Before you start

Getting your IPTA-CPT in 3 steps

1. Apply (you are here): submit your application. An IPTA team member reviews it within 48 hours.
2. Schedule your exam: book your exam date once your approval email arrives.
3. Prepare for exam day: check what you need to test online or at a test center.

You’ll complete your IPTA CPT application in Prometric’s Candidate Management System (CMS). You can leave and come back as often as you need, but once you submit, your application becomes view-only.

Have these ready:

• You are at least 18 years old.
• You have a high school diploma or GED.
• You have a current CPR/AED certification saved as a file: PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint. iPhone photos save as HEIC by default and won’t upload, so use a PDF or a screenshot instead.
• You know your legal name exactly as it appears on your government-issued ID. You’ll show this ID at your exam, and the names must match.

The numbers and letters in the steps below, like ① or Ⓐ, match the red badges in each screenshot.

Part 1: Create your account

Already have a Prometric login? Sign in and skip to step 4.

1. Go to the Prometric Candidate Management System.

2. Click Create New Login.

3. Create your login.

• ① Enter your email address as your Login Id, then create and retype a password. It needs at least 8 characters, including one number and one capital letter.
• ② Click Submit.

The name fields on this screen are optional. You’ll enter your legal name in the application.

4. Once you’re logged in, click the Application tab.

5. Click + Create an Application for Certification.

6. Choose the IPTA application and save it.

• From the Application dropdown, select CPT International Personal Trainer Academy CPT Application.
• Click Save.

7. Click the folder icon next to your new application to open it.

Part 2: Complete your application

The application has eight sections, shown in the bar across the top of each page. Click Next at the bottom of each page to move on, or Previous to go back.

1. Welcome: read the page, then click Next.

2. Contact Information

• ① ② Enter your First and Last name exactly as they appear on your government-issued ID.
• Fill in every other field marked with an asterisk (*).
• ③ Enter your Birth Date. It’s required, even though it has no asterisk.
• ④ Click Next.

3. Education Information

You need at least a high school diploma or GED.

• ① Enter your school’s name in Institution / Organization Name.
• ② Enter your Degree Earned, for example High School Diploma, GED or Bachelor’s Degree.
• ③ Click Save to add the entry.
• ④ Optional: to add another school, click + Add New Organization and repeat ① to ③.
• ⑤ Click Next.

4. CPR/AED Certification

• ① Open the Document Category dropdown and select Supporting Documentation. The portal page also mentions “other,” but choose Supporting Documentation.
• Optional: add a short Description, such as “CPR/AED certification.”
• ② Click Select and choose your CPR/AED file.
• ③ Click Save. Make sure your file shows up in the list before moving on.
• ④ Click Next.

5. Accommodations

Check one box, then click Next:

• Ⓐ No accommodations are being requested or are required for my exam administration, if you don’t need testing accommodations.
• Ⓑ I require accommodations to complete my examination, if you do. Upload the completed accommodations form from the CPT Candidate Handbook, or the standalone CPT Accommodations form, plus any supporting documentation, in the file section further down this page. Choose Accommodations Documentation as the category.

6. Eligibility Requirements

• ① to ③ Select Yes – I meet requirements for each statement.
• ④ Click Next.

If you can’t answer Yes to all three, you don’t meet the eligibility requirements yet.

7. Attestation

• ① to ④ Select Yes for each statement. If you answer No to any of them, the system sends you back to the start of the application. Your answers are saved, but you’ll have to go through the application again.
• ⑤ Type your full name in the Signature box.
• ⑥ Click Next.

8. Submit

Review your answers before you submit. Once you submit, your application is view-only and can’t be changed.

• Click Submit.

• On the Thank You page, click Finish.

The Thank You page says scheduling instructions arrive within five minutes. What you’ll get first is a confirmation email. Scheduling instructions come after your application is approved.

What happens next

1. Confirmation email. Right after you submit, you’ll get an email confirming we received your application.
2. Review within 48 hours. An IPTA team member reviews your application within 48 hours of submission.
3. Approval and scheduling. Once your application is approved, you’ll get an email with instructions to schedule your exam. If it isn’t approved, we’ll email you to let you know.

Next, follow the Candidate Scheduling Instructions to book your exam, and check the Technical Exam Requirements before exam day.

Troubleshooting

• Need to finish later? Log back in, click the Application tab, then click the folder icon to pick up where you left off.
• Forgot your password? Click Forgot your password? on the Prometric login page.
• File won’t upload? Make sure it’s a PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint file. iPhone HEIC photos aren’t accepted.
• No confirmation email? Check your spam or junk folder. If it isn’t there, email support@traineracademy.org.
• No update after 48 hours? Check your spam or junk folder, then email support@traineracademy.org.
• Need to change something after you submit? Submitted applications are view-only, so email support@traineracademy.org.