IICRC Cleaning & Restoration Courses

• Applied Structural Drying Technician (ASD)
  $949 | 4-Day Course
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  Designed to teach the effective, efficient and timely drying of water-damaged structures and contents, the Applied Structural Drying course uses comprehensive classroom and hands-on training. Attendees will learn about appropriate decision making within a restorative drying environment. (Prerequisite: IICRC Certification in WRT)

  Course Goals

  • Learn how to efficiently dry water-damaged structures and contents
  • Learn how to facilitate appropriate decision-making within a restorative drying environment
  • Learn how to use instruments, extraction systems, drying equipment, and chemistry use in an actual flooded building situation

  Course Highlights

  • Air mover dehumidification formulas and placement
  • Review and use of inspection tools
  • Hands on experience (extraction, mitigation, equipment installation, monitoring and documentation)
  • Drying science (psychrometry, thirst, permeance, vapor diffusion and grain depression)
  • Microbiology
  • Pressurization
  • Dehumidification (refrigerant, desiccant, heat exchange systems)
  • Electrical (safety, cost to run equipment and managing heat in the structure)
  • Creating a balanced drying system with air flow and dehumidification
  • Air filtration devices (AFD)
  • Drying procedures for walls, flooring and cabinets
  • Understanding surface, free and bound water
  • Communication and safety
  • Classes and category review
• Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT)
  $399 | 3-Day Course
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  The Water Damage Restoration Technician course is taken to give restoration personnel that perform remediation work a better concept of water damage, its effects and techniques for drying of structures. This course will give residential and commercial maintenance personnel the background to understand the procedures necessary to deal with water losses, sewer backflows, and contamination such as mold.

  Course Goals

  • Learn how to make greater profit; dry structures in less time with less labor
  • Learn how to reduce risk of mold and secondary damage
  • Receive exposure to the latest drying technology
  • Learn alongside other restoration professionals
  • Learn how to distinguish your business from the competition
  • Earn a certification that will position you to do program work and handle catastrophic jobs for most major insurance companies

  Course Highlights

  • Drying entire structures quickly and efficiently
  • Effective extraction with air movers and dehumidifiers
  • Structural inspection, monitoring and documentation
  • Basic psychrometry: The science of Drying
  • Determining moisture content
  • Using penetrating and non-penetrating meters
  • Proper equipment placement
  • How to limit liability issues (bacteria and mold)
  • Safety and health issues
  • Job management and opportunities
  • Effective methods for sales and marketing
  • Communication with customers and adjusters
• Water Damage Restoration Technician/Applied Structural Drying (WRT/ASD) Combination
  $1,279 | 5-Day Course
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  This course combines the information taught in both the Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT) and Applied Structural Drying (ASD) courses (see course descriptions for more details). It must be attended in its entirety along with passing both WRT and ASD exams during that same five-day period. If any portion of the course and exam are not completed, the student is required to re-attend the entire five-day course to receive both certifications. No portion of the five-day course can be applied to either a WRT or ASD course being taught separately.

  Course Goals

  • Learn how to make greater profit; dry structures in less time with less labor
  • Learn how to reduce risk of mold and secondary damage
  • Receive exposure to the latest drying technology
  • Learn alongside other restoration professionals
  • Learn how to distinguish your business from the competition
  • Earn a certification that will position you to do program work and handle catastrophic jobs for most major insurance companies
  • Learn how to efficiently dry water-damaged structures and contents
  • Learn how to facilitate appropriate decision-making within a restorative drying environment
  • Learn how to use instruments, extraction systems, drying equipment, and chemistry use in an actual flooded building situation

  Course Highlights

  • Drying entire structures quickly and efficiently
  • Effective extraction with air movers and dehumidifiers
  • Structural inspection, monitoring and documentation
  • Basic psychrometry: The science of Drying
  • Determining moisture content
  • Using penetrating and non-penetrating meters
  • Proper equipment placement
  • How to limit liability issues (bacteria and mold)
  • Air mover dehumidification formulas and placement
  • Review and use of inspection tools
  • Hands on experience (extraction, mitigation, equipment installation, monitoring and documentation)
  • Drying science (psychrometry, thirst, permeance, vapor diffusion and grain depression)
  • Microbiology
  • Pressurization
  • Dehumidification (refrigerant, desiccant, heat exchange systems)
  • Electrical (safety, cost to run equipment and managing heat in the structure)
  • Creating a balanced drying system with air flow and dehumidification
  • Air filtration devices (AFD)
  • Drying procedures for walls, flooring and cabinets
  • Understanding surface, free and bound water
  • Health issues
  • Communication and safety
  • Job management and opportunities
  • Effective methods for sales and marketing
  • Classes and category review
• Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT)
  $499 | 2-Day Course
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  Focusing on technical procedure for successfully completing the restoration of a fire and smoke damaged environment, students of the Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician course will experience live hands-on use of instruments, extraction systems, drying equipment and chemistry in an actual smoke damaged environment.

  Course Goals

  • Learn and use the effective techniques to restore structure, contents and eliminate odor
  • Learn how to properly manage inventory/packouts
  • Learn other cleaning techniques including:
    • Cleaning of high value artwork, appliances, electronics, clothing and important papers
    • Deodorization
    • Harwood and other hard to dry structural materials
    • HVAC systems

  Course Highlights

  • Types of fires encountered
  • Structural and content restoration
  • Cleaning, resurfacing or replacement
  • Chemicals of a fire restoration
  • Asbestos and lead concerns
  • Safety and health issues/emergency services
  • Personal protection equipment (PPE)
  • Packing, moving and storage of contents
  • Use of air scrubbers and ozone machines
  • Job management and opportunities
  • Effective methods for sales and marketing
  • Communication with customers and adjusters
• Carpet Cleaning Technician (CCT)
  $359 | 2-Day Course
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  The Carpet Cleaning Technician course is designed to cover pre-inspection, fabric identification, basic cleaning chemicals and equipment and proper cleaning techniques and procedures with a residential and light commercial emphasis. Experiencing live, hands-on use of instruments, extraction systems, drying equipment and chemistry in an actual smoke damaged environment, students are taught the art and science of carpet cleaning to professional service providers, as well as others in related industries, the course emphasizes practical application.

  Participants will identify fiber, yarn and carpet constructions, style types and finishes, soiling conditions, cleaning science and methodology and other issues and concerns faced by individuals who maintain and clean installed broadloom carpet. When coupled with additional on-the-job training and field experience, students should be adequately prepared to perform carpet cleaning techniques and procedures.

  Course Goals

  • Learn to clean using the following methods:
    • Absorbent compound
    • Dry foam
    • Shampooing
    • Absorbent pad/bonnet cleaning and extraction
    • Hot water extrasiont/steam
  • Learn how to
    • Prevent/Correct wicking
    • Help carpets dry faster
    • Clean stairs
    • Battle urine stains and odor
    • Remove red and rust stains and furniture stains
    • Clean problem areas
    • Recognize and address shading, streaking, browning and delamination

  Course Highlights

  • History of carpet
  • Fibers and yarns (natural and synthetic)
  • Backings
  • Carpet construction
  • Carpet dying and coloring
  • Finishing
  • Carpet cushion
  • Soil vs. staining
  • Stain and spot removal
  • Deodorization and problem areas
  • Oriental rugs
  • Chemistry of cleaning
  • Principles and methods of cleaning
  • Crew procedures
  • Safety and maintenance
  • Glossary of terms
• Floor Care (Hard Surfaces) Technician (FCT)
  $149 | 2-Day Course
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  The Floor Care Technician course is an introductory level course in hard surface floor care. Topics covered include industry overview, health, safety and liability, floor covering materials, chemicals, tools and equipment, floor care principles and procedures, specialized floor care procedures, problem solving and troubleshooting, managing the floor care function and industry resources.

  Course Goals

  • Learn how to put together a stone maintenance program
  • Learn how to remove rust from concrete
  • Learn how to double your income stream with your current customer base

  Course Highlights

  • Interior/Exterior hard surface cleaning
  • Chemistry for effective cleaning
  • Marketing to potential customers
  • Hands-on demonstrations
  • Expert instruction
  • IICRC 1 CEC Credit Issued
  • Special product offers during session
• Trauma and Crime Scene Technician (TCST)
  $499 | 2-Day Course
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  The Trauma and Crime Scene Technician course consists of the following components: principles of trauma and crime scene cleanup, safety and health, biocide and antimicrobial technology, administrative procedures, documentation and risk management, inspection and preliminary determination, equipment and tools, structural remediation, vehicle and machinery construction, contents remediation, containment and disposal of waste or sharps and confirmation of cleanliness.

  Course Goals

  • Learn how to properly evaluate, clean and decontaminate a site following a human trauma event
  • Learn how to manage trauma scene cleanup after significant time has allowed putrefaction
  • Learn about the decontamination process

  Course Highlights

  • Microbiology of human bodily fluids and potential pathogenic implications OSHA, CDC, FDA and State requirements, regulations and recommendations
  • Regulations
  • Psychological issues related to surviving family, occupants and workers
  • Health and safety (immunizations and personal protective equipment [PPE])
  • Biocides
  • Supplies and processes for structure and contents decontamination
  • Odor control
  • HVAC systems
  • Purification
  • Methods for evaluating restoration processes and feasibility
• On-Site Training
  

  How much are you spending for IICRC water, fire and carpet cleaning certification for your employees?
  One of our clients estimates that it costs his company about $1,000 per employee to send them to a 3-day IICRC certification course (which includes course fees, travel cost, rental cars, meals, hotels, wages, etc.). This year they will train over 30 employees, which would have cost them $30,000.

  By reading further, you can find out how they saved over $22,700 with the Atex School of Cleaning and Restoration on-site training program.

  Here is the basic program: A company purchases an entire 2-day (Carpet Cleaning) or 3-day (Water or Fire Restoration) IICRC certification course. The cost to you is $1,000 per day of instruction, plus reasonable travel expenses of the instructor, course manuals and shipping cost (average cost for a 3-day course is about $4,300). Additionally, the sponsoring company provides student lunches, beverages and snacks, which should be no more than $10 per student, per day. Assuming you had 10 employees to train, the total cost would be about $500 per student, or 1/2 of what you would have spent sending them out of your market.

  To offset your investment, the sponsoring company can sell seats to the class to virtually anyone else—other restorers in the area, insurance adjusters, construction companies, hygienist, potential clients, etc. Average charge per seat for a 3-day course is $300-$350 (some companies invite special guests, such as insurance adjusters or potential clients, to attend for free and consider this a marketing expense). The number of students in the CCT, WRT and SRT classes are unlimited, so the potential of turning this class into a profit center certainly exists.

  Please take a few minutes to review the expense analyses below and see if any of them fit your situation. Company and student references, along with an instructor’s resume, are available on request.

  If you are interested in discussing the potential of holding your own on-site class or would like to book some dates, please contact us at 713.944.0319 or email [email protected].

  On-Site 3-Day Course (large, private course)
  Assumptions
  25 internal students
  No external student seats soldInstructor Base Fee: $3,000.00
  Instructor Travel Expenses*: $820.00
  Manuals ($22.50/each) for 25 Students: $562.50
  Student Lunches and Snacks ($10/day/student): $750.00
  Total Course Cost: $5,132.00Income from External Student Seats Sold: $0
  Net Cost to Sponsoring Company: $5,132.00
  Average Cost to Train 25 Internal Employees: $205.30
  Cost of 25 Employees Attending Out-of-City School**: $23,635.00
  Net Savings to Sponsoring Company to Train On-Site: $18,492.50

  On-Site 3-Day Course (large, open course)
  Assumptions
  15 internal students
  10 external student seats soldInstructor Base Fee: $3,000.00
  Instructor Travel Expenses*: $820.00
  Manuals ($22.50/each) for 25 Students: $562.50
  Student Lunches and Snacks ($10/day/student): $750.00
  Total Course Cost: $5,132.00Income from External Student Seats Sold (10 x $300): $3,000.00
  Net Cost to Sponsoring Company: $2,132.00
  Average Cost to Train 15 Internal Employees: $142.00
  Cost of 15 Employees Attending Out-of-City School**: $14,175.00
  Net Savings to Sponsoring Company to Train On-Site: $12,042.50
• Student Course Reservation Policy
  

  Payment for the course is expected at the time individuals or a company registers students for a course. Until the school has received payment, the registration is not complete, and the student is not guaranteed a seat in the class.

  Student Transfer Policy
  When a student pays for a course and then transfers, the designated transfer fee will be charged (see transfer fees below). By paying the transfer fee, this entitles the student to attend the same course, within 90 days. If the same course is not offered within that 90 day period, they must attend the next scheduled course. Failure to comply with this policy will result in loss of all funds paid.

  Transfer Fees:

  • CCT, WRT, FSRT: $99.00
  • ASD: $125.00
  • WRT/ASD COMBO: $175

  Student Cancellation Policy
  To be fair to both the students and the school, if you must cancel one of our courses, the following cancellation fee will apply:

  WRT/ASD Combo:

  • If 10 days or more before the class date: $375 cancellation fee
  • If 4-9 days before the class date: $500 cancellation fee
  • If less than 3 days before the class date: No refund

  ASD:

  • If 10 days or more before the class date: $250 cancellation fee
  • If 4-9 days before the class date: $350 cancellation fee
  • If less than 3 days before the class date: No refund

  WRT or FSRT:

  • If 10 days or more before the class date: $125 cancellation fee
  • If 4-9 days before the class date: $175 cancellation fee
  • If less than 3 days before the class date: No refund

  CCT:

  • If 10 days or more before the class date: $75 cancellation fee
  • If 4-9 days before the class date: $100 cancellation fee
  • If less than three days before the class date: No refund

  To avoid the cancellation fee, you may send another student in the place of the originally registered student. All refund decisions are final and are made at the sole discretion of the President of Atex Wholesale Supply and/or the School Administrator for the Atex School of Cleaning and Restoration.

  Company Policy Regarding School Cancellations
  The school administrator or Company President will make the decision on a course cancellation a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the course beginning date. Each student will be contacted using the contact telephone number, supplied by the student at the time of registration. Failure to provide a working contact number will release the school from contacting that student.

  If the course fee has been prepaid for a cancelled course, then the student/company may pick one of two options: (a) apply those paid funds to another course, or (b) request a refund. If (b) is selected and the payment was made by credit card then a credit against that same card will be processed. If payment was made by check or cash, a request for refund will be forwarded to our corporate office. Please be advised that it may take up to 3 weeks before you receive a refund check.

  If a student/company purchased a non-refundable airline ticket to attend a cancelled course, the flight should be cancelled upon notification. Most airlines will then issue a credit for the unused ticket. This credit can be used for future travel, but must be used within 12-months. Please contact your airline to review details of their policy regarding non-refundable tickets.

  • Southwest Airlines offers the most liberal cancellation policy on non-refundable tickets. Please visit southwest.com for full details. We suggest you use this airline not only because of this feature, but generally their pricing is also the lowest when traveling to our school locations.
  • Other major airlines will issue credit, if the flight is cancelled prior to the flight time. This credit must be used within 12-months. In some cases, a penalty of $25-$100 may be assessed for changing tickets, which we will cover, when supported by receipts or copies of the same. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY AIRLINE EXPENSE THAT ATEX WILL ASSUME FOR NON-SOUTHWEST AIRLINE FLIGHTS. Most of the major carriers will not allow the transfer of a non-refundable ticket to a third party.

  In the event that we fail to notify a student of a cancellation (not because we were unable to reach them through the contact number that was supplied at the time of registration) and they show up for the class, we will:

  Refund the cancelled course fee (assuming it had been prepaid), and compensate them for incurred lodging, gas, and/or airline ticket expense. Receipts or copies of the same must support all reimbursement request.

  No compensation will be paid for lost revenue to the student/company, due to the lack of notification.

• Accommodations
  

  Austin

  Howard Johnson Plaza Center Hotel
  7800 North Interstate 35, 78753
  512.836.8520
  Website

  Austin Suites Hotel
  8300 IH 35 North, 78753
  512.835.5050
  Website

  Holiday Inn Express
  8500 North IH 3, 78753
  866.270.5110
  Website

  La Quinta Inn & Suites at Austin Mopac North
  11901 North Mopac Expressway, 78759
  512.832.2121
  Website

  Springhill Suites (Palmer Lane)
  12520 IH-35, 78753
  512.833.8100
  Website

  Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin Northwest
  11201 N. Mopac Expressway, 78759
  512.527.0734
  Website

  Hampton Inn Austin-NW/Arboretum
  3908 West Braker Lane, 78759
  512.349.9898
  Website

  Houston

  Courtyard by Marriott Houston – NW/290 Corridor
  Special Rate for Atex Clients: $129/night plus taxes
  6708 N Gessner Road, 77040
  832.786.6400
  Website

  Extended Stay Deluxe Houston – Northwest
  Special Rate for Atex Clients: $113.99/night plus taxes
  5454 Hollister Street, 77040
  713.895.0965
  Website

  Comfort Inn Hwy. 290/Northwest
  7887 West Tidwell Road, 77040
  713.690.1493
  Website

  Crossland Economy Studios Houston – Northwest
  5959 Guhn Road, 77040
  713.934.7600
  Website

  Econo Lodge Houston
  6630 Hoover Street, 77092
  713.956.2828
  Website

  Hampton Inn – Houston/Brookhollow
  12909 Northwest Freeway, 77040
  713.939.7100
  Website

  TownePlace Suites Houston Central/Northwest
  12820 Northwest Freeway, 77040
  713.690.4035
  Website

  Palacio Royale Inn
  10654 West Little York Road, 77041
  713.856.9438
  Website