Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis

The BOC Role Delineation/Practice Analysis (RD/PA) identifies essential knowledge and skills for the athletic training profession and serves as a blueprint for exam development. The RD/PA validates importance, criticality and relevance to practice for both broad content areas and tasks. The RD/PA is significant for content validity because it ensures that the domains of athletic training covered on the BOC exam reflect the range of practice settings throughout the US.

In general, an RD/PA is one of the methods used to identify and prioritize the critical tasks of a job or profession and the essential competencies an individual should possess to perform the required functions satisfactorily. For certification purposes, an RD/PA is used to establish a defined set of domains, tasks and associated knowledge and/or skills necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the job to the standards required for certification.



Role Delineation Study, Fifth Edition

Role Delineation Study, Fifth Edition (RD5)

Certification Exam: RD5 is in effect through the February 2011 exam
Recertification: RD5 is in effect for continuing education through December 31, 2011

Please click here to order the print version of the RD5 through Copy General for $9.95 plus shipping.

If you have questions and/or problems when placing your online order, please contact Copy General at (703) 478-5252. If you need to use a P.O. number for your purchase, please contact the BOC office at (877) 262-3926 to order over the phone.



Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis, Sixth Edition

Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis, Sixth Edition (RD/PA6)

Certification Exam: RD/PA6 will be in effect as of the April 2011 exam
Recertification: RD/PA6 will be in effect for continuing education as of January 1, 2012

The following RD/PA6 downloads are now available online at no cost:

Please click here to purchase the full electronic version of the RD/PA6 for $9.95.