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. (*Now available in Latin American Spanish upon request for the paper/pencil exam only.)
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. You must have at least 0.5 CEUs from Group A and Group B topics listed on the renewal application. (*AFO instructors must renew their AFO certification using this option.)
Download the AFO Renewal 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
- 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.
- Other organizations that offer learning opportunities can be found through our AFO Resources page.
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.
