In many cases, interested high school students can find summer or part-time employment in the janitorial trades. High schools, college dormitories, and apartment complexes often hire extra custodial help during the summer months.
Other sources of learning about janitorial and maintenance jobs are high school shop courses, which help students prepare for the variety of maintenance tasks that custodians perform in their jobs. A familiarity with cleaning tools and materials, whether gained through part-time employment or through maintaining one's own home, should prove helpful as well. Students might talk with a janitor at their school or apartment building in order to find out more about the job, or visit the Web site of IEHA (formerly known as the International Executive Housekeepers Association).
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