POC Training Program

POC is proud to present a series of training courses for professional organizers as well as people interested in learning about how to become a professional organizer.

While the professional organizer training courses are open to everyone, we encourage people to become a POC member to take advantage of significant training course discounts as well as lots of other great benefits that come with becoming a member of our organization.

Training Courses for Professional Organizers

The POC Education Credit Program offers specialized training courses for organizers on a wide variety of subjects. When you sign up for and participate in any POC teleclass you receive one education credit for each class taken (with the exception of the information session "Should I Become an Organizer?", which is not a credit course).

These training courses facilitate professional development in the areas of working with seniors and children, family management, residential organizing, filing systems, time management and contact management, among others. As well, our training courses also cover topics like marketing and PR for organizers, organizing tools, boundaries and ethics, fees and cost billings, and much, much more. If you choose to take the whole program and pass the exam, you receive the title POC Trained Professional Organizer.

To learn how the Education Credit Program works and which classes are included, please click here to download the full description. (PDF)

To see what POC training courses, seminars and teleclasses are currently being offered and to register, visit the event sign-up page.

Not sure what a teleclass is? Click here to learn more.

POC members: please log in before registering to benefit from discounted member rates.

Training Benefits

Not sure that a professional organizer training course would really benefit you? Consider this: by becoming a POC "Trained Professional Organizer" you get a competitive market advantage, and add to your existing credibility as a professional organizer.

Our POC Trained Professional Organizer program enables you to:

Find out how to run your own business more easily
Keep up-to-date on industry standards
Discover new tools that will help your business
Improve your self-confidence
More confidently teach/coach your clients
Build your capacity to earn more money

To start working toward becoming a POC Trained Professional Organizer visit the event signup page and register for one of our professional organizing training courses today.

How to Become a Professional Organizer

Got a knack for cutting through the clutter? Are you good at planning and managing your time? Do all your friends ask you to come over and help organize their closets? Why not put your skills to work and become a professional organizer?

If you've ever thought about becoming a professional organizer but weren't sure where to start, POC has created a "Should I Become a Professional Organizer?" non-credit information session. This one-hour teleclass session gives you the chance to ask a veteran organizer questions and get information about the steps involved in becoming a professional organizer. Find out what it's like to run your own organizing business and be your own boss.

To learn more about how become a professional organizer, read our FAQ section entitled, "What is a professional organizer?" If you see yourself in the role of a professional organizer helping people find balance and order in their lives, then be sure to register for the next Should I Become a Professional Organizer?" teleclass session.

To see all of the upcoming POC training courses, including "Should I Become a Professional Organizer?" and to register, visit the event signup page.

For those of you thinking of becoming a professional organizer, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.

What Is a Teleclass?

A teleclass is similar to a conference call. You and all the other registrants call a regular phone number in the United States (because at present the Canadian suppliers are too expensive) at your class time, and you are welcomed by the Teleclass Leader. During a teleclass, you can expect some lecture format, some questions, and some discussion. All you need to participate is a regular phone. Do not use a cell phone, speaker phone, or computer dial-up as these diminish the quality of the line for everyone.

Each class will have a maximum of 15 participants, to allow for questions and feedback. Upon registration, you receive a reply confirming date, time, and the phone number and pass code for the teleclass phone line. Handouts will be sent out to all registrants by e-mail the day before each class.

Note: The cost to call the teleclass line is a standard long distance charge. There are no conferencing fees, so you would just pay your long distance carrier based on your rates. You may want to look into pre-dial codes to save on long distance charges if you do not have a long distance plan. Under most plans the cost for a one hour call is less than $5.

For inquiries regarding POC Teleclasses please contact the Education Committee on the Contact Us page.