What does Certified Professional Pet Sitter® mean?
When you use the services of a Certified Professional Pet Sitter®, you are benefitting from a pet sitter who has:
- Successfully passed the industry's only knowledge-assessed exam
- Agreed to adhere to PSI’s Recommended Quality Standards
- Agreed to adhere to the Member Code of Conduct and Ethics
- Obtained a minimum of thirty (30) continuing education hours (CEUs) every three years to maintain the CPPS® designation
When you search PSI's Pet Sitter Locator, look for the Certified Professional Pet Sitter® icon, which indicates pet sitters who have achieved this prestigious designation.
More about the CPPS-Certified Professional Pet Sitter® designation:
PSI's CPPS-Certified Professional Pet Sitter® Exam provides its members with the only knowledge-based assessment designed specifically for professional pet sitters. PSI’s exam requires that candidates demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed and prosper as professional pet sitters.
This exam tests professional pet sitters on a general body of knowledge that they should have obtained through their educational and professional experiences in the pet-sitting industry. As a certification, there is no coursework and pet sitters are not tested on a specific curriculum. Instead, the exam provides the opportunity to demonstrate that they are proficient in body of knowledge that has been established for the professional pet-sitting industry.
CPPS-Certified Professional Pet Sitter® is a federally-trademarked certification mark PSI awards to professional pet sitters who successfully demonstrate their knowledge and skills by obtaining a passing score on the CPPS Exam and agreeing to adhere to PSI’s Recommended Quality Standards and Code of Conduct & Ethics.
