toilet college

Loo cleaning has reached new heights in Singapore with the setting up of the world's first Toilet College. Funded partly by government agencies, the classes starting in October aim to change the perception of toilet cleaning as a menial job accompanied by poor morale and pay to one with expanded responsibilities, higher salaries and possibilities of travel for those concerned about sanitation elsewhere. Jack Sim, the President of the World Toilet Organisation headquartered here, is behind the college which is to be set up at the Republic Polytechnic, where courses will teach cleaners to use new equipment and techniques from Japan. "We are going to train the toilet cleaner to upgrade himself or herself to a level where he or she can take care of the entire toilet, including changing bulbs, repairing locks, repairing leaky taps, doing periodical heavy cleaning, technical cleaning, taking away urine salt inside the toilet and recommending change to the toilet layout," Sim said. ...via