NSPF, Genesis joins to accelerate industry training

by jason_cramp | November 12, 2015 10:36 am

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The National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF®) and Genesis, which offers educational courses tailored to pool/spa professionals, have merged their operations to provide a broader spectrum of training programs for the aquatics industry.

Under the agreement, which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2016, Genesis will remain focused on the industry’s residential design/construction sector, with co-owners, Brian Van Bower and Skip Phillips continuing as educators, advisors, and cultural ambassadors, while the NSPF will continue to keep public pools safer and open. By integrating each group’s respective certification programs, the goal is to accelerate training to pool/spa service professionals. Both organizations operate globally and are accredited by the International Association of Continuing Education & Training (IACET).

The combined organizations will also further the NSPF’s mission as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit: To encourage healthier living by increasing aquatic activity through education and research.

“The delivery of Genesis training very much aligns with NSPF’s effort to increase demand for immersion and water activity,” says NSPF CEO, Thomas M. Lachocki, Ph.D.

Van Bower adds: “Each organization is the pre-eminent educators in their respective areas. Together, they create synergies that will transform lives, careers, and the industry as a whole.”

According to the NSPF, it is committed to ensuring the Genesis brand continues to evolve and thrive.

“This merger in no way diminishes the leadership participation of the people who built Genesis,” says NSPF’s mission development director, Lauren Stack, who will support the Genesis team and ensure the two organizations maximize synergies as they join together.

Source URL: https://www.poolspamarketing.com/trade/nspf-genesis-joins-to-accelerate-industry-training/

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