CCMT Class Overview
IICRC Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician (CCMT) teaches entry-level commercial carpet cleaning techniques focused on the maintenance of carpet in commercial facilities. In addition to the basics of carpet construction, emphasis will be placed on teaching the IICRC S100 carpet cleaning methodologies, safety procedures, and proactive techniques.
Course graduates will have a basic understanding of the importance of preventative, interim, restorative and salvage cleaning and how they contribute to the overall success of the commercial carpet maintenance program.
Ideal for: Technicians, business owners and managers, contractors, and property managers.
Free Fabric Fiber Identification Kit!
All students will receive a free fiber ID kit after registration. Kit will include essential supplies to test a variety of fabric fibers, making it easy for technicians to select the right products for cleaning.
We recommend registering EARLY to ensure kits can be shipped to you in advance of class.
All kits include the following:
- Fiber ID Chart
- Fabric and Carpet Samples
- pH Testing Strips
pH Testing Strips Included with Fiber ID Kit
CCMT Course Agenda
- Introduction to Commercial Carpet Cleaning
- Module 1: The Carpet Yarn Characteristics
- Module 2: Simple Cleaning Chemistry 101
- Module 3: The Synthetic Yarns
- Module 4: The Natural Yarns
- Module 5: The Blended Yarns
- Module 6: Pre and Post Cleaning Treatments
- Module 7: Yarn Fiber Identification
- Module 8: Yarn and Carpet Construction
- Module 9: Carpet Dye and Design
- Module 10: Installation Issues
- Module 11: Soil: Our Mission to Remove
- Module 12: The Basic Cleaning Chemicals and Their Applications
- Module 13: The T.A.C.T. Theory
- Module 14: Spot and Stain Removal
- Module 15: Cleaning Systems Compared and Applied
- Module 16: Safety Issues & Environmental Responsible Cleaning
- Module 17: Pre-Inspections, Communications and Control
- Module 18: Your Health: Ergonomic Best Practices
- Module 19: Commerical Cleaning Case Studies
Class Schedule - Zoom / Live Stream
The following schedule applies to all days of training.
- 7:00 AM - check-in
- Class begins 30 min after check-in
- 4:00 PM - class ends
This is a Live Stream / Online training. Each student is required to have their own computer with a web cam and audio connection. Students are expected to be on camera and fully engaged in class each day.
Zoom/Class Login information will be sent via email approximately 48 hours before class begins.
PLEASE NOTE THE CLASS TIME ZONE:
(UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
What Makes This Course Important and Different from Others?
- This course is a deep study of all the many aspects and challenges of residential carpet cleaning.
- Attendees discuss all yarns utilized in residential settings.
- We discuss what chemistry is required for each time of yarn to both restore and maintain.
- Carpet mill requirements are discussed and as well as IICRC Requirements for the best results possible,
- Customer interaction, whether with a cleaning service for property management is included.
- This course, as in all IICRC Courses, is instructed in a generic format.
- Student hands-on or instructor demonstrated spot and stain removal are included, and in a generic format.
- An IICRC CMT certification exam is offered to all attending, once the course is completed.
- This class, as in all our courses, is approved for IICRC CEC’s.
- This carpet course is ideal for those considering investing in or starting up a carpet cleaning business. They should take this course before investing in it, to better understand the day-to-day needs and demands of the cleaning business.
Professional Commercial
Carpet Cleaning Textbook
All students will receive a robust digital textbook filled with full-color photos that demonstrate concepts for easy understanding and reference.
Tuition fee includes free digital copy of the textbook.
Hard copy available for an additional fee.
How Carpet is Made
Equipment Required
Troubleshooting
Meet Your Instructor
Mark Exner
- IICRC Approved Instructor & IICRC Cleaning Standards Writer
- ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute Master Trainer
- In the Cleaning and Restoration Industry since 1974
- Nearing 50 years field experience, one of the most ever in the Cleaning Industry
- IICRC Standards Writer for the IICRC S100 Carpet & Rug Cleaning Standard
- Industry Inventor and Patent-Holder
IICRC Certification
To earn certification, students must pass the certification exam, which is available for an additional fee paid directly to the IICRC. Students must visit www.iicrc.org to register online and submit the exam fee prior to or on the first day of class. Please contact the IICRC with any questions regarding this process
