CSP™ Home Staging Certification

Spring 2012 Courses
Maintaining Certification
About the Instructor

Start your own home staging business today! Earn the Certified Staging Professionals™ (CSP™) designation when you take this three-day intensive program. Whether you are a builder, decorator, designer, organizer, real estate agent, or someone wanting to build a staging business or work in the staging business—this program is for you!

Purchase College is proud to partner with the Certified Staging Professionals™ to offer an intensive, comprehensive program taught through hands-on interaction, group exercises, role play, and in-depth practical application of work samples geared to prepare the participants to enter the staging industry with the confidence and experience necessary to succeed.

Be recognized immediately as a staging expert and take advantage of the opportunities to secure testimonials and before and after photos for your portfolio. Receive ongoing support through the private online Student Resource Center and Forum. Earn 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Questions?
Call CSP™ at 1-888-STAGING (1-888-782-4464)

Certified Staging Professionals (CSP™) (USA), Certified Canadian Staging Professionals (Canada), and Australian Certified Staging Professionals have been leading educators in the staging industry since September 2005, with more than 2,000 graduates of the three-day staging program.

SPRING 2012 Courses

Real Estate Agents! No longer is it acceptable for a property being placed on the market to only be decluttered, cleaned, and shown as is. Buyers are demanding a house that is move-in ready—and the buyer who isn’t, is asking for a reduction in price. Learn the business concepts and benefits of staged properties in the following seminar!

CSP™ Elite Staging Seminar for Real Estate Professionals
For real estate professionals who want to include property staging as an added-value service to their business. Learn the business concepts and benefits of staged properties, and how to use home staging to maximize profits within a real estate business.
Instructor: Nairn Friemann, CSP™-certified instructor / $325
Sat., 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
April 21 (1 session)
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070
Register now at www.csptraining.com/purchase

The CSP™ Elite Program includes: Education and information for the real estate agent who wants to add this market-driven service to their business; designation (symbol of quality and excellence); standard pricing for consultations; quick response from professional Elite stagers through a convenient, easy-to-use process (telephone, online, and fax request); and the CSP™ Elite Marketing Kit with comprehensive, customizable listing/marketing documents, DVDs, and more.

CSP™ Home Staging Certification
Learn the CSP™ step-by-step home-staging business system. Master the CSP™ 7-6-5 approach to great room design. Examine color mapping and its application indoors and outside. Under-stand how to develop a business model specialized to your needs and goals. Discover what you need to know to establish a profitable business. Gain hands-on experience staging a property on the market or going on the market for sale.
Instructor: Nairn Friemann, CSP™-certified instructor / $2,099
Wed.–Fri., 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
April 18–20 (3 sessions)
Humanities Bldg., Room 2067
Register now at www.csptraining.com/purchase

The course includes the 350-plus page CSP™ Course Resource Manual, “Success of Marketing” Manual for Stagers, unique tools and business processes to help you secure business, four personal Web pages to profile your business, CSP™ designation, CSP™/Purchase College certificate and lapel pin, and more!

Maintaining Certification
Once certified, graduates are eligible to join CSP™ and become a consultant. CSP™ consultants are required to pay a $225 annual membership fee to use the CSP logo on their business material. The membership includes access to the CSP™ Student Resource Center, a bi-monthly magazine with industry news, Web directory presence, and preferred pricing partners for clients.

About the Instructor

Nairn Friemann holds a BA, MBA, and certification in floral design from the New York Botanical Garden, in addition to the CSP™ designation. She has staged more than $500 million in real estate and has been featured on television and in numerous newspapers and magazines. Learn more >>

Updated Oct. 25, 2011