NRPA’s New Online Certificate Programs

Make a splash in 2020 with the NRPA certificate programs! NRPA offers a Splash Pad Certificate and, our latest release, the Aquatic Management Professional Certificate. Each program is designed to enhance park and recreation professionals’ abilities to make strong, skilled decisions that best serve their stakeholders. Course content also provides invaluable risk management tools and maintenance techniques. Enroll in an NRPA certificate program today to support your development and strategic goals in the coming year.

The NRPA Splash Pad Certificate Program The NRPA Splash Pad Certificate Program (nrpa.org/SplashPad) is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to create and implement a water-play recreation area for your agency and community. By completing this online certificate program, you

The NRPA Aquatic Management Professional Certificate The NRPA Aquatic Management Professional Certificate (nrpa.org/ AMPCertificate) provides you with the knowledge and skills for will gain the expertise necessary to plan, design, operate and maintain a splash pad facility.

The program includes four online courses, each focused on key areas of the implementation and operation of splash pad facilities. To receive your Splash Pad Certificate and 1.2 CEUs, you must complete each of the four courses: Planning, Design, Operations and Maintenance. Each course is avail-

effective aquatic facility management. This online certificate program will strengthen your management skills and will increase your understanding of aquatic facility operations.

The program is designed for new and developing aquatic profesable individually, but you must be currently AFO (nrpa.org/AFO) or CPO (nspf.org/cpo-certification) certified to enroll in the Operations and Maintenance courses.

This program is ideal for pool operators, maintenance staff, pool managers, park and recreation directors, health code inspectors, building inspectors or anyone responsible for maintaining waterplay recreation areas.

sionals in departmental leadership positions who are interested in expanding their aquatic facility management knowledge. It includes six online courses on key concepts in operating and managing an aquatic facility, including budget and finance, marketing, maintenance, risk management, programming and event planning, and human resource management.

To receive your Aquatic Management Professional Certificate and 1.2 CEUs, you must complete each of the six courses. You may purchase the full certificate package or each course individually. Each course/full certificate CEU can be applied to Group B of an AFO renewal.