[Art]

Does anyone know of any other 1 day carpet cleaning courses around the begining of Aug tried to get on the ashbys one on the 9th but it's fully booked

[buddy]

get on the Altech training course, you get the best in the business Paul Pearce,
you don't have to sign up for anything just do the two day IICRC course pass the exam and you will be able to get insured.

[Mike Halliday]

James, a number of companies run training courses try calling Chemspec, the national flood school, Prochem, Alltec, and Ashbys.

Mike

[stevegunn]

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Courses

For those of you wishing to update your skills, or even start from scratch, the NCCA have organised a series of comprehensive training courses.

The course provides up to date knowledge of all types of cleaning equipment and chemicals, and the various cleaning techniques they can be used with.

Importantly, it also provides an awareness of both carpet and upholstery construction and the fibres used in their manufacture.

    * 29th & 30th July 2005, NSPCC Training Centre, Leicester
    * 30th September / 1st October 2005, NSPCC Training Centre, Leicester
    * 25th & 26th November 2005, NSPCC Training Centre, Leicester

[Spiceman]

Yep Steve is right the NCCA course is a must ... and when you pass, it allows you to join them .. subject to you getting properly insured, and that will give you credibility with your potential clients and knock those "£10 a room £25 the house" carpet cowboys towards the type of clients you don't want anyway.
Its always worth doing 2 or three courses over time, and there are always top up courses on things like spotting etc that can only help in your continued professional development.
Good luck ... oh and althougth i've never asked myself i dare say that a local carpet cleaner may let you share a day with them and if you lack practical experience i reckon that it would be a great learning guide.
John

[nick.solution]

Buddy

What do you mean " and then you will be able to get insured"

IICRC training or any other for that matter, make no difference to getting insurance.

Not that I think this is a good idea

By the way Solution UK also run training courses, including Woolsafe!

Best regards Nick

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

spiceman you dont know what you are talking about. we all can get insured wether you have a bag of diplomas or not. get you facts straight. it gives no credibility to get a job paying 500 or £5. someone who works cheap is not a cowboy.and doing 3 courses you might as well do 100 of them. this busisness is about selling. if you cant sell you cant work. go on a course learn how to clean and then find you cant sell.send me your cash instead.WELL GO ON THEN.

[Mike Halliday]

: ::)SORRY THIS IS A BIT LONG WINDED : :

Ron you're right, how much work you get is about how good you can sell yourself.

If we were selling a product then we could give it to the customer and say;

" this is what I sell, feel its quality!, look at the high standard of workmanship!!"

but we don't sell an actual physical product.

We sell answers to problems, we sell dreams, we sell promises, we sell an idea, but most of all we sell peace of mind.

did you once say you sold Double glazing? when you went on a sales call did you take all your sales aids with you?

training courses are another sales aid that help you sell yourself to the customer, when you got a presentation folder full of certificates you can justify a higher price.

Mike

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

mike that is how you see it and many others probably do to. i see it that the product is me i sell me, i sell words lots and lots of words that what my customer buys. and last night steak was lovely, washed down with that crystal . i miust make more appologies. and suffer. :

[Art]

Thanks very much for all the replies all good points

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

and thank you james . does all good points include mine as well.

[Art]

Course ron common sense really mate ;

[Ian Gourlay]

What qualifications do you need to be able to run a training course?

The problem often is they require x number of people.

Overnight stay required.

Could be miles away.

[Art]

Ian that was the trouble with the ashbys one i tried to book 3 on there aug. one but they were at full capacity