New Certification Exam Goes Live October 2!
Mark your calendar: October 2, 2026!
The newly revised National Family Support Professional Certification Exam and pre-assessment launch on October 2.
We’ve made some important changes to help make the certification process more relevant, focused, and useful for family support professionals.
The new pre-assessment is just 30 questions—three questions per domain. Think of it as your practice test for the certification exam. We recommend achieving 95% on the pre-assessment before moving on to the certification exam.
The certification exam will include 120 multiple-choice questions. We carefully reviewed every question to ensure it is directly connected to the National Core Competency Framework at the component level.
The passing score remains 72%.
Your best preparation tools are the Core Competency Framework and the pre-assessment. Use them to identify what you know, what you need to review, and where to focus your preparation.
And we’re adding another opportunity to help you prepare!
The Institute will offer a Certification Exam Preparation Webinar three times each year. Stay tuned for dates and registration information.
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