CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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FIND A BWE
WHY CERTIFICATION?
Babywearing Educator (BWE)
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Certification for beginning or volunteer babywearing educators helps demonstrate skills and knowledge in respect to babywearing education.
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The community of volunteer babywearing groups benefit from heightened visibility to parent groups, birth workers, healthcare and child care organizations, and other groups who work with children and their caregivers.
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Certification training provides a framework of knowledge and competency to those teaching beginning babywearing to their members or clients.
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Certification creates support for volunteer babywearing groups and provide opportunities for continuing education that supports skills to teach babywearing and to work with caregivers.
WHAT YOU GET FROM BEING CERTIFIED
Each successful certification candidate will receive a certificate indicating successful completion of the training and exams. A certification number is assigned to each person certified and they will keep that number for any subsequent certification renewal periods. A registry of certified educators is maintained on the Babywearing Consultant Services website to facilitate public searches for certified educators.
Costs include an initial training and testing fee of $250 and a yearly renewal certification fee of $10. Scholarships are available for volunteer educators. Click below for information.