Education & Accreditation
BICSc offer a range of assessment schemes and training courses which are listed below and delivered through our Accredited Training Providers, who take external candidates or Approved Training Organisations/Establishments (internal candidates only). For further details of any of these courses please contact us on the following email addresses:
Accredited Training Organisations - ato@bics.org.uk
Accredited Training Providers - atp@bics.org.uk
Accredited Training Establishments - ate@bics.org.uk
NEW On Premises Laundry Qualification
The On Premises Laundry (OPL) qualification addresses issues and best practice with regard to sorting, collection, transportation, appropriate washing techniques, storage of laundry, and cleaning of the laundry premises and where clean laundry is stored.
This is a new qualification for assessment of staff working within the on premises laundry setting. High standards of laundry care are essential for a wide variety of sectors including catering and hospitality, leisure, beauty, education, hospitals and the care industry.
The ‘Specialist Skills’ are supported by the ‘Mandatory Units’ and ‘Core Skills’. Each business can identify the skills they need from the ‘Core Skills’ list to clean their premises and then chose the relevant ‘Specialist Skills’ to meet their individual business needs.
On Premises Laundry Qualification (OPL)
Cleaning Professional's Skills Suite
The Cleaning Professional’s Skills Suite (CPSS), is a recently launched accredited training scheme which has been introduced to meet the current and on-going needs and demands of all types of businesses.
The CPSS includes three mandatory units: Chemical Competence, Equipment Safe Use and Care, and Storage of equipment and materials. These essential skills have been made compulsory to ensure the safety of the cleaning operatives and the users of the building, and for the sustainability of the building. 25 core cleaning skills are available, covering a broad aspect of cleaning responsibilities. To be awarded the CPSS the minimum requirement is the three mandatory units. The operatives will then only have to learn what is directly relevant to them and the environment that they are cleaning in.
The CPSS will give people the opportunity to return to learning, with hands on accredited training and the skills needed to safely work within the cleaning industry.
Cleaning Professionals Skills Suite (CPSS)
The following Training Providers have been accredited to deliver CPSS:
Lynn Webster Consultants Ltd
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Premiere Products
ERB Training Ltd
Selden Research Ltd
Cleanwise
Diversey
Kent Cleaning Supplies
Assured Cleaning Solutions
NICE
Environmental Excellence Training & Development
South Thames incorporating Merton College
A full list of Accredited Training Providers can be found by clicking on the relevant button on the left of this page.
BICSc Level 1 Certificate in Cleaning (QCF)
For full details of this new qualification and how to become a recognised centre for QCF qualifications, click the links below to download the documents. If you have any queries, please contact Joanne Pinder in the Q&S Department:
Level 1 QCF Certificate Product Information
Centre Recognition Application Form
QCF Compliance Visit Audit Check List
Centre Records for QCF Learners
To view frequently asked questions including how to become a centre/assessor please click the link below:
To view files in PDF format, you will need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® installed which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website. Click here to download
Assessment Schemes
- Cleaning Professional's Skills Suite (CPSS)
- On Premises Laundry Qualification (OPL)
- Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate (COPC)
- COPC Foundation Certificate
- COPC Microfibre Tasks
- Food Premises Cleaning Certificate (FPCC)
- Cleaning Supervisory Skills Certificate (CSSC)
- Healthcare Professional Cleaning Certificate (HPCC)
- Sanitary Cleaning Proficiency Certificate (SCPC)
- Train the Trainer
- Car Valeting Certificate (CVC)
Training Centre Classification
The following document explains how BICSc classifies Training Centres
Centre Classification Information (PDF 366kb)
Accredited Training Provider (ATP)Status
To view the ATP Status Requirements please click the link below:
Further Information
If you would like further information on any of our courses please email us at:
Alternatively you can telephone us on:
01604 678710