Reply With Quote
Do you think that maybe she had her cert at one time and let it lapse? (Not that I'm defending her in the slightest.) Is there any way to find out?
Christina
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Should I blow the whistle on a fellow trainer? I am NASM certified and there is another trainer at my gym who just started training roughly a year and a half ago who, all along, has claimed to have taken and passed her NASM certification about 2 months after I became NASM certified. Some things happened that made me question whether she was really certified or not, so I checked on her through the NASM Board of Certification. They informed me that they do not have any record of her being certified with them. She has told my gym's owner that she is NASM and is having business cards printed that say she has NASM credentials and she is telling clients and potential clients that she is NASM certified and charging top dollar for sessions. My gym owner has never asked her to show her certificate.
Should I blow the whistle on her to my boss or keep my mouth shut? How should I approach this.
Do you think that maybe she had her cert at one time and let it lapse? (Not that I'm defending her in the slightest.) Is there any way to find out?
Christina
ACSM-CPT, NSCA-CPT
If you have a question about personal training please post it on the forum instead of sending me an email or private message. Chances are your questions will help someone else. Thanks!
Well, I have been at this gym since this person began as a client of another personal trainer there. I remember when she went for her certification in May of '08 and said that she passed. If that were so, her certification should still be active as they are good for 2 years before you have to recertify.
Since I first posted this message, I did decide to tell my gym owners. I guess I asked for the advice because I don't want to involve myself in someone else's business unless I have good cause, but I just told my boss that it might be in his best interest to make her show proof of her certification. He didn't say how or if he was going to handle it
Wow. Let's hope he holds her to the same standards he holds everyone else. I would have said something as well especially if that was a criteria for getting hired. Certs are not cheap to get and maintain.
ACSM-CPT, NSCA-CPT
If you have a question about personal training please post it on the forum instead of sending me an email or private message. Chances are your questions will help someone else. Thanks!
Liability could be an issue here, so it really was the right move to say something.
Margie
Marjorie Geiser, MBA, RD, NSCA-CPT
MEG Enterprises, Inc
Business Coaching for health professionals
http://www.facebook.com/meg.enterprises
"Just Jump: The No-Fear Business Start-up Guide for Health and Fitness Professionals"
Blow it.... It is a disgrace to your if she is not, and claiming she is.
what finally happened after you informed your boss?
Posting Permissions 
Bookmarks