Five Decades Of Training Cleaning Management Institute continues its tradition of improving the JanSan industry. By: Phillip Lawless CMI training has helped companies enhance their image, improve morale, motive employees and evaluate cleaning results using set standards. E Phillip Lawless is Editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine; he can be reached at PLawless@ GrandViewMedia.com. A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lawless has over 13 years of professional writing and edit-ing experience. Every month, articles in Cleaning & Maintenance Management come back to a specific industry best-practice: Employee training. Updated, hands-on training opportunities have proven time and time again to improve cleaning op-erations in a multitude of ways. First, a department or business that dedicates resources to training creates a workforce made up of educated and dedicated employees. Multiple sources have confirmed that workers feel more engaged in their work, and their perfor-mance and tenures improve as a result. Here, dedicated and motivated employees will call upon their developed skill sets every day to provide clients and building occupants with the cleanest, safest environments possible. sionals who have years of experience working in the cleaning market. Driving The Industry New requirements and complexities have contin-ued to change the commercial cleaning industry, and training has become a touchstone for respon-sible and professional operations. As the industry’s premiere training option for facility managers and building service contrac-tors (BSCs), CMI has pushed the evolution of the JanSan market and assisted in the institution and development of new processes and safety standards. With Basic and Advance Custodial Technician Training , CMI has provided cleaning profession-als with advanced skills in all areas of commercial building cleaning. Inclusive of best practices and updated informa-tion on newer technology — such as steam vapor cleaning and microfiber usage — these training op-tions have helped managers evolve their operations. These two programs and their corresponding ex-ams have helped companies enhance their image, improve morale, motive employees and evaluate cleaning results using set standards. For supervisors, CMI’s Custodial Supervisor Cer-tification has helped develop a management-level approach to professional cleaning. Today’s facilities must call upon modern equip-ment, chemicals and cleaning techniques to stay sanitary and safe. This three-step course and its corresponding exams have helped numerous cleaning operations improve efficiency, increase economy and upgrade work performance. Cleaning Management Institute As Cleaning & Maintenance Management cele-brates its 50 th anniversary, Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) is marking five decades of improving the industry as well. Founded in 1964, CMI is a professional society dedicated to education, training and career im-provement for the facility maintenance industry. CMI encourages this improvement through edu-cation and professional development opportuni-ties for cleaning and maintenance professionals, managers, supervisors and executives. Training in workplaces and classroom environ-ments, the operation’s expertise and knowledge have been called upon by a number of industry professionals over the past 50 years. Today, CMI programs continue to cover a broad range of subject areas, formats and media, and they are written and updated by JanSan profes-for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Anniversary . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select DIRECTORY from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Training . 10 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® April 2014 Image courtesy of CMI
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