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Adwa,

I'm not suggesting that you don't work hard on getting people to take courses. I realize that education and training are important.

 

I am suggesting that instead of inventing new courses and forcing current registrants to take them so they can advertise that they provide this service is BS. I have been stripping & refinishing floors for 26 years, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna tell customers that I can't advertise that anymore because I haven't been certified by the F'n IICRC.

Damn, now your gettin' me fired up

 

The IICRC rules say that you cannot use the logo unless you are a CF and you cannot advertise that you provide services unless you have at least one tech certified in that service. More courses=more certs for every CF=more revenue for IICRC from same registrants.

I know many don't follow the rules. It's not up to me or anyone else to police for the IICRC. It's their responsibility. Of course they tell you that they can't police because it costs too much. Maybe they should charge their registrants more money. That wouldn't work because they would lose more registrants or they would stop paying and continue to use the logo. The IICRC is in need of a major overhaul. They don't listen to anyone. They suggest the complainers(and there are quite a few) go to meetings and try to get on the board and blah, blah, blah. I suggest the people on the board and committees now, listen up and fix the problems, or resign and let some fresh, new blood in. Of course this is just my opinion.

They never had any trouble coming up with new courses for the registrants and I will admit some of them are good courses. But changing the rules to suit the registrants is a big deal apparently. BS. Its because they don't want to change them.

There are many good cc'ers who have quit sending their money and given up their certs because of what has transpired over the past few years. It's a shame. You would think the BOD would get the message when guys who have been certified for years just quit. I doubt if anyone even contacted them about it at the time. The IICRC doesn't give a $hit. They tell you that they do, but actions speak louder than words. The only ones who can't see what is happening are the ones making the rules. In my opinion of course.

I flew to Toronto, Ottawa and Chicago to take courses. I drove to Minneapolis. I have spent thousands of dollars on travel and hotels. I really believed in certification and worked hard at it. Then they tell you that if you don't take a colour repair course, which I have absolutely no interest in, you will lose your Master status. F'k them.

Sorry, just venting.

Are you kidding? The only time you ever get a response from anyone at the IICRC is when you bash them on ICS or Cleanfax. Then someone shows up and tells you how great they are and how much they do for the registrants. More BS. If they did what thay should be doing and didn't piss so many people off they wouldn't have to spend so much time defending themselves.

Not everybody wants or needs to do colour repair. It should not be a requirement for master status. It's not cleaning. It could be classed as restoration, but barely. Most colour repairs are in apartments and houses. Bonded inserts are an option to colour repair. I took the repair and reinstallation course. I don't do that either. I sub to a local installer.