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1. What is an online video?
An online video is viewed via the Internet. You will need access to the Internet to view the presentation. Our videos are compatible with PCs running Windows and Macs running OSX. We support all popular browsers including Internet Explorer, FireFox and Safari.
2. How long are the videos and how long do I have to view them?
Units I and II videos are approximately six hours in length if you listen to them without pausing. Unit IV is approximately three hours. You may watch the videos as often as you like.
3. Why isn’t there a Unit III in the Self-Study Program?
Unit III is only available with the seminar —it’s the client practicum.
4. Are there assignments?
There are no assignments, but I occasionally mention next steps you could take.
5. What support is there, if any, by phone or e-mail, and how does it work?
Upon completion of your self-study you may contact your trainer, Anne Blumer, by email or phone for a total of one hour to ask questions and for support.
6. How is your training program different from other Professional Organizer webinar training programs?
Our program is designed to be comprehensive. We not only teach you how to work with clients and organize, equally important, we teach you how to start, manage and grow a business. Our program provides the information, skills and materials needed for a professional organizer to
- form and grow their Professional Organizer business,
- assess their skill level as a Professional Organizer and business owner, and
- understand the client process.
7. 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 2011! Barry Izsak, Immediate Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), says he expects “the growth of this association and this industry not simply to continue but to explode during the next 5 years.”
8. Does your training course prepare me for NAPO certification or will I have a NAPO certification when I complete it?
Professional Organizer Training Institute™ Trained is issued to our participants upon completion of our Self-Study Program.
You will receive a “Certificate of Professional Development and Attendance” and the sessions related to organizing and working with clients may be applied towards the Board of Certified Professional Organizers (BCPO) application. NAPO does not provide certification. The BCPO is the only institution that can certify someone as a Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®).
There are no specific requirements to become a Professional Organizer. There are specific requirements to become a Certified Professional Organizer and they are explained on the BCPO web site here http://www.certifiedprofessionalorganizers.org/eligibility-requirements.php and here http://www.certifiedprofessionalorganizers.org/faq.php#eligibilityReg
Personally, becoming certified signifies my commitment to education, dedication, and professionalism for the professional organizer industry. A poll was taken by those who are among the inaugural CPO®s who said:
- 87% of CPO®s who sat the April 2007 exam feel becoming certified has already positively affected their careers.
- 75% of veteran organizers (those with 10+ years in the industry) feel certification will be the industry standard in less than five years.
- 92% of CPO®s said having CPO® status gives them professional distinction and the upper hand when courting new clients.
As a participant of our Professional Organizer Training Program we will prepare you for certification and you will have a market advantage with courting clients because you have received training from a CPO®; others in your market area most likely have not.
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