Credentials / National Exercise Trainers Association

NETA Youth Fitness Specialty Certification

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Verified: this record was checked against its official source. Last verified 2026-09-03. 7 sources on file.

At a glance

Credential type
specialization
Status
active
Target professional
Fitness professionals working with youth
Country
unknown
Official page
https://www.netafit.org/certifications/specialty/
Recertification page
unknown
Categories
Personal Training, Youth Performance, Special Populations

Accreditation

No accreditation on record — status unknown. Absence of a claim is recorded honestly rather than guessed.

Eligibility & examination

Eligibility

Minimum age
unknown
Education
unknown
Degree required
no
Experience
unknown
CPR/AED
no
Other prerequisites
None required; can be taken as a stand-alone certificate. NETA recommends first obtaining a nationally-accredited Group Exercise Instructor (or Personal Trainer) certification as a foundation. Requires completion of a 1-day live workshop (in-person or virtual) or on-demand home study course.

"A CPR/AED certification is not required to register or earn your Youth Fitness Specialty, but it must be held to renew your specialty certificate in the future."

Examination

Format
Online, open-book/open-note, unproctored, multiple-choice exam taken after the workshop or on-demand course
Online exam
yes
Testing center
no
Length
unknown
Questions
50
Passing score
75% (≥ 37 of 50 questions correct)
Attempts included
unknown
Retake policy
Exam must be taken within 30 days of the workshop; exam is not timed and student materials may be used

Initial certification costs

  • $299 — Live workshop (in-person or virtual) - 8 NETA, 0.8 ACE credits
  • $249 — On-demand/online module (Item# 9291) - 6 NETA, 0.6 ACE credits

Renewal & CEU requirements

2 yr
renewal cycle
10
CEUs per cycle
$35
renewal
Recertification required
yes
CEU unit system
NETA CEC (0.1 ACE CEC / 0.1 NASM CEU / 0.1 AFAA CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC)
Ethics requirement
unknown
CPR/AED at renewal
yes
Deadline rule
Certificate valid two years from date of issue; all 10 CECs must be earned between issue date and expiration date. NETA advises submitting the renewal packet two months prior to expiration. Automatic 180-day reinstatement grace period after expiration (status is 'expired'); if grace period lapses, the workshop/course and exam must be retaken.

At least 6 of the 10 CECs must come from NETA workshops or home study courses purchased directly from NETA. Renewal requires the application, photocopies of Certificates of Completion for all CECs, a photocopy of a current Adult CPR/AED card (front and back) from a recognized provider (e.g., AHA, ARC, ASHI, NSC) that included a live hands-on skills evaluation (fully online CPR not accepted), and the fee. CPR/AED courses do not award NETA CECs. Excess CECs beyond the required 10 do not carry over to a future period. Renewal can be completed online or by mail; incomplete applications are returned.

CEU recognition

  • ACE (American Council on Exercise) — accepts ceus from
    Automatically accepted if ACE pre-approved; 0.10 ACE CEC = 1.0 NETA CEC. Certificate of Completion required.
  • NASM — accepts ceus from
    Automatically accepted if NASM pre-approved; 0.10 NASM CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC.
  • AFAA — accepts ceus from
    Automatically accepted if AFAA pre-approved; 0.10 AFAA CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC.
  • NETA (petition process for non-approved activities) — petition accepted
    Coursework/activities not pre-approved by NETA, ACE, AFAA, or NASM may be petitioned via CE Petition Application with supporting documentation and a fee ($25 per college/university course, grade of C or higher, completed within the recertification period); reviewed case by case.
  • ACE (as CEC provider for the Youth Fitness course itself) — approved ceu provider
    NETA Youth Fitness Specialty course awards 8 NETA / 0.8 ACE credits (live workshop) or 6 NETA / 0.6 ACE (on-demand).

Pathway

Provider recommendations — not requirements

Stated by the provider as recommended, not required. These never affect eligibility.

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Sources (7)

Latest verification activity: initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-07) · reverification → confirmed (2026-09-06) · initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-06) · initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-04) · reverification → confirmed (2026-09-03)

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