Certifications & Standards

ISSA has established standards and accreditations for cleaning quality and efficiency and health for building occupants. Facilities that conform to these standards are some of the cleanest buildings around, and service companies that achieve these standards are recognized for having higher quality, stronger service reputation, and a proactive cleaning response.

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ISSA Clean Standards: Institutional & Commercial

How to set a level of cleanliness for your office building, retail store, hotel, or similar facility.

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ISSA Clean Standards: Schools K-12

How to set a level of cleanliness for K-12 public and private school facilities.

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Cleaning Industry Management Standard

How to run your business or facility to the industry management standard.

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Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR

How to prepare, respond, and recover from biorisk and biohazard situations.

Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) Advanced by GBAC Standard and Certification Program

Elevate your credibility with the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) Advanced by GBAC. This certification empowers organizations to uphold hygiene standards for all occupants. CIMS Certification Advanced by GBAC Experts (CCE) are approved to provide training and consulting services to cleaning organizations that want to become certified to the Cleaning Industry Management Standard. Certify your organization.

Become a Certified Professional

Embark on a personalized learning journey by selecting your peer group below to unlock tailored certification. Educating, certifying, and empowering cleaning industry professionals, like you! Your professional development path starts with proper educational and certification opportunities. Building service contractors, educational facilities, health care providers, and many more utilize, ISSA’ Cleaning Management Institute’s ISSA’ Cleaning Management Institute’s (CMI) certification courses. There’s even training opportunities for you to train your own team!

GBAC® STAR Accreditations

GBAC STAR is for individuals who are serious about using proper cleaning and disinfection protocols to prevent and mitigate infections and protect public health in a facility. With GBAC STAR you are not only demonstrating your commitment to protecting your employee and customer’s health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way, but also shaping a healthier and safer world for everyone, everywhere.

ISSA Consulting

Improve your cleaning operations. Through ISSA Consulting, your cleaning operations will find its ground with their seven-step consulting program that holistically assesses your needs as a business. The primary objective of a Discovery Assessment is to explore and analyze the various key pieces of the department or business, people, process, and products. This assessment involves several steps, which may vary depending on the specific context and purpose.