CPOs may submit up to 12 swappable hours towards their required 36 CEUs for recertification. The BCPO recognizes that CPOs improve their organizing and productivity skills through various mediums and channels; thus, this change allows up to 12 CEUs from the alternative activities listed below.

Eligible Activities:

• Writing a book (12 hours): topic must be on organizing or productivity. To qualify, the book must:

  • Be an e-book or tangible book

  • Have been published within the certification cycle and is a first edition

  • Have an ISBN or ASIN number

  • Be available through a third-party vendor

  • Submit publication information using the Book Publication Reporting Form.

• Teaching a one-hour class (1-hour per): topic must be on organizing or productivity and can be either paid or unpaid. To qualify, the class must:

  • Have been taught during the certification cycle

  • Have content documentation that includes title, description, objectives, dates, times (start/end), and how the audience was engaged

  • Have documentation proof that includes a copy of advertisements, web screenshots of event promotion, or a sponsoring organization announcement

  • Be claimed only once; however, uniqueness can be determined by the class title, description, and objectives. If classes have similar titles, descriptions, and objectives, then they are not unique

• Formal mentoring (1-hour per): mentoring of an organizing or productivity professional, either paid or unpaid. To qualify, the mentoring time must:

  • Be focused on improving the mentee’s expertise in transferring organizing and/or productivity skills

  • Have been conducted during the certification cycle

  • Have documentation on the mentoring relationship that includes a formal signed agreement, the mentee’s contact information, and session documentation that includes dates, time (start and stop), and objectives using the Formal Mentoring Reporting Form.

• Volunteer Service to the Industry (1 hour per hour of service, 4 hours maximum per year, 12 hours maximum per recertification period): Service must be on a Board of Directors, Committee, or Task Force of an association or organization that advances the organizing and/or productivity industry. To qualify the service must:

  • Be completed within the recertification period.

  • Be delivered in-person or remotely.

  • Be documented and validated by a supervisor using the Volunteer Service Verification Form.