Earning Criteria

• To achieve the Level 1 Certificate in Practical Cleaning Skills, learners must achieve 3 credits from the mandatory unit: 115 - Prepare to work in the cleaning industry
• To achieve the Level 1 Certificate in Practical Cleaning Skills, learners must achieve 12 credits from the optional units (maximum of 4 credits from the entry level 3 or level 2 units:
• Entry level 3 optional units: 101 - Clean and maintain bathrooms, 102 - Clean and maintain washrooms, 103 - Prepare, dry sweep and damp mop floor surfaces, 105 - Prepare and clean furniture fixtures and fittings, 106 - Prepare and clean interior walls and windows, 108 - Prepare and suction clean floor surfaces, 110 - Prepare and clean stairs and landings
• Level 1 optional units: 104 - Prepare and clean hard floor surfaces using machinery, 107 - Prepare, spray clean and buff floor surfaces, 109 - Clean and dispose of bodily fluids, spillages and hazardous items, 112 - Prepare and clean refuse chutes, 113 - Prepare, clean and service guestrooms and public areas, 114 - Prepare and clean a food area and appliances, 116 - Prepare to clear and clean internal and external waste storage areas
• Level 1 optional units: 119 - Prepare and clean external surfaces of IT equipment, 127 - Controlling dermatitis and skin reactions within the cleaning industry
• Level 2 optional units: 111 - Prepare, strip and apply emulsion floor polish, 117 - Green cleaning methods and practices, 118 - Prepare and pressure clean porous or non-porous surfaces, 120 - Prepare and carry out cosmetic cleaning of carpets, 121 Prepare and deep clean carpets, 128 - Infection control in the cleaning industry