AFIP BASIC CERTIFICATION COURSE EXAM
PREPARATION AND REVISION SUMMARY 2026
◉ Nutritional Support. Answer: - Registered Dietitian
- Clinical Weight-loss Program
- Bariatric Services Team
◉ Rehabilitation Professionals. Answer: - Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Professional
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Professional
- Athletic Trainer
◉ Mental Health. Answer: - Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Support Group
◉ Alternative Health Care (Licensed). Answer: - Chiropractor
- Acupuncturist
- Massage Therapist
,◉ Trainers Coachs/ Instructors. Answer: - Advanced Exercise
Professional
- Personal Trainer
- Group Fitness Instructor
- Health Coach
◉ Professional Certification. Answer: A voluntary process by which
a non-governmental body grants a time-limited recognition and use
of a credential to individuals who have demonstrated that they have
met the criteria for required knowledge, skills, or competencies for
safe and effective practice in a specific job role.
◉ Certificates. Answer: Education or training program on a specific
topic for which participants receive a certificate after attendance
and/or completion of the coursework.
◉ Knowledge- Based Certificate. Answer: Recognizes a relatively
narrow scope of specialized knowledge in performing duties or
tasks as part of a certain profession or occupation.
◉ Example Knowledge - Based Certificate. Answer: - Webinar
- Online Courses
,◉ Curriculum Based Certificate. Answer: Issued after an individual
completes a course or series of courses and passes an assessment.
◉ Example Curriculum Based Certificate. Answer: - Specialist
Programs
- Course that ends with an assessment
- Practical Demo
◉ Certificate Of Completion. Answer: Issued after an individual
attends or participates in a particular learning event.
◉ Licensure. Answer: The process whereby a competent authority,
usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
◉ Registration. Answer: Either the professional designation defined
by a governmental entity in professional regulations or rules, or to a
listing of practitioners.
◉ Scope Of Practice. Answer: - Being prepared for emergency
situations and responding when they occur.
- Recognizing what is within the scope of practice always referring
participants to other health care professionals when appropriate.
, - Protecting participant confidentiality according to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and related regional
and national laws.
- Educating participants about fitness and health-related topics to
help them in adopting healthful behaviors that facilitate long-term
success.
- Empowering individuals to begin and adhere to their exercise
programs using guidance, support, motivation, lapse-prevention
strategies, and effective feedback.
- Instructing class participants on how to properly monitor exercise
intensity using heart rate, perceived exertion, and/or ventilatory
response.
- Assisting participants in setting and achieving realistic fitness
goals.
- Constructing group exercises that are appropriate for the intended
audiences and goals for the class format using science-based and
published protocols.
- Conducting pre-class assessments of participants, and where
appropriate, conducting health screening with participants in order
to determine the need for referral and identify contraindications for
exercise.
-Developing and leading exercise classes that are safe, effective, and
appropriate for individuals who are apparently healthy or have
medical clearance to exercise.
PREPARATION AND REVISION SUMMARY 2026
◉ Nutritional Support. Answer: - Registered Dietitian
- Clinical Weight-loss Program
- Bariatric Services Team
◉ Rehabilitation Professionals. Answer: - Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Professional
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Professional
- Athletic Trainer
◉ Mental Health. Answer: - Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Support Group
◉ Alternative Health Care (Licensed). Answer: - Chiropractor
- Acupuncturist
- Massage Therapist
,◉ Trainers Coachs/ Instructors. Answer: - Advanced Exercise
Professional
- Personal Trainer
- Group Fitness Instructor
- Health Coach
◉ Professional Certification. Answer: A voluntary process by which
a non-governmental body grants a time-limited recognition and use
of a credential to individuals who have demonstrated that they have
met the criteria for required knowledge, skills, or competencies for
safe and effective practice in a specific job role.
◉ Certificates. Answer: Education or training program on a specific
topic for which participants receive a certificate after attendance
and/or completion of the coursework.
◉ Knowledge- Based Certificate. Answer: Recognizes a relatively
narrow scope of specialized knowledge in performing duties or
tasks as part of a certain profession or occupation.
◉ Example Knowledge - Based Certificate. Answer: - Webinar
- Online Courses
,◉ Curriculum Based Certificate. Answer: Issued after an individual
completes a course or series of courses and passes an assessment.
◉ Example Curriculum Based Certificate. Answer: - Specialist
Programs
- Course that ends with an assessment
- Practical Demo
◉ Certificate Of Completion. Answer: Issued after an individual
attends or participates in a particular learning event.
◉ Licensure. Answer: The process whereby a competent authority,
usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.
◉ Registration. Answer: Either the professional designation defined
by a governmental entity in professional regulations or rules, or to a
listing of practitioners.
◉ Scope Of Practice. Answer: - Being prepared for emergency
situations and responding when they occur.
- Recognizing what is within the scope of practice always referring
participants to other health care professionals when appropriate.
, - Protecting participant confidentiality according to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and related regional
and national laws.
- Educating participants about fitness and health-related topics to
help them in adopting healthful behaviors that facilitate long-term
success.
- Empowering individuals to begin and adhere to their exercise
programs using guidance, support, motivation, lapse-prevention
strategies, and effective feedback.
- Instructing class participants on how to properly monitor exercise
intensity using heart rate, perceived exertion, and/or ventilatory
response.
- Assisting participants in setting and achieving realistic fitness
goals.
- Constructing group exercises that are appropriate for the intended
audiences and goals for the class format using science-based and
published protocols.
- Conducting pre-class assessments of participants, and where
appropriate, conducting health screening with participants in order
to determine the need for referral and identify contraindications for
exercise.
-Developing and leading exercise classes that are safe, effective, and
appropriate for individuals who are apparently healthy or have
medical clearance to exercise.
