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Certified Building Service Executive

With BSCAI's Certified Building Service Executive (CBSE) designation you will become part of an elite group of building service professionals — worldwide — and the rewards to your company will be plentiful. BSCAI's CBSE designation is the most prestigious symbol of excellence in the commercial cleaning industry. Click here to see the CBSE brochure

Four simple steps towards receiving your CBSE designation:

Step 1     
Complete the online application with the $475 certification fee for the CBSE examination. Online applications now include access to Volumes 1-7 and the Guide to Green Cleaning in e-book format. You have 365 days from the date you apply to access the e-book study materials and the online examination. If you do not complete the exam within the time limit, it will count as an automatic fail.

Step 2     
To obtain the remaining books for the CBSE kit and if you would like hard copies of Volumes 1-7 and the Guide to Green Cleaning, order your materials online in the BSCAI Marketplace.

Step 3     
Log on when you are ready to take the examination. New features for online certification include:

  • Examinees will have 14 days to complete all 4 sections of the CBSE exam.
    • Once you begin one of the four sections of your exam, the 14-day timer begins.
    • Individual sections are still timed the same as paper testing.
    • Examinees do not need to take the sections in order and can choose to take one section after the other or space them out within the 14 days.
  • Examinees do not need to have a proctor present.
  • Results are generated automatically after each section is completed and an e-mail confirmation is sent with total results when the exam is completed.
  • The exams are completely true/false and multiple choice.

Step 4   
Online testing results will be received instantly. Candidates must achieve a minimum passing score of 70% on each of the four sections on the exam. A candidate can retake any section that they do not pass again within one year. You can apply to retake the exam by logging into your profile and adding the reexamination to your cart. Re-examination is a $100 fee to BSCAI headquarters.
 

FAQ's for the CBSE Exam:

  • 2/3 of examinees pass all sections during the first examination
  • Practice exams are only available for first edition Volumes 1-7 and intended only to ensure you covered the material in the book but not intended to replicate the look and feel of the actual exam questions.
  • There are four sections with the following topics:
    • Part 1: Legal, insurance and taxes, business structure, general management 
    • Part 2: Bidding and estimating case study
    • Part 3: Training and supervision, accounting and finance, marketing, contracts and bidding
    • Part 4: Technical, green cleaning

Steps to Renew Your CBSE:

  1. Click here to retrieve a copy of the CBSE renewal form and application.
  2. Fill out the CBSE renewal form and application listing the 40 credits you have earned since your last renewal and email the completed form to certification@bscai.org. 
  3. Pay the $149 recertification fee
  • Pay by Check: Mail a check to the BSCAI at 8326 Solutions Center, Chicago, IL 60677. 
  • Pay by Credit Card: To pay online via credit card, login to your personal www.bscai.org account and navigate to the user portal. Click on the bell icon with a red notification in the upper right corner, then click "Outstanding Balances" to view and pay the invoice. 

​4. Attach credit card confirmation receipt to a copy of the CBSE renewal form and Application and mail packet back to headquarters

BSCAI Certification Department
330 North Wabash
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60611

All CBSE’s must complete the examination and re-registration application and submit them to the Certification and Registration department with payment no later than June 30 of the re-registration year.

Lifetime Certification:

All BSCAI CBSE designees, upon reaching the age of 62 and who have renewed their designation at least twice, are designated for life. For example, someone who became certified in 2008 and recertified in the years 2012 and 2015, would be eligible for lifetime certification in 2018. No further reporting or payment is required other than notifying the BSCAI certification department in writing of meeting the age and recertification requirements.

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