GBAC Trusted Advisor certification gives you a competitive advantage in three ways:
- Your training and knowledge are assets to facilities that don’t have the time or resource to create safer spaces.
- You are uniquely positioned to advise facilities on how to increase customer and visitor confidence in cleaning protocols.
- Facilities that request external assistance with their GBAC STAR Facility accreditation will only be directed to GBAC Trusted Advisors.
Who is the program for?
- Facility consultants and sustainability experts
- Building service contractors and other service providers
- Distributors in the cleaning and office management space
- GBAC-trained technicians
- Employees of ISSA Cleaning Industry
- Management Standard (CIMS) organizations
- Manufacturing sales professionals.
Why earn the designation?
- It’s a specialized valued-added service for your service, consulting, or distribution business.
- It promotes your expertise to different types of facilities around the world, from small businesses to large venue.
- It helps communities recover from the pandemic and keeps public health and safety at the forefront.
If you are a corporation interested in partnering with GBAC and the Trusted Advisor program, please contact us at [email protected]. Discounts are available for group purchases.
Find a Trusted Advisor.
Frequently asked questions about the GBAC STAR Service Accreditation Program.
This certification program is designed to take your expertise with facility customers and combine it with critical infection prevention knowledge through these training modules:
- Infectious disease awareness
- Risk assessment
- Integrated audits and inspections
- Chain of infection
$750 per person, purchased through Shop ISSA.
This program is exclusively online at the GBAC Academy section of ISSA’s Online Learning Center. First, purchase the course at Shop ISSA, then follow the instructions to log in or create a profile for the Online Learning Center.
- Official certificate of program achievement
- Digital certification badge to add to your professional profile, website, and marketing materials
- Listing in the online GBAC Trusted Advisor Directory, which is promoted to incoming
- GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation applicants.
* Beginning in 2023, facilities that request external assistance with their GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation will only be directed to GBAC Trusted Advisors.
This is a two-year certification program.
Yes. If you are a corporation interested in partnering with GBAC and the Trusted Advisor program, please email [email protected] for more information and special group pricing.