Hood Vent Cleaning Certification Courses

Level Up Your Hood Vent Cleaning Business With Hands-On Training or Easy Online Learning

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Hood Cleaning Certification

"Joining CHDCA Is The BEST Thing That I’ve Done"

We are an organization that represents a nationwide network of independent Certified Hood & Duct Cleaners. Our network stretches from Alaska to Florida, California to Maine, and from Alabama to Ontario. Each of our members is an independent Owners of their company. No work is subcontracted out. We are adding new members all the time. Did you know CHDCA has members internationally? NFPA is recognized by many countries outside of the United States and Canada. If you need hood cleaning certification or would like to join a community of hood cleaners, you’ve come to the right place!

Hood Cleaning Certification Courses

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Certification
Preparatory Course

$999

Annual Certification

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Experienced
Hood Cleaner Course

$255.55

Annual Certification

We Offer Both In Person and Online Certification Options

If you are new to the industry and need hands on help our in person training located in the Chicagoland area is a great way to fast track your education. If you have been in the kitchen grease exhaust cleaning business and can show 500 hours of recent experience, then you have the option to get Certified via an online exam. It is very affordable to get certified for either 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years. You will need to submit 10 sets of before/after pictures from 10 different restaurants that you have recently cleaned, proof of 500 hours of experience, and current proof of liability insurance along with the completion of our 100-question online exam based upon NFPA 96 Standards, UL, OSHA, and the EPA.

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Our Organization Makes Cetification a Breeze!

The NFPA 96 Certification Preparation Course is an online education session. Once you have completed all requirements, you will be issued a 1-year Certification. This course is designed for someone who needs NPFA 96 Technical knowledge. It will cover OSHA, pressure washers, EPA, chemicals, and general Kitchen Grease Exhaust Cleaning questions that you may see on the written exam. Click Get Certified Today to get started. We use and follow the NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations as our gold standard for kitchen exhaust cleaning.

About Our Hood Cleaning Exams

We offer a 100-question written exam based on the NFPA 96 and real-world “experience” cleaning hoods. We work with ‘Hood Cleaning School’ in the Chicagoland market to train those who need to be set up with a complete turn-key hood & duct cleaning business. We offer solutions to help you meet the NFPA 96 requirements to be certified to clean kitchen exhaust systems.

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