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The GPNi is an Official Education Partner with some of the world's top and most respected fitness certification educators and professional training providers.
The GPNi is the official education and training provider for; the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the Athletics and Fitness Association of America™ (AFAA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Physical Activity Australia, and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT).
For the GPNi international sports and performance nutrition certifications, as well as the GPNi Masterclasses, they have been approved with these points below:
PNE Level-1 + SNS
- ACE – 5.5 CECs
- NASM – 1.9 CEUs
- AFAA – 15 CEUs
- NSCA – 2.0 CEUs
- Physical Activity Australia – 3.0 PDPs
- IICT – Professional Membership + Insurance
- “NSCA CEC Approvals Is Subject to the Region You Live In & Cohort Submissions”
GPNi Masterclasses
- ACE – 1.7 CECs
- NASM – 1.7 CEUs
- AFAA – 15 CEUs
- Physical Activity Australia – 3.0 PDPs
- IICT – Professional Membership + Insurance
Upon successfully completing your certification, please get into Contact With Us to get receive your course codes to use with our official global GPNi Education Partners.
Acronym Meanings:
- Continued Education Credits (CECs)
- Continued Education Units (CECs)
- Professional Development Points (PDPs)
The Global Performance Nutrition Institute, GPNi® was founded in 2018 and is the official partner for The International Society of Sports Nutrition, ISSN. In the Asia Pacific region, GPNi® is the exclusive online, as well as offline partner for the ISSN.
The ISSN since 2003 has led the world in cutting-edge research, experts, papers, and conference in sports nutrition. With its “self-study” online exam it has also led the world in the most recognized global certifications in performance nutrition, the Sports Nutrition Specialist (SNS) and Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN) ISSN has also led the way.
The GPNi® has worked closely as partners with the ISSN since 2018 and in 2020 launched the first-ever online exclusive courses for the globally recognized certifications. For the first time, ever students of the world are now able to do a dedicated course to help pass the official ISSN exams exclusively on the GPNi® portal www.thegpni.com
Beyond just passing the ISSN official online exams, the GPNi® also offers an additional exclusive certification called the Performance Nutrition Expert (PNE). The PNE Level-1 connected to the SNS certification, and PNE Level-2 connected to the CISSN program. These add-on certifications also exclusively through the GPNi® additional equip students in the practical knowledge of understanding sports nutrition. The PNE certifications are graded on a case study and diet creation works to ensure students understand and can use the new knowledge adequately in everyday life.
Each region, country, and even state within your country has a different regulation in regards to what you can and cannot do as a Sports Nutrition Coach. This will be 100% up to you to work within your own region's regulations and ensure you are complimented by them. Some are very strict, and some have very few regulations at all.
The GPNi® international certifications by the ISSN, and the GPNi® Continued Education certificate programs are informational purposes and your client's medical history should always be checked by a qualified medical Doctor. You are not qualified to prescribe medication or advise outside the scope of practice and you are not qualified to be a Dietician or Masters of Nutrition with a degree either. You can learn more about this policy by contacting us.
In some regions, with our exclusive region partners, you can apply for local insurance or government authorized liability insurance. Please get in contact with our local official partners directly or contacting us for more information.
To maintain your PNE Level-1 + SNS or PNE Level-2 Masters + CISSN international certification and be considered "active" on the GPNi website, you need to accumulate 10 Continued Education Credits (CECs) Every Two Years. A complete list of all the CEC requirements and what specific activities you can do to achieve these credits are listed in the GPNi CEC Policy Section.
For those who do not complete the required CEC points every two years, your account will remain open. However, your student Public Profile on the GPNi site will be displayed as "Inactive."
Enrollment Gives You Immediate Access To:
GPNi Student Center with total on-demand 20+ hours of video tutorial classes
Digital online course study book
Presentation assessment and grading for PNE Level-1 certification
Online exam for the ISSN-SNS certification.
Access to global sports nutrition experts to ask questions.
Additional Free Bonuses
One-year free GPNi membership - worth USD$99 a year (GPNi Members Corner)
GPNi Membership Includes:
Course Materials / Clothing / Merchandise (Optional Extra)
(PLEASE NOTE: Materials + Logistics Additional Fee = USD$149)