Cleaning & facility

Cleaning and facility is about keeping buildings, workplaces and public spaces clean, safe and healthy to be in. It's a profession found everywhere – in hospitals, offices, schools, hotels and industry – and has great significance for both hygiene and indoor climate. The courses here combine commercial cleaning, cleaning services, damage recovery and food hygiene in a FLEX package so you get broad professional foundation.

§What do you do in everyday life?

As a cleaning and facility worker you plan and perform cleaning according to professional methods — you choose the right products tools and techniques for each surface and room. You work with commercial cleaning in large buildings with cleaning services close to customers and you learn food hygiene so you can work in kitchens and production. Damage services involve tidying up and fixing after water fire or moisture damage so a room can be used again.

• 01You learn correct cleaning methods so work is efficient, hygienic, and gentle on materials.
• 02You get knowledge about food hygiene and can work where special requirements apply.
• 03You learn damage restoration — handling and repairing damage from water, fire and moisture.
• 04The FLEX package gives you multiple competencies at once and makes you flexible in the job market.
• 05You work with a trade that is in constant demand across all industries.
• 06You learn to work safely with chemicals, ergonomics, and working environment.

§How do you get started?

These are AMU courses aimed at you who want to enter the cleaning and facility branch or already work there and want credentials for your skills. As a FLEX package, the courses can be put together to suit you and your workplace. If you want to move towards a full vocational education, there is the service assistant education, where cleaning and facility service is a central part.

§Way forward

With competencies in cleaning and facility work you can work in service companies institutions industry and in hotels and catering. You can build further with more AMU courses move towards serviceassistant or cleaning technician and over time take on responsibility as a team leader or work planner. The trade offers stable employment and good opportunities to advance.

On Discebo, you can explore the cleaning profession's tools and articles and get a realistic picture of what the profession requires before you choose.

“Pure is not just neat – it's health, safety and a good place to be.”