CAPRA Accreditation Essentials –Chapters 6 - 10 of CAPRA Standards

This package includes detailed information on the standards in Chapters 6 through 10. 

  • CAPRA Standards - Chapter 6  
  • CAPRA Standards - Chapter 7 
  • CAPRA Standards - Chapter 8
  • CAPRA Standards - Chapter 9 
  • CAPRA Standards - Chapter 10  

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Chapter 6: Program and Services Management
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. An overview of the six standards in Chapter 6, including four Fundamental and two Non-Fundamental. This Chapter focuses on Recreation Program Responsibility and Accountability; Program and Service Determinants; Recreation Program Plan; Program Evaluation and Staff Training; Cooperative Recreation Programming; and Piloting New Programs and Services. Each standard is reviewed alongside its required evidence of compliance, rubric questions, and practical tips for building strong agency submissions.
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Chapter 7: Facilities and Land Use Management
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. This training session provides an overview of the 2027 CAPRA Accreditation Standards Chapter 7 — Facilities and Land Use Management. The session focuses on the agency’s responsibilities related to the planning, development, maintenance, stewardship, and operational management of parks, recreation facilities, land, natural resources, and supporting infrastructure. Chapter 7 emphasizes the agency’s responsibility to effectively manage public assets through long-range planning, preventative maintenance practices, lifecycle asset management, safety inspections, operational standards, and environmental stewardship.
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Chapter 8: Law, Risk Management, Safety & Security
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. The training reviews each standard within the chapter, discusses the intent of each standard, required Evidence of Compliance (EOC), and the importance of maintaining organized systems, written procedures, operational documentation, and accountability measures.
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Chapter 9: Marketing, Communications and Community Engagement
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. Public information, community relations, marketing, and community engagement are complementary functions within the agency. The functions overlap because they all deal with an organization’s relationships and employ similar communication tools. This overview will cover the required evidence of compliance for each of the six standards as well as provide guidance on the agency addressing the required rubric questions.
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Chapter 10: Evaluation, Assessment and Research
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. Evaluation, assessment or performance measurement, and research are systematic processes that park and recreation professionals use to better understand the impacts of their efforts on the communities they serve. These measurements also help the agency to compete successfully for external and internal resources, including monies for capital improvements and new programs, and for solicitation of corporate and foundation funding. Chapter 10 is designed to ensure the agency is able to not only measure data but use that data in decision making as well. This overview will cover the required evidence of compliance for each of the six standards as well as provide guidance on the agency addressing the required rubric questions.
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Learning Experience Survey
Recorded 06/04/2026  |  60 minutes
Recorded 06/04/2026  |  60 minutes
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CEU
0.200 CEU credits  |  No certificate available
0.200 CEU credits  |  No certificate available
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