A CLEANER CARPET CHRONICLE
Published exclusively for clients of A Cleaner Carpet Cleaner
SEPTEMBER 2015
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
In This Issue
School is Never Out for the
True Professional Cleaner
Plant Your Garden This Fall
How to Easily Lose One Pound
a Week
Assistance for Seniors
Recipe: Mango, Peach and
Pineapple Salsa
Good Clean Funnies and
Quick Tips
National Hug
Your Hound
Day is...
School is Never Out for the True
Professional Cleaner
As kids return back to school, we are
reminded of the importance of a good
education. School doesn’t just teach facts
and figures. You learn skills that allow you
to accomplish many basic tasks. Math,
reading, problem-solving and learning to
work with others are skills that most of us
learned in school.
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Emergency Water Extraction
Perhaps the most important skill that
school teaches us is how to learn. We learn
to read, ask questions, test theories and
discuss ideas as a means of expanding our
knowledge. Imagine what would happen if a
child was never taught these basic skills. It
would be difficult to learn to drive, fill out a
job application, read a menu, count money,
use a computer or smart phone, travel
abroad or shop without acquiring the skills
you learn in school.
But learning doesn’t stop when you
graduate from high school or college. You
still need to acquire specific skills and
knowledge in your chosen field of endeavor
in order to achieve excellence. That is when
specialized training is needed. Can you
imagine hiring a surgeon who only received
on-the-job-training? What about an
automobile mechanic who watched some
online videos to learn how to fix your car?
Professions like cosmetology, plumbing,
home building, childcare and many others
require training, certification and in some
cases, licensing. It should come as no
surprise that training and certification
are available for professional carpet and
upholstery cleaners, too. This training and
certification come from an organization
called the Institute of Inspection Cleaning
and Restoration Certification or IICRC.
Unlike those other professions, however,
training and certification are not legal
requirements for carpet and upholstery
cleaners. That is why most professional
carpet cleaning companies never invest the
money and time in their employees to get
this valuable training.
A Cleaner Carpet Cleaner technicians
are different. We believe in the value of
classroom learning in addition to our field
training. In the classroom, technicians
learn to identify the type of fibers they
are cleaning. This is important so that
they select the proper cleaning agents to
assure safe, effective cleaning. They learn
cleaning chemistry so they can choose the
right products based on the type of soil and
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