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On average, the ISPC course will take approximately 30 hours to complete.
Yes, the ISPC course is self-paced, and you have access to all course content as soon as you enroll.
You will be qualified to work as a personal trainer and/or strength and conditioning coach in any setting (gym, team, remote, independent). You will be qualified to work in corporate/commercial fitness settings, gym ownership, work with special populations (older adults, pregnancy/post-partum, youth, tactical personnel, sports teams, and endurance athletes).
You have lifetime access to the ISPC course content and all future upgrades.
Yes the ISPC Certification Course enrollment fee includes the course and the exam.
Once enrolled, students have 1 year to take the exam. Exam access extensions can be purchased.
No, the ISPC exam is not proctored. It is offered online and can be taken at your convenience once the coursework is completed.
The ISPC certification final exam is 150 questions (multiple choice), and requires a passing grade of 80% or better. There are two attempts of the exam allowed. If neither attempt is successful, students will be permitted to purchase additional attempts.
The exam is online and requires an internet signal. Any modern browser can be used and it is highly recommended that the browser is updated to the latest version. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled in the browser.
Yes, absolutely. For group sales, contact us at sales@aihp.com and we can work with you on that.
Yes, the ISPC certification course is 100% online, including the final exam.
We offer a 30 day 100% money-back guarantee. In order to be eligible for a refund of any amount, the Full Course PDF must not have been downloaded.
Our payments are processed through Stripe and we accept all major credit cards.
Yes, for certification courses we offer a 2-payment and 3-payment plan which can be chosen at checkout.
Yes, the ISPC Certification Course is available online and can be taken from any country.
The ISPC certification course is not accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). After thoroughly vetting the NCCA accreditation and their parent company, the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE), AIHP made the decision that the NCCA accreditation is not the correct fit for our certification. The primary reason is because the NCCA accreditation does not evaluate certification course content, but rather solely the testing process. While AIHP agrees that the testing process must be held to a high standard, we also believe that without evaluating the actual course content, any accreditation is substantially lacking.
Not seeking accreditation by the NCCA does not equate to AIHP disregarding the importance of accreditation by a third-party organization. In fact, this is quite the opposite. As such, AIHP is currently reviewing pertinent accreditation organizations that rigorously assess/evaluate both course content and the testing process.
You can learn more about accreditation as relates to strength and performance coaching education, and our official statement on it HERE.
AIHP requires recertification every 2 years and can be done for free by submitting a science-based paper on a fitness related topic. Other recertification options include continuing education units, other AIHP courses, or a recertification exam.
No, AIHP does not require proof of CPR/AED or First Aid to purchase or take the ISPC certification. We understand that most other certification organizations have this requirement. However, we do not believe that it is the place of a certifying organization to dictate whether or not its students are CPR/AED/First Aid certified or not. We believe that this is the domain of the individual and/or hiring company and based on the intended working environment, as the industry shifts significantly more toward remote and online coaching and training rather than in-person.
To be clear, if an individual is working in-person with an athlete/client, they must be CPR/AED certified.
Yes, AIHP partners with the career placement company FIBR to connect ISPC certified coaches with top fitness opportunities. Upon completion of the course, we connect coaches directly to Fibr for career placement.