{"id":220,"date":"2020-07-18T19:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T02:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/Blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2024-03-12T05:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:40:08","slug":"bcrpa-fitness-leader-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/bcrpa-fitness-leader-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"BCRPA Fitness Leader Registration Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Are you searching for a BCRPA fitness leader registration guide, but just cannot seem to find all the information in one place? To get registered as a fitness leader with the BCRPA, you need to follow 4 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Study<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Most provinces have their own National Fitness Leadership Association of Canada (NFLA) affiliate. They are responsible for the registration and licensing of fitness professionals.&nbsp; As part of this, they have many levels and accreditations for fitness professionals who specialize in different fitness areas. This includes Personal Training, weight training, and older adult fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But if you\u2019re brand new to the industry, you will need first to pass the exam to become a Fitness Leader with your province\u2019s NFLA affiliate.&nbsp; After that, you can take further courses and exams for your specialty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The provincial affiliate for BC is the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA).&nbsp; The course\/exam is called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhpedu.com\/courses\/bc-fitness-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fhpedu.com\/courses\/bc-fitness-theory\">Fitness Theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Register for the Exam<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To write the Fitness Theory exam in BC, you need to register for it with the BCRPA.&nbsp; To do that, you first need to create an account on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefitnessregistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Registry of Fitness Professionals<\/a>.\u201d If you need help creating an account, see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrpa.bc.ca\/media\/44454\/registrymanual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online user manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Once you have created and\/or are logged into your Registry account, click on \u201cEXAM HISTORY\u201d and click \u201cTake Fitness Theory Exam.\u201d\u00a0 From there, follow the instructions to pay the $110 fee and register for your exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: First Aid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After passing the Fitness Theory exam, you have 1 year to get your First Aid and CPR certifications.&nbsp; You can take these certifications with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Red Cross<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">St. John\u2019s Ambulance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Canadian Ski Patrol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Lifesaving Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Heart and Stroke Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Once you have these certificates, upload them to your Registry account and follow the instructions so the BCRPA can audit and accept your certificates.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you need help uploading your certificates, see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrpa.bc.ca\/media\/44454\/registrymanual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">user manual<\/a>&nbsp;for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Complete Your First Year Registration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Now that you have passed your Fitness Theory exam and gotten your CPR and First Aid certificates approved, you can purchase your first-year registration for $109.&nbsp; Again, you can do this by logging into your Registry of Fitness Professionals account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After that, you have 1 year to take and pass other courses\/exams for specialties [Group Fitness, Aquatic Fitness, Pilates Fitness, Yoga Fitness or Weight Training]. The following are optional advanced fitness leader designations that you can take any time once your specialty module has been completed:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Personal Trainer: must be currently registered in Weight Training&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Older Adult (OA) Fitness Leader: must be currently registered in either Group Fitness or Weight Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Osteofit Leader: must be currently registered in OA&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you choose to delay your registration, you\u2019ll have 1 year from when you passed your Fitness Theory exam on purchasing your registration. After the deadline, you\u2019ll need to retake the Fitness Theory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you searching for a BCRPA fitness leader registration guide, but just cannot seem to find all the information in one place? To get registered as a fitness leader with the BCRPA, you need to follow 4 steps: Step 1: Study Most provinces have their own National Fitness Leadership Association of Canada (NFLA) affiliate. They&#8230; &raquo; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/bcrpa-fitness-leader-registration\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness-theory","category-guide"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gabin-vallet-J154nEkpzlQ-unsplash.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":693,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhpedu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}