The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) recently released a news flash announcing its new continuing competence system, aPTitude. When the system is completed in 2010, it will have features for licensees, vendors, and state licensing boards, and will include a certification system for evaluating continuing education and competence offerings. 

APTA has been working with FSBPT during the development of the system and supports the initiative. When aPTitude is rolled out, APTA will be a participant and vendor in the system.

APTA and FSBPT currently are collaborating to develop the standards that will be used to evaluate continuing competence offerings. Raising the quality of continuing education is a benefit to all PTs and is an ongoing effort at APTA. Establishing standards that will be the framework for the FSBPT certification system will help to move that initiative forward. 

While the FSBPT system will include certifying CE, the system is designed so that licensing boards can choose their approver, and the system will indicate to licensees who the designated approver is for each state. 

The system will be a one-stop shop for licensees to understand state requirements, find continuing competence offerings, and keep track of their progress. As such, it will be an excellent place to advertise CE opportunities sponsored by chapters and sections. 

For more information on aPTitude, visit www.fsbpt.org/aptitude or contact aptitude@fsbpt.org.