Certification: Certified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE)
1555 King Streeet, Alexandria, VA 22314
The AAFCS Certification Program is designed to:
■ Assure the public that credentialed family and consumer sciences professionals have attained a threshold level of knowledge that enables them to perform services as defined by the mission of the profession;
■ Foster excellence in the family and consumer sciences profession and develop criteria for assessing such excellence; and
■ Promote professional growth of individuals certified in family and consumer sciences by encouraging a systematic program of professional development and continuing education.
■ Assure the public that credentialed family and consumer sciences professionals have attained a threshold level of knowledge that enables them to perform services as defined by the mission of the profession;
■ Foster excellence in the family and consumer sciences profession and develop criteria for assessing such excellence; and
■ Promote professional growth of individuals certified in family and consumer sciences by encouraging a systematic program of professional development and continuing education.
- More than two years of education or training after high school required?
- Yes
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
Advanced
The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.