[Martin S]

I'm going on the 2 day IICRC Carpet course, hosted by Alltec at Royston, on 1st and 2nd November.

Anyone else going?

Regards.

Martin S

[eclipse]

NOt going on the carpet course because i ahve done that one allready (it is really good) going on the upholstery course in november though any body else going on that one

[paul@ctcs]

Any idea how much the course costs?  Once attended and exam passed if there is one, are the benefits similar to NCCA? as another thread states these associations kind of work together,  i wonder if they may have a yellow pages add like NCCA naming approved members?? I would join NCCA but Royston is only half an hour up the road so may be interested in this instead??

Paul

[eclipse]

As far as i am aware courses for iicrc are 2 days for the carpet and upholstery classes are £150 + vat and exam is about £25.00 also if i am mistaken provided you pass iicrc examinations in both carpet and upholstery exams you can apply for membership of the NCCA
If anybody knows for sure and i am wrong please post and i will remove mine if i am wrong to save confusion

ta very much

[paul@ctcs]

Lee, If you are right I'm very interested.

Paul

[Martin S]

Lee,

I believe you are right on both counts.

Paul,

Don't think IICRC advertise anywhere as such, but as Lee says, you can then apply to join NCCA.

Personally, although I don't have to, I intend to do both IICRC and NCCA in the next few months.

Regards.

Martin S

[Derek]

You are correct...if you have passed the IICRC course in both Carpet 'and' Upholstery cleaning then you are OK to join the NCCA

Derek

[maclock cleaning]

hi martin what are these courses and if they would benifit me how do i going about going on to theses courses

thank you

maclock

[Martin S]

Hi Maclock,

IICRC are an American based certiying body for the cleaning industry.

Amongst other things they run two day Carpet, and two day Upholstery cleaning courses.  Each course costs £150 + VAT, and you have the option of taking an end of course exam for a small fee (about £25 I think).

If you train in both courses, and pass the exams, you are eligible to join the NCCA.  The NCCA do there own two day combined course (approx £299 +VAT).

I intend doing both IICRC and NCCA courses (you don't have to).  I would have preffered to have done the NCCA course first, but due to my current employment committments could not guarantee being available for their November 04 course.

How will it benefit you?  Well, if like me you are brand new to the industry, then training has to be the place to start.  I personally think you would be very brave and very foolhardy to unleash yourself on a customers Carpets without proper training.  Also, I believe most insurers will not cover you without proper training (someone correct me if I am wrong).

If you are already in the industry, then only you can decide, but even the really experienced guys on these boards still invest in training to brush up on their knowledge from time to time.

I booked my course through Alltec Tel 0800 695 0222.

Websites for IICRC and NCCA below,  They can give you more info than I ever could.

http://www.iicrc.org/

http://www.ncca.co.uk/

Hope this is helpful.   

Regards.

Martin S

[Derek]

Martin

If you have a look at the item marked NCCA training course dates you will see that there is an NCCA two day course on the 26th/27th November 2004

Derek

[maclock cleaning]

martin thank you for helping the advice you give me is great, just like yourself we are starting up, we are starting in the domestic cleaning but i want to go into carpet cleaning so again thanks for your help.

maclock

[Martin S]

Derek B,

Thanks for info regarding dates of NCCA course in November.  I was aware of them, but can't guarantee to be free to attend.

Wasn't ignoring you by the way, but have been in sunnier climes for the past week, only got back yesterday.

Regards.

Martin S

[Derek]

Your just saying that to make me jealous...well...it worked 

Regards
Derek

[Martin S]

Derek,

I take it the weather hasn't been that good in the uk then.   

Regards.

Martin S

[Ian Gourlay]

I have just phoned for NCCA course application form.

It has just occured to me that if you do IICRC you can be IICRC restered and a member of the NCCA, yet doing the NCCA course does appear to give you any IICRC credits for continuing education.

Is this Britain Doing as America tells us once again

Paul,Derek dont take last remark to heart I am polition and always coming out with the latest catch phrase

[Derek]

Ian

I take your point...I never looked at it that way...must be your devious mind 

The only answer I can come up with is another political point...if the IICRC were to allow NCCA training to be part of their setup (and they do recognise NCCA training as being excellent) they would have to allow the same rule to twentysix USA Associations plus the Canadians and the two reprobate Associations down under    (That comment is sure to wake them up this morning....G'Day fellas)

Of course the NCCA courses are the best,. but of course I would say that wouldn't I?     

Derek

[Ian Gourlay]

Derek,

My problem as an opposition member is that I always have to look for the negetive in everything, at the end of the day both organizations are promoting good practice.

However now that the IICRC has a british arm they could hive some reconotion to theNCCA course  just for UK  It would be up to the other organizations within IICRC to lobby in their own country

[Derek]

Ian

Being 'Anglo Saxon with just a dash of Viking' I know where my true loyalties are..  there is no opposition.

I support and will always support an independant British Trade Association first and foremost

My initial statement is probably totally politically incorrect.... I make no apologies.

Derek

[Martin S]

Hi all,

Completed the 2 day IICRC (CCT) course yesterday.

It was an interesting two days, and I feel that I learnt quite a lot, although, at one point during the first day, my head felt like it was going into information overload.

However, Paul Pearce, being the excellent instructor that he is, made it all go really well,  so thank's very much Paul.

Purely from a personal point of view, I would have liked to have had a bit of hands on during the course, and feel that if the course was slightly longer, maybe this could have been accomodated, although I was aware that it was mainly theory based.

The majority  of attendees were experienced CC's, so for them, this wouldn't be an issue, but for me, it felt a bit like learning to drive.  You can learn how to do it in theory, but you also need the practical advice of a driving Instructor to show you how to operate the Machine, (there's driving, and there's driving).  NCCA course for me next.

Hi to any of you out there that were also on the course, hope you enjoyed it.  But hey, next time, leave your Mobiles swithched off (or at least on silent).  You all know who you are.  :

Just hope I've passed the Exam!! 

Regards.

Martin S

[Keith_Robertson]

Hi Martin,

It was good to hear you enjoyed the course.   Three of my lads were down for Scotland.   David, Steven and Andy.   I hope they behaved themselves.  Andy was, as I expected, particularly nervous as like many of us has never really been in an exam situation since leaving school and I am told was up in the middle of Monday night reading his manual.   They too are hoping they have passed the exam.   Their next pay award is tied to there reaching journeyman status.

Regards,

Keith