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I support this initiative for a single standard-setting organization which, as Jim Grise points out, is predicated upon a wide range of input from professionals in the field. The Internatonal Institute of Modern Butlers is a fraternal organization focused on raising standards by setting them and training in them. We operate on a basis of inclusion of like-minded professionals, but not all members of the profession belong to it. If the IAPSP can actually bring all serious-minded members of the profession aboard in an activity that is strictly standard-setting in nature, then IAPSP will have accomplished something that has never been done before in our profesison, and sorely needs to be. To succeed, I believe it needs to be a truly independent organization.

Thank you Jim for your thoughtful comments. I can see value in an association approved list of job descriptions with typical duties to help persons better understand that true Butlers for example do not servce, cook and clean etc. on a usual basis.

A good idea. For a single association to prevail, the key will be board member represention, which should include a worldwide spectrum of career service professionals. Marine biologists are fond of noting that healthy tide pools contain a few of several different species; the same can be noted with any gathering of people.

Standards set for education and/or certification programs would certainly help eliminate confusion among both professionals and employers, and a thoughful approach of inclusion from many different backgrounds and experiences would go a long way towards bringing the industry closer together.

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A single association of true service professionals composed of members that are truely fortunate to have employers who sincerely value and compensate their sincere efforts and dedication could only be a good thing. This is in contrast to other individuals doing some of the same things in a domestic or hospitality environment who hate going to work probably because they are underappreciated and poorly paid.

Those of us in the former category should not hesitate to become "dues paying" members of the association. This would be similar to a realtors association that subscribes to high standards of ethics, morals and continuing education over and above your "run of the mill" realtor.

Whereas most associations devote a sizeable amount of time to lobbying legislative activities, an active service professional association could lobby "the wealthy" in order to make them aware of the quality, standards, needs and desires of the talent that fills these professional positions. They, like lawmakers, are the ones who make the decisions about our futures.

I would hope that members would not hesitate to pay $100.00 or more yearly to be a member of such an organization.

I would very much like to see a kind of officially recognized industry standard and acknowledgement of our industry.

I used to work in the travel industry and tour directors/tour guides had no official recognition, i.e. it was not a professionally recognized job description which required training and some kind of certification.

Please let me know if I can be of any help to further this great cause.

I agree w/ Werner in the fact that we are indeed Professionals.
Every job with every family varies in duties DOC.We are called upon to deliver excellence on every level and put our employer before ourselves.
Demographics show that more people are becoming wealthy at the fastest rate in modern history. In the 21 years I have been employed in Private Service, I have seen employment opportunities increase ten fold and compensation increase approximately 7 fold.I doubt that many other professions can boast the same increases.

Greetings. I think that the International Association of Private Service Professionals could be an important way to promote professionalism in private service. As a group recognized by the US Department of Labor, it could ultmately set standards for this industry starting with more standardized job descriptions. What are your thoughts? Lets keep things positive.