The IICRC water-loss certification carriers and TPAs expect on every job — categories, classes, moisture mapping and S500 documentation, taught hands-on inside a live restoration company.

3 days

24 contact hours

IICRC exam on the final day

14 CECs awarded

No prerequisites

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WRT students extracting water from a hardwood floor with a truckmount and Rover inside the RTI flood house

WRT

WRT · CAT 2 EXTRACTION · LIVE FLOOD HOUSE

IICRC

APPROVED

Approved school

Reg. #2014300

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New WRT dates year-round

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WRT

Upcoming dates Overview Why take it Course outline Who it’s for FAQ

Upcoming WRT 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

$499

per seat

Registration open

See every upcoming WRT 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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What to bring, where to go and how to prep for class day.

Prepare for class

Training a whole crew?

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

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What the WRT is

The credential that keeps your crew on the job.

Water is the most common loss a restoration company runs — and the WRT is the cert insurance carriers, TPAs and program work require before they will authorize a scope. Without it, your techs are limited to demo and your invoices get questioned.

RTI teaches the WRT the way the job actually runs. Students categorize real losses, pull moisture readings with pin, pinless and thermal meters, and document to the S500 standard — then sit the IICRC exam on the final day. They leave certified and ready to be billable the next morning.

At a glance

~75%

of restoration claims involve water

S500

the standard this class is built on

Day 3

IICRC exam — leave certified

Why take it

Why your team takes the WRT

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

Bill the work you do

Carriers tie scope approval to certification. A WRT-certified tech can open, document and defend a water job — not just swing a hammer on demo.

Stay program-eligible

TPAs and franchise agreements require active IICRC certs on file. WRT is the baseline that keeps your company on the assignment list.

Documentation that holds up

Readings, photos and notes captured to S500 are the difference between a paid invoice and a fight with the adjuster.

A clear path to higher-value work

WRT is the prerequisite for Applied Structural Drying and the foundation techs build on toward mold, fire and contents work.

The outcome

What you'll walk out with

Three days in, every student leaves with the knowledge, the field skills and the credential — not just a certificate to file.

Categorize every loss

Category 1–3 and Class 1–4, scoped right the first time

Read moisture like a pro

Pin, pinless and thermal meters — confidently, repeatably

Document to S500

Photos, readings and notes that defend the bill

Set an initial dry plan

Right equipment, right placement, from hour one

The credential

IICRC

This certifies the holder as

WRT — Water Damage Restoration Technician

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

Exam fee

$80 to IICRC

Credits

14 CECs awarded

Length

3 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

Three days, building from the science to the standard to the field.

3 days · 24 contact hours

Day 1

Water, materials & the science

Day 2

Inspection, mapping & documentation

Day 3

Drying plan, equipment & IICRC exam

Certified

IICRC WRT credential

Day 1

Day 1 of 3

Water, materials & the science

What you'll cover

Properties of water & how it moves through a structure

Psychrometry basics: temperature, humidity & dew point

Categories of water (1–3) and what changes the category

Health & safety, PPE and microbial awareness

Day 2

Day 2 of 3

Inspection, mapping & documentation

What you'll cover

Moisture meters: pin, pinless and thermal imaging

Classes of water loss (1–4) and drying implications

Mapping the loss and establishing the dry standard

S500 documentation: photos, readings, scope notes

Day 3

Day 3 of 3

Drying plan, equipment & IICRC exam

What you'll cover

Air movers & dehumidifiers: types and placement

Building and monitoring an initial drying plan

Antimicrobials and when they apply

IICRC written examination — certify on-site

Who it’s for

New technicians who need to be billable on water jobs fast

Experienced crews formalizing skills for carrier & TPA requirements

Office staff, estimators and PMs who scope and review water losses

Owners standardizing certification across multiple locations

No prerequisites

Open to all technicians

This is a foundation-level class with no prior certification required — the right place to start, whether your tech is brand new or formalizing years of field experience.

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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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Student running a self-propelled extractor across carpet during a Category 2 water loss class

Self-propelled extraction · Cat 2

Injectidry hose system set up to dry a kitchen cabinet toe-kick

Specialty drying · Injectidry

Two technicians operating a weighted extraction tool on carpet in the training space

Weighted extraction drills

Students extracting water from a hardwood floor with a truckmount

Truckmount · hardwood floor

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 any prior certification to take the WRT?

No. WRT is the foundation course — it has no prerequisites and is the right starting point for any technician new to water restoration.

Is the IICRC exam fee included?

The written IICRC 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. Pass it and your credential is filed with the IICRC.

How long is the certification valid?

IICRC certifications are maintained on a continuing-education-credit (CEC) cycle. WRT awards 14 CECs, and your Lever360 profile tracks renewal dates automatically so nothing lapses.

What should I bring?

Clothes you can work in and closed-toe shoes — this is a hands-on class in a live flood house. PPE, equipment, meters and course materials are all provided.

Can you run this class for my whole crew on-site?

Yes. We deliver private WRT classes at your facility or ours, standardized across every location. Contact student services to schedule a private cohort.

WRT · IICRC Certification by the Restoration Technical Institute

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

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

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Upcoming WRT dates

See every upcoming WRT class and reserve your seat.

The credential that keeps your crew on the job.

Why your team takes the WRT

Bill the work you do

Stay program-eligible

Documentation that holds up

A clear path to higher-value work

What you'll walk out with

Course outline

Water, materials & the science

Inspection, mapping & documentation

Drying plan, equipment & 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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