Purpose of Certification
Professional credentials play a vital role in validating knowledge and skill. Evidence suggests that the U.S. economy will require an increased number of individuals to have some type of advance credential to assure productive employment. 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.