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Our Advanced Professional Organizing course provides you with complete business training by focusing on both the theoretical and practical aspects of professional organizing. The course content and assignments are aimed at providing you with the professional skills and expertise required to flourish in this growing industry. Here is a glimpse into your course:

Unit A: Introduction to Organization

  • The Basics: An introduction to the inspiring and rewarding field of professional organizing.

  • Key Organization Principles: Learn the fundamental processes of organizing.

Unit B: Floor Planning and Space Planning

  • Understanding Floor plans: Learn how to draw floorplans and accurate scale drawings.

  • Space Planning: Learn about balance, visual weight and scale.

Unit C: Organizing the Home—Room by Room

  • Learn how to implement the key organization principles throughout the home. Discover the wide scale of movable and fixed storage solutions available at your fingertips. De-clutter and sort each room in the home creatively and effectively. You'll also learn how to create activity spaces by identifying the “true function” of each room and create activity spaces through the use of furniture placement.

Unit D: Client Interactions

  • Client Profiles: Understand the differences in personality between various client profiles and how to recognize each profile.

  • Working with Clients: Learn how to create and maintain strong client-professional organizer relationships.

  • The Professional Organizer: Delve into consultations, contracts and invoicing.

Unit E: Business (optional)

  • Starting Your Own Business: An introduction to key business concepts and terms. Learn how to plan and set up your own professional organizing business.

  • Marketing and Promotion: An in-depth look at the tools and techniques available to promote your business.

  • Business Forms: A complete set of business forms are provided for you to customize and use in your own professional work.

Bonus

  • New Green Design Handbook*: Learn how to use Earth-friendly materials to create beautiful and environmentally friendly interiors.

*Students receive Green Design handbook upon full payment of course fees.

For more information on the AIOP&trade professional organizing course, please call 1-800-267-1829.