CEST - Certified Environmental Services Technician - Frontline Series
Understanding the critical role of infection control and prevention in the EVS department.
"This is great training. Our company emphasizes in "Cleaning for Health" and the information shared here is very useful. We will definitely use this guide as a source of training for our healthcare employees." Edgard Jimenez 3/12/19
"Awesomely outlined, and explained!" Clifford B. Collins II 3/19/18
“One well-trained, conscientious housekeeper,
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
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StartAnswer these questions before you start your course.
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Start1.0 Challenges We Face
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Start1.1 Meet Your Instructors
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Start1.2 Glossary of Terms
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Start1.3 EVS Green Cleaning
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Start1.4 Occupational Hazards
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Start1.5 Patient/Resident Interactions
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Start1.6 Recording of LIVE instruction of Session One
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StartCEST Module 1 Exam
Your Instructor
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, award-winning hospital in the United States. As an affiliate of the Academy of Cleaning Excellence, Hicks directs the EVS Technician education and certification program. At the successful completion of this internet-based, 6-module, self-paced educational program the participant will receive a certificate validating their knowledge. They will have become a Certified Environmental Services Tech (CEST). Darrel is accredited as an official ISSA Cleaning Industry Standard Certification Trainer and Certified as an EXPERT TRAINER.