Self-paced online learning, a single in-person or Zoom test day, and a PHTA-issued CPO certification valid for five years. Taught by a working industry professional who comes to you.
Not another generic hotel ballroom. Real instruction, real equipment, real results.
Complete the 8-hour PHTA CPO Fusion online course on your schedule, then join a single one-day in-person or Zoom session for exam proctoring and live Q&A. No consecutive days lost.
You're not learning from a textbook. Samuel Holmes is still on pool decks every week, diagnosing equipment, running chemistry, fixing what the last guy did wrong.
Hotels, HOAs, municipalities, apartment complexes, and aquatic centres across Nevada and beyond train their entire pool staff with CPO PRO, usually on-site, on their own equipment.
Most CPO courses put you in a generic hotel ballroom with strangers and a chalkboard diagram of a pool filter. We bring the certification to your facility. Your staff learns on your exact equipment, using your actual chemical feeders, testing your real water.
They walk away not just certified, but actually better at running your pool on Monday morning.
Request an On-Site Class →No consecutive days off work. No confusing ballroom setup. Just a clear path from enrolment to certification.
Complete the PHTA CPO Fusion online course (approximately 8 hours) on your schedule. The portal saves your progress, stop and start whenever.
Join Samuel for a single 8-hour day, in-person at your facility or on Zoom. Live Q&A, pool walk, and proctored exam.
Pass the 50-question PHTA exam and receive your official CPO certification, valid for five years, recognised industry-wide.
In-person in Las Vegas every Wednesday. Virtual on Zoom every Thursday. Both formats, same certification.
"We trained our entire aquatics team in one day on our own deck. By that afternoon they were running chem tests properly for the first time in years."
"Sam didn't just teach the course, he walked our pool deck and pointed out three things that would have been written up on our next health inspection. Worth every penny."
"I did the Zoom session and passed first time. The online material was solid and the test day Q&A with Sam made all the difference. Highly recommend."
PHTA Certified CPO Instructor since 2017. 14 years in the swimming pool industry. Built and sold two pool service and remodel companies, most recently The Aqua Academy in Bend, Oregon (sold 2024).
Still on pool decks every week, diagnosing equipment, running chemistry, fixing what the last guy did wrong. When he teaches on-site, he walks your actual pool with your actual staff.
Read the full bio →In-person in Las Vegas, virtual anywhere, or on-site at your facility. One flat price. Five-year PHTA certification.