Course Overview

This one-day seminar will teach you how to salvage and restore property damaged by a variety of odors, including smoke, water, pet problems, cigarette smoke, cooking, skunk, dead animal and bacteria.

You will be given techniques that will allow you to help your customer without causing them any embarrassment. You will learn the principles of deodorization, the chemicals, equipment and procedures used to permanently remove odors.

Who should attend:

The IICRC Odor Control Technician (OCT) course is designed for professionals working in the odor control and remediation field. Including: environmental health, inspectors, restoration, cleaning, property managers, and more.

Available Formats + Duration

Pre-Requisite

Exam Available

IICRC CECs

Live Stream - 1 day
In-Person - 1 day

None

Yes - IICRC

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IICRC Odor Control Technician (OCT)

Date Duration Location Name Instructor Price Link to Register
Tuesday, September 23, 20251 DayLive StreamDoug Heiferman$199 Register
Thursday, October 23, 20251 DayLive StreamShawn Bisaillon$199 Register
Thursday, November 6, 20251 DayLive StreamShawn Bisaillon$199 Register
Friday, November 7, 20251 DayNorcross, GA or Live StreamRudy Alford$225 Register
Wednesday, November 19, 20251 DayLive StreamDoug Heiferman$199 Register
Friday, December 5, 20251 DayLive StreamShawn Bisaillon$199 Register
Thursday, December 11, 20251 DayNorcross, GA or Live StreamThomas Cermak$225 Register

What You'll Learn:

The OCT course covers olfaction and odor, odor sources, detection process, theory of odor control, equipment, chemical options, and applications. Participants will learn:

  • Finding the source of odors
  • Handling light, moderate and heavy odor situations
  • Effective removal of smoke odors
  • How to provide customers with GUARANTEED pet odor removal
  • How to estimate profitably
  • The theory of odors
  • Sales and marketing
  • Unrevealed trade secrets

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 keep a copy of your payment confirmation or have the means to log in at the end of the scheduled class to report to the instructor once exam registration is complete. You will need to provide proof of registration to complete the exam on the last day of training. Please contact the IICRC with any questions regarding this process.

IICRC Certification