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APSP to eliminate competing operator course: PPSO professionals must be recertified with NSPF when their certification expires.(Association of Pool and Spa Professionals)(National Swimming Pool Foundation)
The National Swimming Pool Foundation and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals have reached an agreement to end the APSP's certification course.
Under the agreement, APSP will no longer offer the Professional Pool & Spa Operator course it started two years ago. This allows both organizations to concentrate more closely on their respective missions, said Thomas Lachocki, CEO of NSPF.
PPSO operators and instructors can transition gradually to NSPF's Certified Pool Operator program. The PPSO status will remain in effect for those who have earned it. When operators' PPSO certification is up for renewal, however, they must go through NSPF to take CPO training.
As part of the agreement, NSPF will translate key APSP materials, including Tech I, Tech II, Certified Service Professional and Certified Building Professional manuals, into Spanish over the next year. NSPF has already translated its CPO manual.
APSP expects the new translations to help its membership. NSPF also will allow APSP to award $30,000 worth of NSPF's research grant money each year for the next three years to recipients of its choice. Plus, APSP will earn income by selling some NSPF materials, including the ...
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