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The Basics of Housekeeping

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4-5 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to become a professional housekeeper and clean homes or hospitality facilities in this free online course. Housekeeping is one of the most crucial aspects of running a hotel since it directly impacts client satisfaction. This short course teaches you all you need to know about housekeeping to become a professional cleaner. We explore its basic concepts, the many custodial roles involved and the housekeeping standards and processes that need to be adhered to. Sign up to train as a cleaner and learn how to manage a housekeeping department capably.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188890
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration4-5 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Outline the roles of housekeeping personnel and explain their responsibilities
• Explain how to recruit effective personnel for the housekeeping department
• Discuss the housekeeping standards to be maintained in a commercial setting
• Discuss how to set a budget for the housekeeping department of a hotel business
• Define ‘housekeeping’ and outline its evolution over the years
• List the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for housekeeping in hotels
Course Code6207

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