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Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®)
A Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®) is someone who has passed the examination sponsored by the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO®). Individuals who pass the certification exam can use the designation Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®). The inaugural CPO® examination was given in April 2007. There are CPO®s in the United States, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland and Hong Kong.

History
Over 10 years ago, professional organizers began discussing the creation of a voluntary industry certification. A task force to create the current certification program was formed in 2005 by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO). In 2007,the BCPO® became a self-governing organization formed to recognize and raise industry standards, practices and ethics through independent certification.