The AAST Standards and Guidelines Committee, in association with the AAST Board of Directors, has developed a series of core competencies to ensure quality and consistency in the sleep technology profession. AAST encourages sleep centers and sleep technologists to use these competencies for education and evaluation purposes. Sleep technologists who satisfy all 11 core competencies meet the AAST's standards of professional knowledge.

• Age Specific Care and Evaluation
• CO₂ Monitoring
• Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT)
• Maintenance, Cleaning, and Safety Precautions in Polysomnographic Technology
• Monitoring Pulse Oximetry
• PAP Titration in Sleep Technology
• Patient Assessment and Vital Signs Measurement and Documentation
• Polysomnography
• Scoring Sleep Stages and Clinical Events in Polysomnographic Technology
• Sleep Health Educator
• Supplemental Low Flow Oxygen and Titration