Becoming a Certified Home Organizer® gives you the knowledge, confidence and credentials to stand out as a leader in the field.
ASPO’s philosophy is to Simplify so we designed our Certification Path to be simple to understand and achieve.
We have just 2 Certification courses.
The courses are:
Self-Paced So you can learn when it's convenient for you.
Complete We give you all the information, tools, and resources you need to get started and to ensure that you are prepared and professional.
DIY We give you resources to manage almost everything on your own. You won't need to hire web designers or marketers.
Cost Effective You'll get our carefully curated selection of free or low cost resources to make the most impact for less.
Included are:
Clear instructions, templates and worksheets
Ready-to-use templates and brandable business forms
What’s more? Your ASPO Certification never expires. You are not required to complete additional courses or obtain credits to maintain your certification, like other certifications. Organizing rules and principles for functional organizing do not change. Once you learn the essentials and gain real-world experience you will be qualified.
Did you know?
FORBES and THIS OLD HOUSE recommend hiring an ASPO Organizer.
APARTMENT THERAPY recommends ASPO Certification for education when becoming a professional organizer.
The Simple Systems® Courses
Everything you need.
Perfectly Packaged.
Simple Systems®: Professional Organizing
Module 1 Organizing 101
Module 2 Understanding your Client
Module 3 All About Hoarding
Module 4 Organizer Tools
Module 5 Assessment & Organizing Plan
Module 6 Essential Resources
Module 7 Organizing by Rooms & Categories
Module 8 Project Organizing
Module 9 Paring Down
Module 10 Maintenance
Module 11 Overcoming Challenges
Module 12 Safety
Simple Systems®: The Business of Organizing
Module 1 Creating your Business Plan
Module 2 Business Structure & Start Up
Module 3 Branding
Module 4 Marketing Basics
Module 5 Professional Tool Kit
Module 6 Daily Operations
Module 7 Your First Clients
Module 8 Advanced Marketing
Module 9 Continuing Education
Module 10 The Essential Resource List
Module 11 Quick Start Plan
Steps to Certification
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Education
Complete the Simple Systems® Courses
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Resources
Complete the ASPO Resource Knowledge Form
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Competency
Obtain Attestations of Service from Three Clients
ASPO Simple Systems®: Professional Organizing
Member Price: $200
Non-Member Price: $250
ASPO Simple Systems®: The Business of Organizing
Member Price: $200
Non-Member Price: $250
SAVE! Certification Courses Bundle
Member Price: $325
Non-Member Price: $425
FAQs
Are there any additional costs for ASPO CHO certification? No, there are no additional costs or hidden fees to obtain your certification or maintain it going forward.
Are there any additional or ongoing education requirements to maintain ASPO CHO certification? No, there are no additional education requirements (or CE credits) to maintain certification, because organizing rules and principles do not change. Once you are CHO certified, you are qualified and certified for life. The Simple Systems® certification courses teach the foundations of professional organizing and the business of organizing. However, ASPO does offer it’s members ongoing and free education in our monthly Continuing Education Series.
Do I have to have logged 1500 hours of paid client organizing to qualify for ASPO CHO certification? No, you just need to have 3 clients attest that your work was complete, satisfactory and professional. Why would you need anybody’s stamp of approval if you’ve already proven your success having organized for years with possibly hundreds of clients? ASPO CHO Certification is designed to be the complete education you need at the early stages of your career so that you will be prepared, be professional and accelerate your success.
Are there any formal educational requirements to qualify for ASPO CHO certification? No, there are no formal educational requirements. We all obtain education many ways throughout our lives including various schools and work experience and life experience. All are valuable. We believe that requiring formal education for certification excludes people from a valuable education and from an amazing career opportunity.
Here’s what our members are saying
“I feel prepared and confident to begin working with clients.
When I started researching how to become a professional organizer, I was skeptical about how useful ASPO's course material would be. Was it worth the cost? Would I learn everything I needed to know to get started? I was very pleasantly surprised. The course material was well organized (no surprise), well written, easy to understand, and comprehensive. As a former technical writer, I was very impressed.
Leda Farbstein- Joyful Home Organizing, Alexandria VA
“Getting the ASPO Home Organizing Certification was a great addition to my organizing business.
The resources provided have helped support me build my social media account and add to my contracts and provide client forms I did not already have. The monthly zoom meet-up have been informative and given me the opportunity to meet other organizers and share experiences. As a home based business it has offered connection and great resources!
Christian Phelps- Path2Purpose, Castle Rock CO