ORLANDO, FLA. (June 2, 2002) — The USPTA has elected to not reapply for USTA’s Accreditation Program presently. An emailed assertion and link to a video by USTA CEO John Embree went out to USPTA members this morning. The assertion is under:
“Beginning in 2018, the USPTA has labored collaboratively with the USTA in an try to develop a significant Accreditation Program which incorporates elevating the certification requirements of tennis-teaching professionals. One of many key goals was a particular concentrate on the job market and advertising and marketing the worth of getting licensed professionals delivering tennis at services. Whereas the certification requirements have been raised, not sufficient has been finished to positively affect employment alternatives for you, our members.
“Membership operators and employers haven’t gotten behind the idea of hiring professionals from an accredited group or requiring their educating workers to be members in good standing of an accredited group. Little promotion or advertising and marketing has been finished to make customers conscious of the worth of getting their coaches be licensed. Up so far, accreditation has not had the specified impact that was initially supposed 4 years in the past.
“Due to this fact, the USPTA Board of Administrators and Government Committee have elected to not reapply for full accreditation from USTA till such time that accreditation means one thing substantive within the market. The USPTA stays dedicated to elevating the requirements of tennis-teaching and training and enhancing alternatives for our members. The USPTA will certify its candidates below its personal certification pathway established in 2021 that considerably raises the requirements of certification within the U.S.
“The USPTA will proceed to work with USTA on enhancing the accreditation course of so as to add worth to our members and improve the which means of being a licensed skilled from an accredited group. When these targets are completed and the job market embraces accreditation and services start hiring and retaining professionals who’re licensed and members in good standing of an accredited group, the USPTA will look ahead to reapplying and changing into totally accredited once more.
“In case you have any questions or considerations, please be at liberty to electronic mail usptageneralmailbox@uspta.org.”
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