Queensland-based IICRC approved School, Coach8 is set to hold its first IICRC WRT course in Auckland, New Zealand in June.

Started by Scott McFadzen, owner of Mackay Carpet Care and Restoration Services, in February 2018, Coach8 is a national training school located in Mackay, offering IICRC certification and training for the cleaning and restoration industry.

Coach8 currently offers five courses at its Mackay-based facility as well as private on-site training. Courses include: Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT); Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT); Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT); Floor Care (Hard Surfaces) Technician (FCT); Leather Repair and Recolouring. More advanced, specialist drying and containment courses are set to be added to the facility’s program later this year, along with private leather cleaning training.

“We want to offer as much as we possibly can in New Zealand,” McFadzen told INCLEAN NZ. “We are very excited to announce, that Coach8 have partnered up with The Restoration Group in New Zealand. It is fantastic news for us as they will be the host and provide the support we need in their market place. Our first course will be available in June, being WRT and AMRT in August. As soon as our specialist courses are released, they will be available in NZ too.”

According to McFadzen, Coach8’s advantage in the market is that he, along with Coach8’s six instructors are still actively working in the restoration market.  “Unlike other training facilities in Australia we’re still all working in restoration. Myself and our instructors are still actively out in the field, sharing our knowledge with the rest of the industry.”

In addition to growing its staff and course programs, an interactive training facility is currently being built in Mackay, which will be operational later this year. “We’re looking to put a few more instructors on for some more advanced courses that we have coming up later this year. We’ll have some exciting things to announce from June.

“The industry has been very supportive of us so far and so many people have told us that they are eager to train with us, which has been exciting, so we’re really keen to get started.”