Certified Restorer® (CR)
The RIA CERTIFIED RESTORER
The Certified Restorer (CR) Certification Program focuses on damage repair and raising committed restorers to a higher level of professional ability.
Education and study address both buildings and personal contents property, and are based on the structure and nature of materials, and the effects of various perils. Restoration theory addresses the mechanisms by which residue odors are removed. Toxic contamination, allergic response, water damage, contracts and insurance are also covered.
The CERTIFIED RESTORER Certification Program is widely recognized as the pre-eminent training program in damage repair.
PREREQUISITE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Prior to attending RIA’s CR Certification School, all Candidates must successfully complete the current required prerequisite courses.
Candidates must include copies of verifiable Certificates of Attendance for all prerequisite courses attended and submit those with their Application for Candidacy. Prerequisite course requirements are:
- RIA’s Certified Restoration Technician (CRT) or the “transfer” of pre-approved substitute courses* AND
- RIA’s Content Restoration: Process & Handling Course OR RIA’s Content Restoration: Science & Theory Course AND
- RIA CR Certification School Week Course
- Self Study in related subject matter.
*The following TWO non-RIA industry-related courses of comparable content can be substituted in place of RIA’s prerequisite CRT course only and are subject to a $150 Transfer Fee for each substitute course:
1. IICRC Fire & Smoke (SRT) 2-day course AND
2. IICRC Water Damage (WRT) 3-day course
DOCUMENTATION OF EXPERIENCE
Along with the CR Application for Candidacy, the Candidate must submit 1 copy of a combination of any three different restoration projects from the list below that they have been personally involved with over the past 24 months. These documents can include, but are not limited to:
- Detailed restoration estimate or other evidence of direct participation in restoration work
- Detailed Invoice of a restoration project
- Consultation report for a restoration-related project
- Documentation and report from a restoration school training exercise (only one project from this category can be submitted)
- Evidence of consultation and/or lab analysis of a restoration project
Complete details on the CR certification process and requirements can be found in the CR Application for Candidacy.
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