The CPO credential is the same nationally recognized standard wherever you earn it; but where you earn it makes the difference.

Here’s why local operators choose to certify with us:

• Learn from a working pool & spa company, not just a classroom. We build, service, and maintain pools and spas across the mountains every day, so the water chemistry, filtration, and troubleshooting you learn come with real-world context you can put to work Monday morning.
• Taught in person, right here in the valley. No need to travel far, no self-paced video you have to watch alone. Two full days of live, instructor-led training at our Glenwood Springs office, with a PHTA-certified instructor you can actually stop and ask questions.
• English and Spanish classes. Certify your whole crew in the language they work in. We run identical two-day sessions in both, so language is never the barrier to getting your team certified.
• A credential that opens doors. CPO is the aquatics industry’s globally recognized standard, required for pool-operator licensure in 25 states and recognized by Colorado health departments. It’s valid for five years and earns you 16 IACET CEUs.
• Everything you need to run a pool right. Water chemistry and balance, disinfection, filtration and circulation, pool math, troubleshooting, safety, and the CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) — the full operator toolkit, covered in two days.
• Built for the people who keep our mountain pools running. Whether you’re a service tech, HOA or property manager, resort or condo maintenance lead, or aquatics director, you’ll leave certified and confident — backed by a local team you can call long after class ends: Madison on the Vail Valley side, Barrett on the Roaring Fork side.