The color-repair certification. Correct bleach spots, dye loss and fading by restoring color to carpet — turning a replacement claim into a repair, and a damaged floor into a saved one.

2 days

16 contact hours

IICRC exam on the final day

14 CECs awarded

CCT recommended (not required)

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Technician working close to the carpet pile during a color-repair training exercise

CRT

CRT · COLOR LOSS · SPOT DYEING

IICRC

APPROVED

Approved school

Reg. #2014300

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Upcoming CRT dates

Live, instructor-led classes run throughout the year, in person and online. View the current schedule and reserve a seat in the Restoration Technical Institute course catalog.

From

$449

per seat

Registration open

See every upcoming CRT class and reserve your seat.

Current dates, locations, seat counts and pricing are kept live in the RTI course catalog — registration, attendance and your certification all flow through the Lever360 system.

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Private CRT classes at your facility or ours — standardized across every location.

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What the CRT is

A bleach spot doesn’t have to mean a new carpet.

A single bleach stain, a sun-faded strip by the window, or color loss from a harsh cleaner usually sends a whole carpet to replacement. Color repair changes that math: a skilled tech can restore the color in place for a fraction of the cost — and the CRT teaches exactly how.

Students learn dye chemistry and color theory, how to match and mix dyes, and the techniques to correct bleach spots, color loss and fading on the common carpet fibers — so they can save a floor the customer assumed was ruined.

At a glance

Repair

instead of replace

In place

color restored on-site

Margin

a high-value specialty skill

Why take it

Why your team takes the CRT

Certification isn’t a wall decoration. Here’s what the credential actually changes for your techs and your business.

Turn replacement into repair

Restoring color in place costs a fraction of replacing carpet — a win for the adjuster, the customer and your margin.

Master dye and color matching

Color theory, dye chemistry and matching technique are what separate an invisible repair from an obvious patch.

Offer a service few competitors do

Color repair is a specialized, in-demand skill. Holding the cert puts your company on a short list of providers.

Build on your cleaning expertise

CRT extends the CCT skill set into high-value repair work — more value per tech, more saved carpets per job.

The outcome

What you'll walk out with

Two days in, your techs can restore color to carpet the customer thought was ruined.

Understand dye chemistry

How dyes bond to fibers and why color is lost

Match and mix color

Color theory and matching for an invisible repair

Correct bleach & fade

Restore bleach spots, color loss and sun fading

Repair, don’t replace

Document a repair that saves the claim

The credential

IICRC

This certifies the holder as

CRT — Color Repair Technician

Issued by the IICRC · delivered by the Restoration Technical Institute (RTI)

Exam fee

$80 to IICRC

Credits

14 CECs awarded

Length

2 days

School

RTI · Reg #2014300

Earned certs land in the technician’s Lever360 profile automatically — renewals and expirations tracked on the same dashboard your office uses to staff jobs.

Course outline

Two days, from dye chemistry to a corrected color repair.

2 days · 16 contact hours

Day 1

Color theory & dye chemistry

Day 2

Correction techniques & IICRC exam

Certified

IICRC CRT credential

Day 1

Day 1 of 2

Color theory & dye chemistry

What you'll cover

How dyes bond to carpet fibers

Color theory and why color is lost

Identifying bleach spots, fade and dye loss

Dye selection and matching by fiber

Day 2

Day 2 of 2

Correction techniques & IICRC exam

What you'll cover

Mixing and applying dyes for an invisible repair

Spot repair, tip dyeing and full-area correction

Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

IICRC written examination — certify on-site

Who it’s for

Carpet-cleaning technicians ready to specialize

Companies that want to save carpet instead of replacing it

Estimators scoping repair-vs-replace on textile claims

Techs offering a high-value service few competitors provide

Recommended background

CCT recommended (not required)

Not strictly required, but this background makes the class click faster. New to restoration? Talk to student services about the best starting point.

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Inside the class

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The Restoration Technical Institute runs inside a live restoration company. Every class is taught on real equipment, in real scenarios, by instructors who still run jobs.

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Technician working close to the carpet pile during color-repair training

Working the pile

Clean first, then correct

Close-up of detailed restoration work by hand

Detail work by hand

Restored in place

RTI instructors leading hands-on training in the live flood house

Instructors who still run jobs

Taught by RTI

The instructors are the difference.

Working instructors

Every RTI instructor is an active tech, supervisor or estimator — so the answer to “what actually happens on site?” comes from this week’s jobs, not a textbook.

A live flood house

Our training environment gets soaked, mapped, dried and reset every week. Students place real equipment under a real job clock before they ever touch a customer’s floor.

An IICRC-approved school

The Restoration Technical Institute is an IICRC-approved school (Reg. #2014300) in Reading, PA, delivering the full catalog of core and specialty restoration certifications.

5,000+

Certifications issued

IICRC course tracks

1,800

Sq ft live flood house

Questions

Before you register.

Still have a question?

Student services can help with prerequisites, group rates, scheduling and licensing requirements in your state.

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Do I need the CCT before taking the CRT?

CCT is recommended but not required. A carpet-cleaning background makes color repair click faster, but motivated techs can take CRT directly — student services can advise on the best path.

Is the IICRC exam fee included?

The IICRC CRT exam is administered on the final day, but the exam fee isn’t included in tuition — it’s a separate $80 fee paid directly to the IICRC.

Will a color repair really be invisible?

Done by a trained tech with matched dyes, a repair blends into the surrounding carpet far better than a patch — and at a fraction of replacement cost. The class teaches the matching technique that makes that possible.

What should I bring?

Work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Dyes, tools and course materials are provided.

CRT · IICRC Certification by the Restoration Technical Institute

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

New CRT classes are scheduled year-round, in person and online. View the current dates and reserve your seats.

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The Lever360 Platform

Three levers. Pull all three and the whole company moves.

Lever360 is three products built around the same restoration job. Software runs the operation. Learning Lever trains the team. RTI certifies the trade. Use one. Use all three — they compound.

Software is one lever

You're running the company here. The other two make it compound.

Software runs the operation — every job, crew, dollar and conversation lives here. Add Learning Lever and RTI and the same techs ramp faster, bill higher, and stay longer. One lever moves the company. Three move it harder.

Learning Lever is one lever

You're training the team here. The other two make the training stick.

Learning Lever onboards faster and keeps the whole team sharp. Software is where that training shows up in the work. RTI is where it becomes a credential customers trust. Pull one — pull all three and the math compounds.

RTI is one lever

You're certifying the trade here. The other two carry the credential to the field.

RTI certifies the trade — IICRC WRT, ASD, AMRT, FSRT and beyond. Software runs the company those certified techs work for. Learning Lever ramps everyone in between. One lever moves things. Three move the whole crew.

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Color Repair Technician

Upcoming CRT dates

See every upcoming CRT class and reserve your seat.

A bleach spot doesn’t have to mean a new carpet.

Why your team takes the CRT

Turn replacement into repair

Master dye and color matching

Offer a service few competitors do

Build on your cleaning expertise

What you'll walk out with

Course outline

Color theory & dye chemistry

Correction techniques & IICRC exam

Who it’s for

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The instructors are the difference.

Before you register.

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

Three levers. Pull all three and the whole company moves.

You're running the company here. The other two make it compound.

You're training the team here. The other two make the training stick.

You're certifying the trade here. The other two carry the credential to the field.

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