TRAINING FOR THE SURFACE CARE INDUSTRY
Courses in skills, sales & marketing, and more. Instant access to eLearning lessons, resources, and support! Hands-on classes held every month.
HANDS ON AND ON-LINE TRAINING
The SurpHaces Learning Institute
It is where beginners come to learn from the ground up and seasoned pros come to take their skills and business to the next level.
Students from across the country and around the globe look to the SurpHaces Learning Institute to learn the art, science and business of stone, tile, metal, wood, and other surfaces renewal and maintenance. What can they expect? Extraordinary instructors, thoughtfully planned out course outlines, and tremendous resources and support all designed to best prepare and launch the student for maximized success.
We take your real world concerns into account.
YOUR TIME
Our courses are designed to get you trained quickly and maximize your learning while eliminating or significantly reducing time needed away from home or work.
YOUR BUDGET
You will find our courses to be priced right and eliminate or minimize costs such as travel and hotel expenses.
YOUR SUCCESS
Our courses are developed by industry pros to increase skills that you can put into effect immediately to start selling services or grow your business, all reinforced with valuable resources and ongoing support.
INSTRUCTORS AND TECH DIRECTORS
Learn and be supported by industry experts with decades of experience
Fred Hueston
Fred, aka Dr. Fred, is the Chief Technical Director for SurpHaces and the Learning Institute and the president of Stone Forensics, Inc...
Doug Nelson
After years of teaching the hands-on course, Marble and Stone Floor Restoration, Doug delivers the training to students in the eLearning version...
John Freitag
John is the former Director of the Stone and Tile School (now SurpHaces Learning Institute) and owner of Elite Stone and Tile Care...
Steve Aleric
Manufacturer of ColorSeal Pro Professional Grout Color Sealer, and owner of Perfect Services (Tile and Grout Restoration), Steve brings many years...
Deborah Nelson
Founder of SurpHaces, Deborah is an expert in visual communications, interactive multimedia, internet marketing, and cutting-edge business...
Alice Dean
Alice has extensive experience creating case studies and is formally educated and trained in writing, digital media, and stone and tile restoration...
A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT
Our instructors and tech directors, along with like-minded peers, provide valuable on-going dialog and support
"This course built my confidence to jump on floor restoration ASAP! Thank you"
"I have been able to implement so many of the incredible ideas I got from taking the marketing courses and my business is now thriving because of it. I am looking forward to taking more courses. Love that I can do it right from my computer."
"The class was Super Informative and delivered in plain terms and easy to understand examples and it was especially interesting interacting with others in the class. Fantastic job and now it's time to start putting this knowledge to work. Thank you again!!"
Continuing Education is a Game Changer
Staying on top of your game is the number one pillar of success. Here what people tell us how their continuing education has changed their lives.
"This course built my confidence to jump on floor restoration ASAP! Thank you".
-Kevin Perez, SC
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