Getting Certified – If I have a personal training certification from another organization, will CSEP accept that as equivalency to the CSEP-CPT?
Not at the present time. There are not any certification agencies in the Canadian fitness and health promotion industry that have equivalency arrangements. CSEP has the highest standards and requirements in the health & fitness industry in Canada, so it is not possible to accept any other agency’s certification for equivalency unless they raise their standards to the same level as CSEP.RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTSGetting Certified – If I have a CATA certification, is that equivalent to the CSEP-CPT certification? No. CATA professionals, like many other professions, are prepared for a specialized career in their area of expertise. Not all CATA professionals have completed the appropriate coursework and certification exit criteria required to be a CSEP-CPT (e.g. fitness applications, motivational strategies to increase client adherence, etc.)RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTSMaintaining My Certification – What do I have to do to keep my membership current? As a CSEP Certified Personal Trainer®,
