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 benefit of hiring a CPPS-Certified Professional Pet Sitter®:
PSI's CPPS-Certified Professional Pet Sitter® Exam provides its members with the only knowledge-assessed exam designed specifically for professional pet sitters. PSI’s exam requires that candidates demonstrate the knowledge necessary to succeed 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 the 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 obtain a passing score on the CPPS Exam and agree to adhere to PSI’s Recommended Quality Standards and Code of Conduct & Ethics.
