3.5: $699 – $999
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 0
First Aid, 0
AED, 0
2.0 – 3.0: $39 – $49
4.0 – 6.0: $55 – $109
9.0 – 15.0: $129 – $149
20.0: $199 – $299
Self Test, 0
Article submission, 0.5 (max 1.0)
CPR, 0.1
First Aid, 0
AED, 0.1
0.4: $49.95
0.8 – 1.1: $199 – $299
2.0: $319
Quiz, 0.5
Library, 0.3
Ethics, 0.5
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 1
First Aid, 0
AED, 1
3.0 – 4.5: $79 – $119
5.0 – 6.0: $119 – $49
7.0: $179 – $349
Quiz, 0.5
Library, 0.3
Ethics, 0.5
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 1
First Aid, 0
AED, 1
2.0: $199 – $357
3.0 – 4.0: $497 – $749
Quiz, 0.1 (max 5.5)
Journals, 0.2
Article submission, 0.5
CPR, 0
First Aid, 0.25
AED, 0.25
3.0: $285 – $445
Self Tests**, 0.5
Article submission, 0.5
CPR/AED, 0.50
First Aid, 0.25
Proof of insurance, 0.25
NFPT CE/specialty courses, 0.25 – 6.0
Quiz, 0.2
News, 0.2
Article submission, 0.5
CPR, .2
First Aid, 0.2
AED, 0.2
0.3 – 0.4: $60 – $80
0.5 – 1.0: $100 – $178
2.0 – 2.5: $267 – $499
Quiz, 0
Article submission, 0.5 (max 1.5)
CPR/AED, .1
First Aid, 0
0.8 – 1.3: $199 – $299
1.9: $449
2.2 – 3.5: $699 – $999
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 0
First Aid, 0
AED, 0
2.0 – 3.0: $39 – $49
4.0 – 6.0: $55 – $109
9.0 – 15.0: $129 – $149
20.0: $199 – $299
Self Test, 0
Article submission, 0.5 (max 1.0)
CPR, 0.1
First Aid, 0
AED, 0.1
0.4: $49.95
0.8 – 1.1: $199 – $299
2.0: $319
Quiz, 0.5
Library, 0.3
Ethics, 0.5
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 1
First Aid, 0
AED, 1
3.0 – 4.5: $79 – $119
5.0 – 6.0: $119 – $49
7.0: $179 – $349
Quiz, 0.5
Library, 0.3
Ethics, 0.5
Article submission, 1.0
CPR, 1
First Aid, 0
AED, 1
2.0: $199 – $357
3.0 – 4.0: $497 – $749
Quiz, 0.1 (max 5.5)
Journals, 0.2
Article submission, 0.5
CPR, 0
First Aid, 0.25
AED, 0.25
3.0: $285 – $445
* Non-NFPT continuing education activities can be awarded credits, though the amount of credits will vary. NFPT offers free continuing education provisions but as there are many options for trainer growth and development, there are many ways to earn CECs.
** Free (two per certification year)
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