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Cleaning to Professional Standards

Overview

From the moment a guest walks through the doors of a hotel the level of cleanliness is something they are aware of. A carpet with bits on it, a greasy reception desk, smeary lift controls, and corridors that have not been vacuumed don’t give the confidence that the room is going to be any better.

Audience

Operational housekeeping staff in hotels and guesthouses. Professional Housekeeping can be used for new staff to support internal on job training, to set a benchmark of Housekeeping standards for the whole team, to support the development of knowledge behind the practice, as part of your own training schemes or by people wishing to gain knowledge of the Housekeeping role in order to apply for a job.

Businesses may avoid training casual or agency staff as it is an additional cost and the turnover is high but using our inclusive programmes these staff can be planned into routine training at no extra cost. approach.

Objectives

  • Describe professional standards of key cleaning techniques and why they are used
  • Apply the techniques to a range of fixtures and fittings
  • Identify safety and hygiene standards