# Certifications: Good Idea or Bad Idea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 10, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/certifications-good-idea-or-bad-idea/651 "2012-09-10T11:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Chris](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/chris/32/46_2.png) [@Chris](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/certifications-good-idea-or-bad-idea/651/2 "2012-09-10T12:02:00Z")
Oh man touchy subject… I am really on the fence about them. In the window cleaning world our main trade association (the IWCA) provides certification for for high rise window cleaning. I think this is a really good idea, it keeps people alive. Hanging off the side of a building a hundred stories in the air is no joke. I think the benefit is really personal safety and not so much customer perception. As far as I know I havent heard of anyone say 'we only want a IWCA certified cleaner on this building" Although just because I havent heard doesn’t mean it hasn’t happend. In the pressure washing world especially in residential I dont think we will ever get to the point of a customer seeking out a certified washer. People just dont care. That doesn’t mean that they couldn’t be important for training the contractor the correct way. Over on Facebook I saw this comment today: [Gary Mauer](https://www.facebook.com/gary.mauer)[COLOR=#333333][FONT=lucida grande] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=lucida grande]What most people overlook in these debates is that a certification process can help you learn. [/FONT][/COLOR] I think there is a lot of truth in what Gary said. [COLOR=#333333][FONT=lucida grande][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] --- _[View the full topic](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/certifications-good-idea-or-bad-idea/651)._