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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Cleaning is a Science: International Experts Shared Knowledge in Tallinn

11.04.2025

Experts from ISSA emphasized that cleaning is not merely an opinion, but a science that requires a shared understanding across Europe.

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Need-based cleaning in Iceland – an experience that takes cleaning to a new level

12.03.2025

October 2024 was special for our team – we were able to work with specialists from a large Icelandic cleaning company, Solar ehf, for 2 weeks to develop and streamline their cleaning processes.

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How did the ergonomics project come about?

27.01.2025

Cleaning can be good for your health, but it can also be harmful. It all depends on HOW you clean, it depends on knowledge and skills.

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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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