Have you gone to a chemical manufacture's event with the promise of getting a Green certificate only to be sold on the company's cleaning products? These certificates are not worth the paper they are written on. You see, may claim to be Green Clean because they have a few Green products in the mix, but only those who actually use Green products and Green practices are truly Green.

Fictional Green Clean certification has no real value. In an age of heavy competition, your firm needs a real certification to stand out in the crowds of competitors. Cheap credentials are frankly an embarrassment and will not stand up under examination. Green Clean Institute (www.greencleaninstitute.com) is the only pure education firm that will train and certify your janitorial firm. This helps your firm in many ways.

Janitorial work is no longer a mop and bucket business. It is more than taking out the trash or buffing floors. The world has changed, and more is expected of janitorial services than ever before. Frankly, you need to graduate from a "Task Oriented" job that is a mere job to be done, and become a "Service Oriented" business that does the job wisely. This requires that you take some training and pass a few test, but this can be done in your spare time.

New mandates, such as Green concerns, require that each janitorial services improve their knowledge and perform work in a new manner. Green cleaning requires that a service do more than a series of meaningless tasks. It is also more than adding a few Green products to your janitorial cart. It is now important that workers know how to deliver a Green cleaning service to their customers.

Earning your Green Clean Institute certification is more than paying a modest fee. You will be required to take six modules and six exams that are not difficult. In fact, you will learn more than you imagine right now. Your certification is back by a federal trademark and a true independent education source. In fact, you can include your firm certification in your bids and quotes.

Imagine winning a bid even though you were not the low bidder. This happens because more and more corporations and government bids require the choice of Green Clean certified firm over other non-Green certified firms. We are seeing more and more firms, schools, and government buildings asking for Green certified janitorial services. This is a market trend that you should not miss.

Green clean certification is an investment that pays off many times over. One good job pays for the cost of the training many times over. The material is useful, and even those who have been in the business for years seem to enjoy the course. Courses are available as a download, so learning can start when you are ready.

In the coming days, you will need to be a Green Clean Technician to honestly claim to be a Green Clean firm. In this Green economy, it is not enough to to claim to be Green but have no proof of your training. As a Green Clean Technician, you show that you are a trained and certified professional worthy of the next great job.