{"id":32054,"date":"2023-05-30T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=32054"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:33:35","slug":"experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification\/afc\/experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32054\" class=\"elementor elementor-32054\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-430fe1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"84770\" data-id=\"430fe1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-407ecff\" data-eae-slider=\"71204\" data-id=\"407ecff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec4718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fec4718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">The AFC Experience Requirement<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p>The experience requirement for AFC certification is an important component in preparing you as an AFC. Experience gives context to personal finance concepts, helps build confidence, and fosters deeper learning. There are a variety of ways to satisfy this requirement including:<\/p><ul><li>Financial counseling, coaching, and education<\/li><li>Personal financial planning and tax preparation<\/li><li>Developing curriculum, presentations, or other educational materials<\/li><li>Managing financial counselors\/programs<\/li><li>Training, webinars, and coursework<\/li><\/ul><p>All AFC candidates must obtain 1,000 experience hours and submit a verification form to complete their experience requirement* before their program deadline.\u00a0 <strong>There is a ten-year window for calculating experience hours: candidates may include hours from seven years preceding their AFC enrollment and have up to three years from enrollment to complete their certification*. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #1561ae;\">EXPERIENCE MAY BE OBTAINED BEFORE OR AFTER YOU TAKE THE AFC EXAM.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>*<\/strong>FINRA Foundation Fellows\u2019 experience assignment may differ.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eeffa8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0eeffa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c74f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"35842\" data-id=\"72c74f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b85f163\" data-eae-slider=\"72357\" data-id=\"b85f163\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70db99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e70db99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"afcpe\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e5d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81e5d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong><a id=\"acquiring\"><\/a>ACQUIRING YOUR EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902951a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"902951a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebf4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0ebf4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What counts as experience?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\"><h2><strong>Experience Guide<\/strong><\/h2><p>All AFC candidates must meet an experience requirement before their program deadline. We have outlined a number of ways to earn experience hours in the Experience Guide. Candidates may include experience from 7 years preceding their enrollment date and have up to 3 years to complete the program.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Experience-Guide.pdf\">\u2192 Click to access the AFC Experience Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where can I find experience opportunities?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\"><p>Candidates may review the AFC Experience Guide for information on qualified opportunities. Experience can be paid or unpaid, in-person or virtual. See below for resources that can help connect you with opportunities.<\/p><h2><strong>Experience Portal<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Experience Portal is a place for AFC Candidates to find volunteer opportunities and internships that may qualify for experience hours. Candidates can access the Experience Portal through their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.afcpe.org\/\">myAFCPE Dashboard<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><h2><strong>Consider Volunteering<\/strong><\/h2><p>While most volunteer opportunities exist at the local level, here are a few places to get started:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedway.org\/find-your-united-way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Way<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/communityactionpartnership.com\/find-a-cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Action<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/free-tax-return-preparation-for-qualifying-taxpayers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VITA<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.org\/find-cooperative-extension-in-your-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extension Office<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Match<\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Seeking Employment?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-resource-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career &amp; Resource Center<\/a> for helpful resources and a job board.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">AFC\u00ae supervised experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\"><h2><strong>Earn 1.5 hours for every hour<\/strong><\/h2><p>Experience under the supervision of an AFC can be extremely valuable and can be reported at 1.5 hours for every 1 hour of experience. This ratio is permitted in the following categories:<\/p><ul><li>One-on-one Counseling<\/li><li>Teach Financial Education Classes\/Workshops<\/li><li>Develop Financial Education Classes\/Curriculum\/Educational Content<\/li><\/ul><p>Candidates must provide an Experience Verification Form signed by the supervising AFC.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d073519 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d073519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebc385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9ebc385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"partner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b68121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8b68121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"partners\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c964c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c964c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong><a id=\"reporting\"><\/a>REPORTING YOUR EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5a57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3b5a57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I submit my hours?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6221\"><h2><strong>my.AFCPE.org<\/strong><\/h2><p>Login to your myAFCPE Dashboard at any point after enrollment to submit your experience hours; you do not need to complete the exam before logging experience hours. We&#8217;ve created this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/share\/e5552c6507ee4e0b851cc781e7661500?sid=11a2ea6c-3972-4fa5-8410-7ac0742e5c05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video tutorial<\/a> to guide you through the process. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/experience-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experience Guide<\/a> also includes step-by-step instructions for submitting experience.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.afcpe.org\/\">\u2192 Visit your myAFCPE Dashboard<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6222\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6222\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I verify my hours?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6222\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6222\"><h2><strong>Experience Verification Form<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Experience Verification Form is required for submissions in the following categories:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Counseling &amp; Coaching\u00a0<\/li><li>Teaching Financial Education Classes\/Workshops\u00a0<\/li><li>Supervising Financial Counselors or Programs\u00a0<\/li><li>AFC Supervised Experience\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The Experience Verification Form is similar to a professional reference. The verifier can be a supervisor, HR representative, or qualified peer or mentor. Our verification process provides options for paid employment, volunteer positions, self-employment, and pro bono work.<\/p><p>Random audits are performed on submitted experience hour forms. If selected for audit, you will be notified via email and your reported verifier will be sent a form for completion.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AFCPE-Employment-Verification-Form-UPDATED-020322.pdf\">\u2192 Download the Experience Verification Form<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6223\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6223\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Questions?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6223\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6223\"><h2><strong>Ask AFCPE<\/strong><\/h2><p>Still have questions about experience hours, what counts, how to report or where to find opportunities? Reach out!<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/about\/contact\/\">\u2192 Click here to contact AFCPE<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d589563 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"96224\" data-id=\"d589563\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f5223c\" data-eae-slider=\"45788\" data-id=\"2f5223c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322a982 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"322a982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e06d521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"84633\" data-id=\"e06d521\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb2866\" data-eae-slider=\"24759\" data-id=\"1cb2866\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f7c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f7c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Wanna be an AFC\u00ae?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZNbutE\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5d7a72d2d3708ff60b15b280&quot;]\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\">Sign up for a free Informational Session \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AFC Experience Requirement The experience requirement for AFC certification is an important component in preparing you as an AFC. 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