IAOP - COP Bridge Program

Certified Outsourcing Professional® (COP) Bridge Program

What is a COP Bridge Participant?

A COP Bridge Participant is an organization that has one or more courses or training programs approved by IAOP for inclusion in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog. Bridge Participant course content has been reviewed in detail and allotted credit based on its coverage of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Standards and Professional Skills as defined in Appendix D of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge (OPBOK).

Bridge Participants are corporations, associations, colleges and universities that provide quality outsourcing content that has demonstrated value to potential and current COPs, as well as to the outsourcing community as a whole.

Benefits of participation include:

the opportunity to publicize your organization as a COP Bridge Participant including posting IAOP-approved program details in your catalog or promotional collateral
placement of the Bridge Program logo next to all mentions of approved courses in your catalog or promotional collateral
posting course details in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog viewed by thousands of potential and current COPs
an electronic link from the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog directly to the approved course listing and description
a link from each approved course listing on the participants website directly to the IAOP home page

What is the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog?

Courses and programs listed in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog, whether they are provided by Bridge Participants or IAOP, are pre-approved to count toward earning the COP designation and/or COP Continuing Education Credits.The COP Course Catalog is the only source for earning points toward the COP designation. Eligibility for earning COP Continuing Education Hours from sources outside of the Course Catalog is determined on a case-by-case basis

Click here to view the Course Catalog.

For more information on the COP Bridge Program and how to apply, please email copprogramservices@iaop.org.