In order to receive Full Certification as a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), applicants must document sufficient family life education work experience activity. The number of hours of work experience needed varies depending upon the level and relevance of the applicant's degree.

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Summary of Work Experience

Family Life Education Work Experience – NCFR considers family life education work experience to be employment that involves prevention and education for individuals and families relevant to the ten FLE content areas. Volunteer work may be considered but it should be supported with some kind of training or formal preparation. Employment is typically demonstrated through curriculum and material development, and the development or presentation of workshops, courses or programs involving life skills; i.e. communication, parenting, financial management, sexuality, etc. Family life education can also involve research program administration and policy development. Applicants who work in a non-traditional family life education setting, but have incorporated family life education methods, and/or a preventive and educational approach into their work, can provide clarification as to how this is done. (An example might be someone who works in a nursing home and has developed a series of classes and support materials for residents and family members about coping with change, making decisions, and/or managing assets.) Each work experience should be relevant to at least one of the ten content areas. At least two content areas should be addressed throughout the work experiences; not all experiences should focus solely on parent education or sex education, for example.

Relevant work experiences should have occurred within the past five years. Experience earned before graduation can be used, but the majority of the work experience should be earned post graduation. Experience used during an internship can be used but must be supported with other work experiences.

Submit the CFLE Upgrade Application, a current resume or vita, and examples of work including program descriptions, brochures, evaluations, course outlines, or anything that will provide understanding of the scope and content of the work experience. A letter from a supervisor or colleague that can attest to at least a portion of the work experience is also required. An $85 ($110 for NCFR non-members) application fee is due upon submission of work experience.

Feel free to contact Dawn at 1-888-781-9331, Ext. 12 or via email at dawncassidy@ncfr.org if you have any questions about reporting fle work experience..

Become a member at the same time that you submit your CFLE application and qualify for the member rate.