Important Update: The CO-OP® credential is now called Certified Organizational Ombuds. We are currently in the process of updating our website to reflect this change.

Catch up with the latest news from the Board of Certification regarding a new individual certification model for organizational ombuds.

Certification Update

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

We wanted to update the IOA Community regarding the status of Program Accreditation and its impacts on individual certification.  

As we have previously shared, a Joint Task Force was established in 2022 to explore the development of a program accreditation model.  This was the natural next step based both on IOA’s current Strategic Plan and the Board of Certification’s recommendations.  To support the Task Force’s work, IOA hired a subject matter expert to review and benchmark our certification program against others.  The consultant made a series of recommendations that matched the thinking of the Joint Task Force and also confirmed the direction we needed to go.  Read More...

Exciting Changes in Certification for 2025

 CO-OP® Credential Certification

Stand Out and Make a Difference!

Are you interested in gaining new recognition for your role as an organizational ombuds? Become a Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner (CO-OP®).

The Board of Certification for Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioners® offers three levels of designation: CO-OP®, Candidate for CO-OP®, and Inactive CO-OP®.