Certified Pool/Spa Operator (CPO)
* Registration open until 2/5/26 at 4:29 PM (EST)
Event Details
Full Course Certification Fee: $385 Members | $435 Non-Members (Two-Day) 5-Year Re-Certification Fee: $320 Members | $370 Non-Members (One Day)
Re-Take Exam Fee: $165 Members | $215 Non-Members (OneDay)
*Six (6) CAPS, CAM, CAS, CALP, and CAMT Continuing Education Credits (CECs)*
Our member pricing minimum is set by the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance formerly the National Swimming Pool Foundation.
Please note! This is a one-day re-test and/or re-certification program offering instruction in swimming pool/spa maintenance and safety. Participants will need to bring a hand-held battery-operated calculator, pencil, and paper to both classes.
NSPF-approved instruction will include:
- Pool and Spa Chemistry
- Cost Saving Tips
- Testing & Treatment
- Water Balance
- Filtration
- Liability & Risk Management
- Recordkeeping
- Pool & Spa Maintenance
- Pool Management
- Chemical Troubleshooting
- Energy Conservation
- Disease & Accident Prevention
This course and exam are for the National CPO program. For those operating a pool in Wake County, you are required to pass the Wake County Exam after receiving your CPO certification. The Wake County Exam comes at no cost to you. Contact Wake County at 919-856-7400 to schedule your exam. For more information click here.
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About Your Instructor:
Andy Meador, CAMT is the Vice President and Director of Capital Projects with McDowell Properties, a real estate investment firm based in Plano, Texas. Andy started his multifamily career in the late 80s as a groundskeeper and worked his way to numerous maintenance positions including Maintenance Director and Trainer. He is a faculty member of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI); a Certified Pool Operator Instructor for the National Swimming Pool Foundation, a proctor for the CFC certification exam, and also instructs portions of the NAAEI CAM, CAPS and CAM designation programs. Andy has certified over 3,0000 technicians in CPO and CFC over the last 18 years. Andy is a past president of the Triangle Apartment Association and a North Carolina Apartment Association Hall of Fame inductee.