IAQ Training Institute

What IAQ Training Institute does

IAQ Training Institute LLC is a privately held, owner-operated vocational training company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Central City, Pennsylvania. It delivers certification and continuing education courses for indoor air quality (IAQ), mold remediation, microbial remediation, and water damage restoration professionals. The company serves individual practitioners and small contracting firms seeking ACAC, IICRC, and ABIH credentials, and is the longest-tenured IAQA-approved training provider, having offered IAQA-approved programs since 2002.

The product portfolio spans approximately nine online and classroom courses, with online offerings including Mold Worker ($295, ~16 hours, 40 modules), Mold Inspection and Remediation Fundamentals ($179, ~4 hours), Microbial Remediation Supervisor Refresher ($125), Water Damage Worker ($295), and the IAQTI Indoor Environmentalist Fundamentals ($575). Classroom offerings are delivered in partnership with Greenville Technical College in Greenville, SC, and include Mold Remediation Worker/Technician ($625 regular / $550 IAQA member), Microbial Remediation Supervisor ($925 / $800), and Indoor Environmentalist Fundamentals ($950 / $825) and Intermediate ($750 / $625) courses. The proprietary technology stack is a learning management system combining narrated PowerPoint presentations, video, downloadable manuals, module quizzes, and personalized consultation overseen by founder Joe Hughes. The wholly owned subsidiary IAQ Radio functions as the company's content marketing and continuing education distribution platform, with over 650 archived weekly shows downloaded and streamed in 60+ countries since launching in 2006.

Revenue is generated entirely through one-time course fees, with IAQA-member discounts of $75-$125 applied across the catalog. Distribution is multi-channel: a self-serve online platform for global individual learners, classroom delivery through Greenville Technical College for domestic cohorts, and on-site instructor deployment for enterprise clients. The leadership team is small (1-10 employees), led by co-founder Joe Hughes (President) and Cliff Zlotnik (Partner), both IAQA Hall of Fame inductees (2016), supplemented by a network of credentialed adjunct instructors. The company is independently owned, has no external institutional funding, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A activity.

Name

IAQ Training Institute

Legal name

IAQ Training Institute LLC

Website

https://iaqtraining.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IAQ Training Institute is a privately held, owner-operated vocational training company that delivers online and classroom certification courses for indoor air quality, mold remediation, microbial remediation, and water damage restoration professionals across the US and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training and Certification

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring & Remediation (EDAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Indoor air quality training
• Mold remediation certification
• Water damage restoration
• Building science training
• Continuing education credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Central City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Online Course Sales: Individual online courses sold at various price points including Indoor Environmentalist Fundamentals Level at $575, Mold Worker at $295, Mold Inspection and Remediation Fundamentals at $179, Microbial Remediation Supervisor Refresher at $125, and Water Damage Worker at $295. Students receive certificates of completion upon successfully passing exams.
2. Classroom Training: In-person classroom courses offered in partnership with Greenville Technical College. Includes Mold Remediation Worker/Technician (2-day, $625 regular/$550 IAQA member), Microbial Remediation Supervisor (3-day, $925 regular/$800 IAQA member), and Indoor Environmentalist courses at Fundamentals ($950/$825) and Intermediate ($750/$625) levels.
3. Continuing Education Credits: Courses approved for continuing education credits including IICRC CECs, ABIH CM points, and ACAC Recertification Credits, allowing professionals to maintain their certifications through IAQTI training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IAQ Training Institute LLC delivers certification and continuing education training courses for indoor air quality (IAQ), mold remediation, and water damage restoration professionals. Offerings are delivered both online (self-paced with personalized instructor consultation) and in classroom settings in partnership with Greenville Technical College, preparing students for ACAC, IICRC, and ABIH certifications. The company also operates IAQ Radio, a weekly media program serving as a content and continuing education platform for the IAQ industry.

Product overview

IAQ Training Institute LLC offers a comprehensive portfolio of online and classroom-based training courses for indoor air quality, mold remediation, and water damage restoration professionals. The product lineup includes: (1) Mold-related courses ranging from entry-level Mold Inspection and Remediation Fundamentals to advanced Microbial Remediation Supervisor training; (2) Indoor Environmentalist courses at Fundamentals and Intermediate levels covering IEQ investigations for residential and commercial buildings; (3) Water Damage Restoration training for front-line workers; and (4) IAQ Radio, a weekly media program/podcast serving as the voice of the IAQ industry. Training is delivered through a combination of slides, videos, manuals, quizzes, and personalized consultation, with IAQTI being the longest-tenured IAQA-approved training provider since 2001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IAQ Radio: IAQ Radio is the voice of the Indoor Air Quality Industry, a weekly interactive show on IAQ, disaster restoration, home performance and building science issues, with over 650 archived shows downloaded and streamed in over 60 countries.

Products and services

• Mold Worker Course

Quantifiable outcome

• Mold Worker course takes approximately 16 hours with 40 modules and 50-question final exam
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Professional Training Associates, IncminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Original founding partner in 2001. Joe Hughes bought out his partners at PTA in 2005, so this is a historical partnership that led to the founding of IAQTI.
• Project Development Group (PDG)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Original founding partner in 2001. Cliff Zlotnik bought out PDG in 2005, so this is a historical partnership that led to the founding of IAQTI.
• Greenville Technical CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClassroom courses are conducted in conjunction with Greenville Technical College. This partnership enables IAQTI to deliver in-person training programs in a college setting, providing students with structured classroom learning environment alongside hands-on components.
• Children's Mercy Hospitals and ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstructors Luke Gard and Kevin Kennedy are employees of Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Center for Environmental Health. Luke works as Safe and Healthy Schools Program Coordinator and Kevin as Managing Director. The CMH Healthy Home Training Center is the most active National Healthy Home Training Network partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• 360training.com: Online compliance and workforce training platform offering OSHA, environmental, and safety courses. An emerging competitor in adjacent compliance training that overlaps with IAQTI's online course catalog at lower price points.
• HSI (Health & Safety Institute): Provider of OSHA, environmental health, and safety training for working professionals. Comparable as a broader-occupational training company whose environmental offerings increasingly intersect with IAQTI's category.

Broad incumbents

• PuroClean: Restoration franchise that trains franchisees and technicians in biohazard, mold, and water remediation. Comparable as a larger, broader-incumbent training provider within the same practitioner audience.
• Belfor Property Restoration: Global restoration company with training programs for technicians working on mold, water, and IAQ projects. Comparable as a large incumbent that trains practitioners in the same industry verticals as IAQTI.
• IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification): The dominant standards and certification body for cleaning and restoration industries, which approves training providers like IAQTI. IICRC's approved schools compete for the same student certifications in overlapping subject areas.
• SERVPRO Industries: Large national restoration franchise that runs internal training for water, fire, and mold remediation technicians. While not a commercial training school, it absorbs a share of in-house training demand that could otherwise flow to IAQTI.
• American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC): Issues the CIE, CIEC, CMR, and CMRS credentials that IAQTI prepares students for. ACAC functions both as a certification body and an indirect competitor by setting curriculum standards and exam requirements in the same category.
• ServiceMaster Restore: Established restoration franchise network with internal training, certifications, and CE-eligible content. Overlaps with IAQTI on mold and water damage training subject matter for franchise technicians.

Direct peers

• Restoration Sciences Academy: Provides training and certification preparation for restoration, mold remediation, and IAQ professionals. Directly comparable as a specialty training company targeting the same practitioner audience with similar certification-aligned courses.

Others

• National Center for Healthy Housing: Nonprofit that trains practitioners on healthy home assessments and interventions through affiliated centers including Children's Mercy. Comparable as an adjacent educational and training organization in the healthy-homes content area, overlapping with IAQTI curriculum rather than competing on certification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RadioJoeHughes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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