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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sherco on December 31, 2007, 09:32:10 am

Title: prochem training course
Post by: sherco on December 31, 2007, 09:32:10 am
I'm thinking about booking a course with prochem, 2 day carpet cleaning and one day hard floor cleaning. Has anybody done these courses as a bit of feed back would be great. I'm based near Tunbridge Wells and its nice and local. Thanks
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Straker Cleaning on December 31, 2007, 09:46:28 am
Did mine in 1985 so they may have changed a bit since then......... ::)

Do hear good things but the instruction will be product specific ......................... consider NCCA course for wider applications and instruction on more varied methods.
NCCA qualification is also more recognised once you take up membership ....... i personally, have had my joining costs back many times due to work via office & website  8)

Best of luck whichever route you decide to take.
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: lands on December 31, 2007, 09:59:13 am
Would agree with Chris having only done the Prochem course. Since realised that my knowledge was based more on products rather than science which means I lacked technically compared to those who had done NCCA or IICRC. Caught up quite a bit since but still plan to do NCCA in the near future.
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Deep Clean Newcastle Gateshead on December 31, 2007, 10:20:05 am
Did it about eight months ago, and its exelent.  A lot of peopel say they only do it to push there products, but the training is exelent, and regarding products they show you the products to use for the right job.
Five star rating, shame about the hotel they used in Manchester last time though, rooms wear bad.....
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Straker Cleaning on December 31, 2007, 10:24:57 am
Thought they only did courses at Chessington ........... only 10 minutes away from me so i can always pop in there for Pure Clean now and again  ;D
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 11:58:04 am
Hi Chris
Seems Prochem break away from tradition now & then.
June 24th & 25th 2008 they are doing one dayers for carpet and then upholstery in Manchester.
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: garyj on December 31, 2007, 12:01:52 pm
Sherco, Ashby's have training days soon and they are on your doorstep.
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Mike_Boxall on December 31, 2007, 12:03:44 pm
Hi

As others have said, the Prochem courses are excellent and are very much hands-on. Although Prochem equipment is used, the methods are entirely generic.

For a full list of dates and locations, and to book online, click here:
http://www.express-cleaning-supplies.co.uk/oos/trainingcourses/

Happy New Year to you all

Regards

Mike
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: sherco on December 31, 2007, 12:56:49 pm
Sherco, Ashby's have training days soon and they are on your doorstep.
where are they based, cant find any details about them?
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Joe H on December 31, 2007, 01:42:22 pm
Sherco
try
http://www.carpet-cleaning-equipment.co.uk/
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: sherco on December 31, 2007, 05:11:54 pm
Sherco
try
http://www.carpet-cleaning-equipment.co.uk/
Nice web site you have, very smart
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: JS2 on January 01, 2008, 06:13:30 pm
I did the Prochem one day carpet cleaning course 6 years ago and it was superbly organised, and most beneficial to me.  It doesn't really matter too much if the trainer focuses on their products or presents the course with a more open mind, it's the subsequent practice of the methods you're taught that improves your competence.  A one, two or three day course can't provide a great deal of experience, but it does point the way forward for YOU to improve in time.

Regards

Pete (JS2)
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Ken Wainwright on January 01, 2008, 07:28:09 pm
I did the Prochem 1 day carpet course about 20 years ago and it was excellent. I'd say that it was the equal then to the NCCA course except with it being (quite rightly) brand focused, it may initially be more difficult for the newbies to relate to the suitability of other brand products.

NCCA Training, being generic, makes it easier, IMO, for newbies to relate to product types better.

Safe and Happy New Year :)
Ken
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: Len Gribble on January 01, 2008, 08:47:22 pm
Hard floor defiantly amtec don’t know about cc but.

I would go for ether.

Prochem/ncca

Ashby/ncca

Amtec (if)/ncca

If you go on the ncca course get phone numbers for problem solving, think the may they it on there site but a bit limited as do Prochem.

Len
Title: Re: prochem training course
Post by: John M Byrne on January 01, 2008, 11:39:15 pm
Hi,

I have done both the NCCA and the Prochem course and the Prichem course comes out on top in my opinion.

John