Polishing up their qualifications

 ^{John Chalk, Gary Chalk, Roger Pyne & Peter Grestock receiving their BICSc certificates from Paul Leo}

The first of Tower Hamlets Homes caretaking staff have been awarded the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) cleaning operators proficiency certificate.

Over the coming 12-18 months, all our caretakers (about 96) will be trained to the same BICSc standard.

“We’re determined to equip all our front line staff with the right skills needed to deliver a more professional service. That’s why we decided that all our caretakers need to be trained to the BICSc standard, which is the largest independent professional and educational body within the cleaning industry.’’ says Paul Leo, head of housing and customer access.

BICSc, which was founded in 1961 to raise the status and standards of the cleaning industry through education, offers a wide range of assessment schemes and training courses .

20 October, 2008