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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mkingsford on March 16, 2005, 01:00:56 pm

Title: All round training course ??
Post by: mkingsford on March 16, 2005, 01:00:56 pm

HI,

I have read many of the posts over the last few days which have been an enormous help.

I am preparing to start an office cleaning company but I want to be fully prepared before I kick off. I intend to take part in a variety of courses and workshops most of which have been recommended on this exremely valuable site.

Is there such a course as an all round course that will cover the approach and type of chemicals to use expertly within office cleaning.

I am not starting this venture for a quick buck, I'm taking it very seriously. I know it will be a lot of hard work but I want to start off knowing as much as I can, even if it means I have to delay the start date.

I will invest in training for carpet cleaning etc but would also like an all round course to commence with.

Can anyone recommend anything.

Kind regards Maggi

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: Len Gribble on March 16, 2005, 06:53:42 pm

Maggi

Check out BICS http://www.bics.org.uk/ they offer train courses and cover more than anyone.

Len

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: diasa on March 16, 2005, 07:26:53 pm

check out www.clean-skills.com they have great pictorial guides for various tasks based on UK National standards.

they are fun to read and quite professional

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: Tim Downer on March 16, 2005, 08:31:30 pm

Hi Maggi
I see from your profile that you are based in the next town to myself!! Welcome to the forum.
I was going to suggest  bics.org.uk too, so try that and also give Prochem a look at too. Not only do they do the carpet cleaning courses, but also upholstery cleaning, cleaning of all the various hard flooring and even one course deals with selling your business!!
Probably worth trying them on www.prochem.co.uk

Kind Regards

Tim

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: Len Gribble on March 16, 2005, 09:59:38 pm

Maggi

Should have added don’t run before you can walk, if your core business is to be contract cleaning i.e. office desks, toilets etc get the cleaning fundamental behind your belt first, if you don’t know what red, green, blue and yellow stand for you defiantly need a bics course, before anything else.

Len

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: mkingsford on March 16, 2005, 10:54:24 pm

Thanks Len, I'm going to check out bics right now, good advice which I've taken on board. This site has shown me there's a lot more to cleaning than a pan 'n' brush !

Thanks diasa I shall be paying clean skills a visit too.

Tim, I've just received the catalogue from prochem and I shall certainly choose one of their courses .......as soon as I know what red, green, blue & yellow stand for!

Seriously folks thanks very very much for your help it is very much appreciated.

Maggi K

Title: Re: All round training course ??
Post by: Ian Gourlay on March 17, 2005, 04:18:40 am

Maggi K

JUst wondering have you worked in Office Cleaning before.

It was once suggested to me that if I want to learn about Contract Cleaning (im a carpet cleaner) but I notice one or two contractors are now venturing into carpet cleaning, )

Anyway the way to get trained was to go and work for several contractors and hope they do not realize you are a Carpet Cleaner in my case.

Not sure if a Maids company would take me on though  and that would interfare with Carpet Cleaning Time.

I recently aquired Office Cleaning Guide off Ebay only about £!3 but load of rubbish.

CD of poorly photographed contracts, office cleaners and clip art that you can get for free.

Sellars Ebay report was good in fact excellent so there must be a hidden gem I have not found.

Bassicly Rubbish
Ian


OK Andrew at Cleaning Skills Com I have replied to your posting.

Hope you are going to help out answering questions on this Forumn and not just use it as a promoyional tool.

Welcome