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CFLE Certification

National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) provides certification that is recognized internationally for the profession of family life education. The Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) program encourages applications from professionals with preparation and experience in family life education including formal teaching, research/scholarship, community education, public information and education, curriculum and resource development, health care, military family support, and ministry. Certified family life educators have a minimum of a bachelor's degree; many CFLEs have advanced degrees.

What is Family Life Education?

Family life education focuses on healthy family functioning within a family systems perspective and provides a primarily preventive approach. Learn more here.

Become Certified

There are two levels of certification (provisional and full), and two paths you could take to reach either level.

Maintain Your Certification

There are a few requirements to maintaining the CFLE designation once you've earned it.

For Academic Institutions

NCFR recognizes the family life education-related coursework at many colleges and universities as fulfilling the requirements for provisional CFLE certification.

CFLE Continuing Education

For CFLE's looking for continuing education opportunities, and for groups that would like their meetings approved to offer continuing education credits.

CFLE Fees

CFLE fees beginning January 1, 2013

CFLE News and Products

Read CFLE news, shop for teaching and learning materials, and find out about the CFLE listserv.

CFLE Committees and Awards

Find materials related to the CFLE Special Recognition Award, as well as lists of the volunteer committee members who keep the certification program running and current.

Frequently Asked Questions