AFIA approves continuing education courses individually.

 

To receive approval for your course, the following criteria must be met:

 

• All course subject matter must be within the AFIA Certified Professional’s Scope of Practice:

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Authors and all instructors must hold at least one of the following:

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• A bachelor’s degree in exercise science or a health-related field

• OR a four-year degree in a business-related field (only applicable for business workshops pertinent to a fitness professional)

• Instruction must take place in a structured learning environment:

• Provides clear learning objectives that an Aquatic Fitness Certified Professional can implement with his/her clients

• Provides a clear assessment of learning objectives

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What Courses will be approved by the Aquatic Fitness India Association?

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AFIA approves courses from a variety of topics including, but not limited to: anatomy, behavior change, body composition, business management, chronic conditions, communication and motivation, cueing and choreography, exercise physiology, exercise programming, fitness assessments, injury prevention, instructional techniques, nutrition, post-rehab programming, specialty class formats and weight management.

 

AFAI will not approve:

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• Courses that prepare students to take NCCA-accredited certification exams (i.e. exam prep workshops)

• Courses that are positioned or titled as core certifications that do not hold NCCA accreditation (i.e. Group Fitness Instructor)

• Courses that are redundant to the experience and education of ACSM/ACE/NASM/ISSA/IFA/FITNESS.INC & QUAFIT Certified Professionals

• Courses that prepare students for a different field (i.e. massage) or are beyond the scope of practice for Aquatic Fitness Certified Professionals​​​​​​​

• Courses that are not delivered in a structured learning environment

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What type of course, will AFIA Consider for Approval?

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• Conference: a one-time event that may include multiple sessions for participants to choose from

• Workshop: live, in-person training that may happen multiple times a year with a singular timeline for all participants to attend

• Distance Learning: online or hybrid (a combination of an online and live portion) with a quiz

• Recorded Webinar: maximum one - two-hour recording of a live event presented online with a quiz

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