Professional Certification Program
Vermont Adaptive's Professional Certificate
Vermont Adaptive’s Professional Certificate in Adaptive Sports is awarded to Vermont Adaptive Interns and Apprentices who demonstrate a commitment to professional excellence through a combination of additional training and experience. Interns and Apprentices who complete more than 400 hours of program service as well as a series of trainings and professional certifications are awarded the Professional Certificate as a way of demonstrating to future employers that they are qualified to be front-line adaptive programming staff at adaptive programs across the country.
Interns and Apprentices and other candidates interested in obtaining the Vermont Adaptive Adaptive Sport Professional Certificate can reach out to Norm Staunton at advancement@vermontadaptive.org or Felicia Fowler at felicia@vermontadaptive.org for more information.
Adaptive Sport Professional Certificate
- ASPC
- Ages: 18+
- To receive the Vermont Adaptive Adaptive Sport Professional Certificate, candidates must complete:
- Be enrolled in the Vermont Adaptive Apprenticeship or Internship Programs
- Complete 400 hrs or more of program time
- Complete or hold AHA Heartsaver Adult, Child, Pediatric FA/CPR/AED or higher (or equivalent)
- Complete BlazeSports America CARSS I or higher or BlazeSports America CASC.
(one must be completed during certificate program)
- Complete or upgrade one professional adaptive coaching credential from one sport specific credentialing body (PSIA, AASI, BICP, ACA, AMGA, Paradox, etc)
(one must be completed during certificate program)
- Complete or hold SafeSport “CORE” Trained status
- If previously “SafeSport Trained, candidates will refresh AND take “Creating Safe Environments”
