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Helge Alt

Chairman of the Board
E-post: helge@puhastusekspert.ee
Tel: +372 509 2094

Education, trainings

  • Master of Science in Pedagogy from the University of Tartu
  • Bachelor’s degree cum laude as a Home Economics, Handicrafts, Drawing and Chemistry teacher from the Tallinn University of Pedagogy (now Tallinn University)
  • Adult educator level 7
  • Self-improvement in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Italy, etc.
  • Coaching training
  • Certificates of level 3 and 4 knowledge of the INSTA 800 (EVS 914:2020 in Estonia) standard for agreeing the quality of cleaning and its evaluation, issued by an independent Danish certification body

Experiences

  • Active in the field of cleaning since 1993
  • Chairperson of the Professional Cleaning Service Committee since 2003
  • Member of the Service Vocation Council
  • Been a leader in drafting the standards “Vocabulary standard EVS 900:2008 for the field of cleaning” and “Agreeing the quality of cleaning and its evaluation EVS 914:2012”
  • Participated in the preparation of national curricula in the field of home economics
  • Been the author or reviewer of several books in the field of cleaning and has published numerous articles on cleaning
  • One of the authors of Estonia’s first educational films in the field of cleaning
  • Spoken at several international seminars in the field in Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, etc.
  • Participated in the Erasmus+ project HIT (Hospital Cleaners Innovative Training) from 2016 to 2018
  • Member of the working group of the European Union, European Regional Development Fund, Central Baltic Project 2014-2020 SAFHY Safety and Hygiene – safer Environment
  • Participated in the Erasmus+ project CIH (Cleaning in healthcare) from 2014 to 2016
  • Project manager of the Erasmus+ project “Cost Effective, Need Based Cleaning-INSTA800” from 2019 to 2022

Languages

  • Estonian
  • English
  • Finnish
  • Russian

Articles

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Improving the competence of managers in the field of cleaning at LPUAA

06.09.2024

The Professional cleaning and facility management association of Latvia (LPUAA) in cooperation with the project’s leading partner OÜ Puhastusekspert is starting the implementation of the Erasmus+ project 2024-1-EE01-KA210-VET-000246665 “CleanSkil: Bridging the Estonian-Latvian Competency Divide”. The project is implemented with the support of Erasmus+, which is an EU program to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe. The project implementation period is from 01.09.2024 until 28.02.2026.

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6 tips to get rid of dust

06.09.2024

Dust is inescapable. It kind of just happens. Dust is dirt that can have a direct impact on our health. In addition to allergies, it can affect even healthy people because dusty rooms can contain more mould spores than normal. Breathing in dust and spores uses up a certain amount of the body’s energy to cope with them, resulting in reduced immunity. If a person weakened by this then comes into contact with a virus, they are more likely to fall ill. We also tend to feel more tired in such spaces.

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How much time on average does it take to clean your home?

06.09.2024

Time is an invaluable resource. Every day, people complain about having no time and how the pace of life is simply getting out of hand. Everybody has the same 24 hours per day. The value of this time and how enjoyably we spend it comes down to the decisions we make.

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Young People’s House Cleaning Habits in Estonia

16.08.2024

Cleaning is a topic that concerns all people. Someone has to clean all the rooms – at home, in the workplace, in school and in public spaces. This requires time, cleaning products and equipment. Cleaning and the achieved cleanliness have a direct effect on people’s health, for both those who clean and those who use the rooms. Cleaning can be good for health and performance, but it can also be detrimental. This depends on how you clean, i.e. your knowledgeability.

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