The Lactation Counselor Certificate Training Program (CLC) Healthy Children

What is the CLC course?

The Center for Breastfeeding's Certified Lactation Counselor training program is a forty hour course designed to provide a solid, up-to-date, research based body of information regarding lactation as well the art of counseling. This course is offered at a variety of locations throughout the United States and around the world, training over 1,500 participants annually. Learners are engaged in over forty hours of didactic and experiential activities during this five-day course. On the final day, an examination is offered by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP). The exam consists multiple choice questions (some of which refer to photographs). A certificate, and the designation Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), is awarded by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice to all learners who pass all of the competencies and who agree to comply with the Scope of Practice and the Code of Ethics. Participation in the exam is not required of learners. However, it is only after successful completion of the course and examination that the Lactation Counselor Certificate is conferred. Participants of the course receive continuing education credits regardless of the outcome of the examination. The certificate expires after three years, and may be renewed by submission of a minimum of 18 hours of continuing education.