Accredited Healthcare Technician Onboarding (AHT)

Understanding the critical role of infection control and prevention for any healthcare department.

This is an onboarding course for either new hires as well as individuals looking to get into, or needing a qualified accreditation of knowledge in the field of maintaining healthcare environments.

This is a full certification course that requires the student to pass an exam and will require up to 6 hours to fully grasp the course material. Upon passing, a certificate will be available for download.

β€œOne well-trained, conscientious technician,

given the right tools and enough time to do their job,

will prevent more disease than a room full of doctors can cure.”

2009 Darrel Hicks



Course Curriculum


  AHT Onboarding Module Two(2) - Please take the pages in order to complete the course.
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  AHT Onboarding Module Three(3) - Please take the pages in order to complete the course.
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  AHT Onboarding Module Four(4) - Please take the pages in order to complete the course.
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Your Instructor


Darrel Hicks
Darrel Hicks

J. Darrel Hicks, BA, Master REH, CHESP, Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention (for Environmental Services Professionals). He began his career in the management of hospital housekeeping services in 1981 and has retired from his role as the Director of Environmental Services at a 500-bed, an award-winning hospital in the United States. Hicks co-instructs the AHT series of courses. At the successful completion of this onboarding course, the participant will receive a certificate validating their knowledge. They will have become an Accredited Healthcare Technician (AHT). Darrel is accredited as an official ISSA Cleaning Industry Standard Certification Trainer and Certified as an EXPERT TRAINER.


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