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The decision to pursue professional certification is an important step in being recognized as a competent practitioner in one’s chosen discipline. Earning the NCSF credential distinguishes more than a credible level of expertise; it signifies an aptitude and commitment to one’s profession.

The NCSF Board for Certification sets competency standards to protect the public, signify quality in practice capabilities and identify qualified personal trainers to employers within the health & fitness industry. The NCSF credential for personal trainers is the preeminent fitness certification backed by full legal defensibility. The certification exams are developed and administered in complete compliance with the strictest standards for testing and measurement as set forth by the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, the Association of Test Publishers, the Buros Institute for Assessment Consultation and Outreach, and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

The Board has developed the first industry-unified, standardized personal training certification using input from over 20,000 surveys of facility owners, fitness managers, experts from academia, health professionals and practicing personal trainers. The result of the most expansive job task analysis in the fitness industry is a true measure of professional qualification and subsequent valid and reliable exams that hold up under legal scrutiny.

The certification exam was developed by subject matter experts from throughout the United States under the management and administration of Prometric, the de facto standard in professional test administration. The certification exam is offered in nearly 400 test locations six days a week throughout North America. The Board for Certification testing service provides NCSF Certified Personal Trainer exam candidates with full access to the latest testing technology, award-winning customer service and flexible exam scheduling one would come to expect for the industry’s premier personal trainer certification.