NAFA Becomes Charter Member Of The Center For Professional Fleet Certification

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NAFA is proud to announce it is among the initial members of The Center for Professional Fleet Certification ("The Center"), an alliance of fleet industry associations, entities, and universities formed to advance the fleet management profession by establishing standards of educational excellence. NAFA Member Marvin Fletcher, CAFM, was elected President of The Center.

This new alliance endorses and promotes the Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) and Certified Automotive Fleet Specialist (CAFS) programs as the individual certification programs of choice in the fleet industry.  

Initial members of The Center include the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA), Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association (RMFMA), and the Florida Association of Governmental Fleet Administrators (FLAGFA).  Initial Advisory members include U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA)/FedFleet Advisory Council, International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA), National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), the State of Ohio, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  In addition, several colleges and universities are part of the alliance having accredited the certification programs including Ferris State University in Michigan, Ranken Technical College in Missouri, and the Community College of the Air Force.

NAFA has long believed that fleet education was the key for the fleet management profession to become recognized in the business community.  Through the Association's Fleet Management Seminars (FMS and AFMS), its push to have fleet education earn college credits, and the creation of the CAFS program to help transition people into fleet management careers earlier in their professional lives, NAFA has been at the forefront of this issue.  Being a member of The Center lets NAFA benefit from the knowledge, reputation, and marketing skills of other organizations to fulfill the Association's educational goals.