Sweeping up certificates, one class at a time

Adult Education programs are free for students looking to earn certificates

CHELSEA WESTMAN Reporter @chelsea_spero

Cleaning may not be first on your list of fun things to do. However, a paycheck may be more of an incentive.

Pierce’s selection of cost-free vocational programs help students learn skills that can earn them a certificate and get them jobs.

The Adult Education program is one that focuses on career certificates. One of these programs is the Custodial Technician Training course.

important because it spreads awareness about campus sanitation and techniques that are not invasive to the environment at Pierce.

“It would assist in us keeping the campus a lot cleaner because then they will have a better understanding and appreciation of what the custodian staff members do here on the campus,” Brignac said.

Students gain experience working on the campus, but learn skills that can be applied custodial jobs outside of the college.

“It’s an opportunity for them to get jobs even more so there’s a lot of opportunities for job growth in this industry,” Brignac said.

Music Major Matthew Williams said he finds the class to be much more than what he initially expected.

Williams said this course explores a diverse range of knowledge pertaining to cleaning and custodial service.

“I was also learning about the different materials as well as the different chemicals to use,” Williams said.

The course instruction delves deeper into the specifics of the career being taught. Students learn about the different approaches to sanitizing and gain the necessary skills to be a certified custodian.

learn more about what goes into commercial cleaning.

“They can learn more about the difference between disinfecting their area and sanitizing an area,” Brignac said.