Renewing your AFO certification is essential to showing your commitment to the aquatics field and demonstrating your knowledge of the most current best practices in aquatic facility operation and management. AFO certification is valid for five years. 

You have two options to renew your certification:

Renewal Option 1 

Successfully retake the AFO exam. This may be achieved by taking the exam in coordination with an AFO course or by taking the exam only administered by an approved NRPA proctor.

AFO Course Schedule

Download the AFO Exam Application

 

Renewal Option 2 

Complete 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the aquatics operations and management field. Please Note: AFO instructors must renew their AFO certification using this option. 

Download the AFO Renewal Application

Please review the AFO renewal application prior to earning CEUs. AFOs must earn 0.5 CEUs in Group A and Group B noted on the application.

How to Earn CEUs Towards AFO Renewal 

• Attend aquatics education sessions at the NRPA Annual Conference
• Complete online aquatics courses and webinars that offer CEUs
  
  • NRPA Splash Pad Certificate Program: Earn 1.2 CEUs towards your renewal and gain the expertise necessary to plan, design, operate and maintain a splash pad facility.
  • NRPA Aquatic Management Professional Certificate (AMP): Earn 1.2 CEUs towards your renewal gain the knowledge and skills for effective aquatic facility management.
  • NRPA Online Learning Opportunities
• Complete a CEU Petition for equivalent credits for courses, institutes and workshops that do not directly offer CEUs
• Complete college or university credits in aquatics
  • Academic credits can be transferred to CEU equivalents by taking the total number of classroom instructional hours and dividing it by 10
• Earn Professional Service Experience Points through contributions to the aquatics field

AFO Renewal Candidates can access a copy of their NRPA Official Transcript in the online Certification Center. Documentation of credit earned through third party organizations, including state affiliates, must be requested from the organization that originally awarded the credit. 

Certification Center

 

For any questions pertaining to AFO renewal, please reach out to NRPA Certification at certification@nrpa.org.