Importance of NCCA Accreditation

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Importance of NCCA Accreditation

by LRADK
(Iowa)

Why is NCCA considered so "respected". What makes NCCA such an important accreditation to have. Many of the Personal Trainer Certification Programs on your list were not NCCA accredited until recently.

What makes NCCA so special in accreditation for the health and fitness field? Don't they accredited everyone under the sun: Dog Whispers Certification to Saxaphone Polishing Certifications. Honestly, sounds more like a FOR-PROFIT business then an academic, integrity driven accreditation.

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NCCA is Over-Rated
by: Shannon Ki - MBA

NCCA seems to give accreditation to those who have the money to buy it. Sure, it has certain basic standards for testing, but when did testing process alone bring such hugh respect. Everyone seems to talk that you have to have a certification from a school that is backed by NCCA. BUT, it doesn't say anything about the quality of education, academics, and training and its method of education delivery.

I agree to what you are trying to express. NCCA is not that critical and shouldn't be defined as such.

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NCCA doesn't mean quality
by: Brian D. Johnston

NCCA is an accreditation of business practices... it has nothing to do with the quality of what is being taught or how it is taught. In other words, its standards do not reflect the ability of the end product (the personal trainer). What your company should look into are specific quality standards for both educator and trainer. Check out www.FitnessStandards.org for an alternative

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I agree
by: Blake

Personal Trainer Certifications are over-popularizing NCCA. Programs are highlighting that they have NCCA accreditation in a marketing effort to justify their education. But NCCA does not justify their qualitfy of education or academic standards. But the community of shoppers are being miss-lead to believe that their best option is to complete their certification at an NCCA certified school; and that isn't true.

Blake, ACE-CPT, NSCA-CSCS

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agreed 100%
by: Anonymous

I personally contacted the NCCA and asked "what makes your organization qualified to the be fitness industry police?" Their answer to me was basically nothing. They are made up of people of many different backrounds who have experience in the fitness industry and would like to make sure that certain standards are upheld. Bottom line the fitness industry is not regulated and NCCA is only one of many so called non-profit organizations that are taking advantage of it.

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NCCA is needed
by: phil

There has to be some standard in the industry.
No being certified through an NCCA accredited organization does not mean the trainer is any good.
Anyone can really pass an exam and their actual skills will show when they train someone.
These courses are not meant to "make" you a great trainer. Its up to you to be a great trainer.
You have to have the personality to do so.

Each company teaches slightly different things but stems from the same core.
Anyone that thinks that NCCA accredication will make you a great trainer is mistaken.
It does show that a course is designed to teach the essentials though..

For the person that claimed that the NCCA standards are not rigid, where did you get that information from?

Its simply a standard each cert company has to strive for. Its not meant to be the end all be all..

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