Certified Pool Operator (CPO)


Tuesday, August 26, 2025
at
8:30 AM (EDT)
to Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
* Registration open until 8/12/25 at 10:00 AM (EST)
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* Registration open until 8/12/25 at 10:00 AM (EST)

Certified Pool Operator (CPO)


Time: 8:30 am– 5:00 pm | Registration begins at 8:15 am
Instructor: Lauren Broom PHTA Certified CPO Instructor, Space Coast Pool School
Continuing Education Credit: 6.00 CEC’s


According to Florida Law 64E-9.018,

"An individual who services a public pool by maintaining the cleanliness, water quality, and chemical balance of public pools shall be certified. To be certified an individual must demonstrate knowledge of public pools…(and) shall attend a training course of national recognition that is approved by the department of at least 16 hours in length and shall pass a test acceptable to the department."

Certification curriculum will cover information regarding: proper pool chemistry, mitigating physical hazards, facility management, general safety, risk, and liability topics among others. Please note: The CPO certification is only valid for 5 years. 

 

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* Registration open until 8/12/25 at 10:00 AM (EST)
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Class Pricing

  • APASS Subscriber: $350.00
  • Members: $400.00 
  • Non-members: $450.00

Payment must be received before the first date of class.


  • Meet your Instructor:

Lauren Broom is the owner of Space Coast Pool School, LLC for the past 10 years. She attended the University of Central Florida earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Currently a Registered Sanitarian (certification in public health), Lauren has over 16 years experience in the inspection of commercial pools in Florida as a commercial public pool inspector from the Florida Department of Health, along with recreational waterborne disease outbreak investigations. Lauren holds a spot on the PHTA CPO Advisory Board and a spot on the PHTA-2 Standard Writing Committee. She also is a adjunct instructor at Valencia College.

For More Information:

Heather Alzate

Heather Alzate

CAM, CAPS, NAAEI Faculty

VP of Education , AAGO

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