Art Of Fitness

American Council on Exercise  (ACE)   Certified Personal Trainer

In 2003, the American Council on Exercise^® was granted accreditation for all of its certification programs by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)*. ACE is one of a few select certifying organizations in the entire fitness industry whose programs have been accredited.

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*NCCA is the accreditation body of the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE). The NCCA accreditation serves as a benchmark on how organizations should conduct certification. There are more than 300 fitness certification programs available to the public. The NCCA accreditation clearly distinguishes the excellence and value of ACE^® fitness certification and clearly discriminates between qualified and unqualified fitness professionals.

What Every Fitness Professional Needs to Know About the Accreditation of Certification Programs

The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) recently recommended that club owners only hire personal trainers with certifications from agencies accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or an equivalent accrediting organization. Currently, the American Council on Exercise is one of only a handful of certifying agencies accredited by the NCCA. Since IHRSA's recommendation, there have been many questions within our industry regarding education, training, certification, accreditation and licensure. In this two-part series, we respond to some of your most frequently asked questions about accreditation to help clarify some of these issues.

For more detail check out the following article:
http://www.acefitness.org/aboutace/reports/faq_ncca.pdf