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1. How is your 3-day training program different from other Professional Organizer training programs?
Our Seminar Program is a layered training and education opportunity for you to (1) launch your business as Professional Organizer, (2) have focused and guided work on your business infrastructure and work with a real client, and (3) a rewarding on-going mentor relationship with Anne Blumer, CPO®. With each layer of our training and education program you will build skills and confidence working with clients and managing a business. Layer by layer we will provide you with increased protection that your business will thrive. You will not find another professional organizer training program with our unique layered approach, comprehensiveness, and affordability.
What is truly unique about our three-day training program is participants spend an hour learning each from a CPA and an Attorney; other programs are presented by professional organizers only and cannot cover this information at an expert level if at all. The information in these presentations would cost a participant hundreds of dollars if they met with professionals on their own, and they would not be as well informed to ask the questions they need to ask or get the answers needed to structure their business.
We provide participants 8 hours of hands-on training with clients where they can practice their needs assessment approach and practice our successfully proven 5 Steps to Organizing® process. This experience provides participants with before/after pictures to get them started with their portfolio.
Participants receive a comprehensive manual containing sought after information, sample forms, and reference materials and resources.
We are competitively priced for the quality and ongoing support you will receive.
We continue to support our participants after their training by phone and e-mail at no cost. Other training programs offer an advance training program or follow-up support for a substantial fee.
We believe our comprehensive approach will substantially increase the success of a professional organizer’s business.
Our seminar curriculum details each training and education layer of our seminar program and all that you will learn and receive.
2. What is the trend in the professional organizing business?
Professional Organizing is one of the fastest growing service businesses today. The number of Professional Organizers has grown from 1,000 in 1998 to more than 4,000 in 2012!
3. What do I need to do to prepare for the training program?
Self-study materials (training layer one) are provided for you to complete prior to arriving for the three-day seminar (training layer two). Come to the seminar with all of your questions and know what you want to learn!
4. How many participants are in a training program?
Our three-day training program class size minimum is 2 and maximum is 5 participants. Our curriculum is designed for small group communication discussion and sharing of information, experiences and ideas to enhance a participant’s learning outcomes. Additionally, a size smaller or larger would make the hands-on learning experience less meaningful for participants and the client.
5. Once a person completes this training are they a Certified Professional Organizer?
I am often asked, “After completing your training course will I be a Certified Professional Organizer®?” The short answer is no.
The long answer is you will receive a “Certificate of Professional Development and Attendance”. Seminar participants receive the designation of Professional Organizer Training Institute™ certified. However this does not give you the designation of Certified Professional Organizer® or CPO® (see below).
Professional Organizer Training Institute™ trained (self-study participants) or certified (seminar participants) are credentials and international brand for the professional organizer’s business launch through their first years and for those who want comprehensive training and certification on our methodologies, systems, and procedures. This also lets your clients know that you have taken a rigorous training program.
There are specific requirements to become a Certified Professional Organizer® or CPO® and they are explained in the The Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO) Candidate's Handbook for the Certified Professional Organizer Credential.
When you compare the BCPO exam content with our curriculum you will find that our training program in combination with the 1,500 hours of paid client experience will give you a tremendous amount of information towards the BCPO certification.
Certification of any profession should never be as basic as completing a three-day seminar or self-study course. To quote the BCPO handbook, "From an industry perspective, by becoming certified, an organizer will validate his or her knowledge and experience, based on the highest industry, psychometric, and legal standards. From the perspective of individual business, preparing for the examination is an opportunity to stay current in an increasingly competitive job market. From a personal perspective, sitting for the examination provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate the candidate’s self-confidence, professional commitment, and personal initiative in a professional environment governed by rigorous standards. A Certified Professional Organizer® will exemplify the importance of professional standards, and contribute to evolving standards in the industry as a whole."
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