Organizing
Professional Organizing Certificate Program
Thinking of becoming a Professional Organizer? This interactive, practical, information packed certificate program will equip you with the tools and knowledge necessary to begin a career as a professional organizer! Take just those courses of interest or all ten to earn the certificate of completion.
Instructor: Susan Walko, experienced instructor and professional organizer who manages Organiz-ER, a business devoted to helping individuals become personally organized in their home and professional lives
Fundamentals of Organizing
This overview of the three basic organizing areas (time, space and information) is a prerequisite for all subsequent courses. Concepts and strategies are introduced plus tactical methods to implement each strategy are taught with participants using their own situations to apply the concepts.
Offered again fall 2012
Needs Assessment and Preparing the Organizing Plan
Learn a foolproof formula for determining trouble spots, identifying their causes and putting together a plan to achieve successful results; includes how to locate the proper resources and estimate costs.
Offered again fall 2012
Introduction to Project Planning and Event Management
Build upon goal setting strategies to create an action plan. You’ll learn a simple project planning strategy for recording project tasks, dates and resources, and then plan a simple event such as a yard sale.
Offered again fall 2012
Time Organizing
Determine the best calendars for each situation and how to use them effectively, including how to prioritize and sequence tasks in conjunction with what is on the calendar plus you’ll also conduct a three day time audit.
Offered again fall 2012
Space Organizing
Explore strategies to look objectively at any space, identify spaces, and categorize items. You’ll learn an easy seven step process to eliminate clutter to create the envisioned space then use that process to organize a space.
210 SBPD1086-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, 2 wks, 3/28 & 4/4, $95, Riverwalk
Paper Organizing
Address different methods for categorizing papers that are saved for reference for home as well as businesses and discover the tools available for paper organizing; includes an overview of scanning and filing papers electronically.
211 SBPD1087-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, one eve, 4/11, $49, Riverwalk
Financial Organizing
Learn a proven process to handle the flow of financial paperwork from receipt to action to when that paperwork is permanently filed.
212 SBPD1088-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, one eve, 4/18, $49, Riverwalk
Information Organizing
Explore different types of information to be stored and various software programs used to store that information plus learn to use an integrated system of information organizing that spans across all electronic locations; must have basic computer experience.
213 SBPD1089-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, one eve, 4/25, $49, Riverwalk
”New Age” Organizing
Provides a general introduction to three organizing focuses associated with the “New Age”: Feng Shui, “green organizing”, and “internal” organizing and explores the concepts of harmonizing the flow of life-energy through the house, lessening environmental impact, and balancing individual energy.
214 SBPD1090-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, one eve, 5/2, $49, Riverwalk
Strategies for Success for Professional Organizers
Explore the types of services organizers offer, specialty areas and populations, customer service, professional and ethical considerations.
215 SBPD1091-RWA: W, 6:30-9pm, one eve, 5/9, $49, Riverwalk
