Corporate Training By Zack Academy - IICRC Senior Carpet Inspector

Prerequisites:Participants must hold the CCT – Carpet Cleaning Technician Certification and RRT – Repair/Reinstallation Technician Certification.

The IICRC Senior Carpet Inspector Course focuses on preparing carpet inspectors for certification. This course begins with an introduction to floor covering inspection, explaining basic investigation procedures that apply to all floor coverings. Some basic knowledge of fibers, yarn construction, carpet construction and installation is assumed and the course emphasis is on field testing, lab testing, inspection techniques, advanced construction, installation and maintenance issues as well as report writing, warranty interpretation, color issues, photography, sample collection, and practice and tours of related facilities. 

Each participant must have a laptop computer while attending the IICRC Senior Carpet Inspector Course. There are at least seven reports that need to be written during the class, and IICRC Inspector software that each student must learn. Weekly laptop rentals are available for an additional fee if needed.

The following manuals and software programs are included with registration:

• Carpet Inspector handbook
• Report Writing Manual
• IICRC Field Reference Guide
• IICRC Electronic Report Form
  
• CRS Inspector Report Generator

Course Syllabus:

Day One

• Student Introductions
• Course Introduction
• Principles of Carpet Cleaning
• Intro to Report Writing – IICRC Field Reference Guide & Report Writing Handbook
• Field Testing & Tool Demonstration Procedures
• Identification of Problems Related to Chemical Discolorations
• Intro to IICRC Carpet Inspection Report Form
• Case Studies and Report Writing Exercises

Day Two

• Case study review & Report Writing Skills Development
• Identification of problems relating to Carpet Floorcovering Performance and Manufacturing
• Understanding & Interpreting Carpet Warranties
• Carpet Cushion Video and Class Presentation
• Carpet Fibers, Construction and Treatments
• Field Testing & Tool Demonstration
• Case Studies and Report Writing Exercises

Day Three

• Review Case Studies & Report
• Writing Skills Development
• Leave classroom instruction for Carpet Mill Tour
• Professional Testing Lab Tour
• Back to classroom for Case Studies and Report Writing Exercises
• Case Studies and Report Writing Exercises

 
Day Four

• Case study review & Report Writing Skills Development
• Industry Standards & Reference Document CD Presentation
• Carpet Installation Substrates &Related Industry Standards (CRI 104-105)
• Discussion and Visual Analysis of Defects in Actual Carpet Samples
• Identification of Problems Relating to Installation
• Field Testing & Tool Demonstration Continued
• Case Studies and Report Writing Exercises

• Review Case Studies & ReportWriting Skills Development
• Marketing & Pricing Your Inspection Services
• Corrective Services for theSenior Inspector
• Field Identification of Carpet Styles and Types of Construction
• Macro & Digital Photography
• Field Testing and Tool Demonstration Continued
• Expert Witness-II
• Senior Inspector Course Exam