What do you think ...

[Guest]

Do you think that IICRC Instructors should be able to push Joe Polish or Howard P on the guys during class?

 

[Fred Homan]

I don't think sooo.....Shills?

 

[Bob Foster]

Partridge and Polish are pretty much brands. IICRC instructors are expressly prohibited from pushing brands and must speak in generic terms.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Josh

I'd like details. I'm on the Instructors and Schools Committee. If you don't want to post it here, PM me.

It is a clear violation of the rules.

 

[Greenie]

hypothetical question:

What if rules were drafted "later" that permited these very instructors to talk about specific brands. Would the later ruling mean that the previous rules were no longer enforceable?


ps: What respectable teacher would promote a marketing guru in his class in the first place?

 

[Guest]

It happened about 5 or 6 years ago. Back when I had another biz I sent two techs to a CCT course and they told me about a week later that the instructor was going on and on about JP and that he teaches thousands to become millionaires and what ever JP says is gospel and so on.

I didn't like it at all, but didn't pursue filing any complaints either. We just figured that we wouldn't go to anymore of the courses that he was teaching.

I was just wondering if it would've bothered anybody else if it happened to them or their techs.

or maybe it has happened to somebody else?

 

[Mikey P]

When I become a instructor I'll be pushing Checkmate brand marketing kits.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

While its a bit late to do anything about that particular situation, I'm glad you brought it up, Josh.

I think some might think since it wasn't a cleaning product or machine that it was "ok"; I'll make sure its on the agenda of our next meeting.

The other thing that bothered me about your follow up was that you had technicians who were attending a technical course that was supposed to teach them how to do a better job for your company.

They shouldn't have been exposed to a "new business opportunity" while you were paying their way to be there.