What do the Club Professional courses (CP1, CP2 and CP3) require?

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Prerequisites on the Tennis Canada Club Professional course page:

CP1: minimum age 17; minimum playing level 4.5 (able to work with players up to 3.5); Instructor certification; 150 hours of tennis teaching experience, or the Instructor course passed with honours; active TPA member. Nine days. On court: private and group lessons for players up to 3.5, basic lesson design and running introductory programs. Off court: lesson planning, selling club programs, organizing socials, round robins, tournaments and ladders, customer service and facility operations.
CP2: minimum age 20; minimum level 5.0 (able to work with players up to 4.5); CP1 certification including the CP1 and kids' tennis online modules; two years full-time at a year-round facility, or five years at a seasonal facility or community club; current CPR and/or Standard First Aid; current TPA member. 16 days over a calendar year (four regroupings). Covers developing red, orange, green and U-12 players, working with parents, introduction to competition coaching and club business.
CP3: minimum age 21; minimum level 5.0; CP2 certification; five years full-time (30+ hours a week) at a large year-round facility or club as a Coach 2 or CP2; currently employed at a year-round club; current CPR and/or Standard First Aid; current TPA member. 12 days over a calendar year (three regroupings). Covers management, programming, service excellence, finance, marketing, a tennis department business plan and leading staff professional development.