WORLD PARKS ACADEMY

The World Parks Academy is a joint program of Indiana University's Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands and World Urban Parks... Professional development for parks and recreation professionals has typically been reserved for national certifying organizations. Indiana University's World Parks Academy seeks to unite national certification systems by providing the first international competency-based certification programs for the parks and recreation industry. Additionally, the World Parks Academy provides certifications for countries without a current national certifying body... It was determined that an international competency-based certification program is necessary to reach the global parks and It was determined that an international competency-based certification program was necessary to reach the global parks and recreation industry. Further discussion led to the formation of a working advisory group in 2012. This group compiled information gleaned from numerous discussions..

Primary location: Bloomington United States