Overview

• Principles and colour coded cleaning
• Mopping, sweeping and vacuuming equipment and methodologies
• Trolleys and storerooms
• Chemicals and Health and Safety requirements
• Floor maintenance
• Addresses the new skillsets, competencies and career pathways require to effectively function as a commercial cleaner.

What you'll learn

• Apply Core Cleaning Principles: Execute systematic tasks such as cleaning from top-to-bottom, back-to-front and dry-to-wet.
• Prevent Cross-Contamination: Maintain visual and microbiological cleaning standards using colour-coded cloths to prevent cross-contamination.
• Operate Specialized Machinery: Correctly select, prepare and handle single-disc floor machines for functions like scrubbing, stripping and polishing.
• Understand Chemical Dilution & Selection: Use acidic chemicals to remove alkaline dirt (limescale) and alkaline chemicals to remove acidic dirt (oils/fats) while understanding the importance of diluting the chemicals correctly.
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS): Understand the use and importance of quick accessibility to SDS’s.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Correctly select and understand the donning & doffing PPE - including masks, rubber-soled shoes, uniforms and gloves - as dictated by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Master Commercial Floor Care: Categorize hard, resilient, and textile floor surfaces and correctly execute floor care procedures.
• Clean Above-the-Floor Surfaces: Correctly execute the three-level, anti-clockwise assessment method (high, medium and floor level). Effectively lean specialized features like lifts, high-touch points and polished finishes without causing surface damage.

Target Audience

• Professional Cleaning Operators: Individuals working in administration buildings, retail environments, office parks, corporate blocks and hospitality venues etc. looking to formalize their technical skills.
• Healthcare Cleaning Personnel: Cleaners operating within hygiene-sensitive settings like hospitals, care facilities and clinics where cross-contamination control is mandatory.
• Industrial and Specialist Cleaners: Teams cleaning factories, industrial complexes, construction handovers, or chemical manufacturing facilities requiring a deeper alignment with the Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulations.
• Cleaning Supervisors and Facility Managers: Team leaders responsible for compiling maintenance schedules, defining cleaning specifications or evaluating site safety

Course Completed by

12h - December 31, 2026

Materials Included

• The material is aligned to the SAQA Level 1 Commercial Cleaner qualification
• Full course content across 10 modules
• Assessment quizzes for each module
• Various supporting learning resources including video’s, podcasts and infographics
• Career pathway guide from: Level 1 – Commercial Cleaner -> Level 2 – Specialised Cleaner (eg Healthcare Cleaner) -> Level 3 – Cleaning Practioner (eg Cleaning Supervisor) -> Level 5 – Cleaning Contract Manager --> Level 6 – Cleaning Operations Manager

Requirements

• Basic Technical Access: A smartphone with internet access to log into the application and view the videos.
• Foundational Knowledge Required: This is an entry level course suitable for new entrants to professional cleaning.
• Core Competencies: Basic literacy and the ability to navigate the UbuntuIQ platform.