{"id":11132,"date":"2025-10-13T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/?p=11132"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:16:36","slug":"continuing-professional-certification-cpc-benefits-to-boc-approved-providers-insights-from-the-pathfinder-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/newsroom\/continuing-professional-certification-cpc-benefits-to-boc-approved-providers-insights-from-the-pathfinder-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Professional Certification (CPC) Benefits to BOC Approved Providers: Insights from the Pathfinder Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The BOC recently announced that starting in 2026, Athletic Trainers (ATs) will be offered two renewal path options: CPC Renewal (new) and Legacy Renewal (based on current requirements). (For more information a recording of the recent CPC Renewal webinar<\/a> is now available on the BOC website along with expanded CPC FAQs<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

CPC Renewal is more flexible, individualized and relevant to daily practice \u2014 built by ATs, for ATs. It reflects real-world growth through the Pathfinder platform<\/a>, which offers personalized renewal tools, reflective learning and targeted CE recommendations.<\/p>\n

Understanding the Pathfinder Pilot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prior to the launch of CPC Renewal, the Pathfinder tool was piloted to ATs in 2024. As ATs worked through the components of Pathfinder their responses and input provided aggregated AT learning data with actionable insights that could be valuable for BOC Approved Providers. Drawing from challenge question performance, course selections, SMART goals and participant feedback, the pilot provided a sharper picture of ATs\u2019 interests, strengths and needs.<\/p>\n

For BOC Approved Providers, the Pathfinder pilot signals an important ongoing opportunity as CPC Renewal moves forward as the preferred path to recertification: access to timely, evidence-based data that can inform planning, improve course quality and enhance discoverability in the BOC Program Directory.<\/p>\n

Benefits to BOC Approved Providers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Data-Driven Educational Planning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Participants completed My Challenge Questions (MCQs) linked to two recent journal articles. They bookmarked 1,978 references for later, showing which content they wanted to revisit or explore in more depth. These \u201cfavorited\u201d references offer BOC Approved Providers a real-time window into ATs\u2019 information needs and practice gaps.<\/p>\n

    By understanding which MCQ references ATs bookmark most often, BOC Approved Providers can design learning activities that align with ATs\u2019 expressed priorities for learning. For example,<\/p>\n

    Pathfinder Pilot participants favored journal articles on:<\/p>\n