I.C.E. Re-Certification Information Available Here

2010 I.C.E. Workshop Schedule!

Who Can Help My Organization Prepare For Certification?

Achieving CIMS certification is not an easy task. Fortunately, there is a group of individuals who are uniquely positioned to help! CIMS "ISSA Certification Experts" (I.C.E.) are ready to provide training and consulting services to cleaning organizations interested in complying with and preparing to be certified to the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS). To become a CIMS ISSA Certification Expert, an individual is required to attend a one-day workshop and pass an examination regarding the management elements contained in CIMS.

More than 500 cleaning industry professionals have now been certified as CIMS ISSA Certification Experts! Click here for a complete list of certified individuals who are ready to help your organization achieve certification today.

Why Should I Become a CIMS ISSA Certification Expert?

Training to become an ISSA Certification Expert positions an individual as an indispensable resource during tough times.  As one's customers or own organizations face budget cuts, professionals need real-life solutions to help them deal with the new challenges.  The good news?  The I.C.E. program can help!

• Custodial operations around the country must reduce labor budgets by 5-10% -- reductions that cannot be accomplished by supply price decreases alone.

• Operational and budgetary knowledge is necessary for one to position themself as an indispensable resource in these harsh economic times.

• The need to evaluate, reduce and redeploy the workforce is the only way to meet impending budget reductions and an industry professional can help their customers or their own organization do so by training to be a CIMS “ISSA Certification Expert.”

Ultimately, becoming an I.C.E.-certified professional arms you with information about the critical factors that you can use to help your customers or your own organization meet demands from the highest management levels.  In fact, past attendees have saved customers or their own organization more than six figures annually by helping them comply with CIMS and achieve certification to the Standard.

Click here to learn how one I.C.E.-certified professional worked with a customer to prepare for CIMS certification, resulting in more than $400,000 in annual savings.

How Do I Become a CIMS ISSA Certification Expert?

Distributors, manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, consultants, trainers, and facility service provider representatives are encouraged to become CIMS ISSA Certification Experts. To join the roster of individuals who are offering a crucial new value-added service to their customers or own organization, attend an upcoming one-day workshop and pass an examination. The fee for the I.C.E. workshop and certification is US$995 per person for ISSA members and $1,595 for non-members.  I.C.E. certification is valid for two years.

To take a look at the I.C.E. Workshop Agenda click here.

2010 I.C.E. Workshop Schedule

Four I.C.E. workshops are currently scheduled for 2010:

• February 25 - Sheraton Grand Hotel, 4440 W. John Carpenter Frwy., Irving, TX 75063; 972-929-8400 
  
  
• April 15 - Exclusive Session for Triple S Members & Exhibit Suppliers to Be Held in Conjunction with the Team Clean Conference!
  PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 800-863-2819
  
  Click here for a Triple S Clean Team I.C.E. workshop registration form.
   
• May 4 - Trump Taj Mahal, 1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401; 609-449-1000
   
• November 8-9 ** - Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819; 800-345-9845 
  
  ** This program will take place in conjunction with ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2010 on the afternoon of November 7, and the morning of November 8. 

Click here for a general 2010 I.C.E workshop registration form covering all sessions.

Organizations who are interested in having ISSA conduct a personalized I.C.E. workshop at their own facility should contact Dan Wagner, ISSA director of CIMS, at 800-225-4772 or daniel@issa.com for more information.

How Do I Renew My I.C.E. Certification?

I.C.E. certification is valid for two years.  To renew certification, an I.C.E.-certified professional is required to accumulate a total of 30 professional credits during the re-certification cycle.  Professional credits are accumulated by participating in various cleaning industry activities, including by attending an I.C.E. certification renewal workshop*, attending an ISSA/INTERCLEAN tradeshow, ISSA regional meeting or other educational workshop, purchasing education and training materials, writing articles for industry publications, and more.

The fee for each two-year I.C.E. re-certification period is based on the number of I.C.E. certified professionals employed by or otherwise affiliated with an organization.  A complete list of applicable I.C.E. re-certification fees is available by clicking here.  Re-certification is good for two years.

Click here to review the official I.C.E. Re-Certification Policy and full list of acitvities that qualify for professional credit.

* Those I.C.E. professionals who attend an I.C.E. Re-Certification Workshop receive all 30 required professional credits.

The applicable re-certification fee is charged for attending the workshop or webinar series, although such fee applies to the attendee's re-certification and attendees are not required to submit an additional fee with their re-certification documentation.