Hands on, real world pest exclusion training by the world leaders in pest and rodent exclusion

Upcoming Classes

Xcluder University: Residential Product Installation
2024 Dates: 2/7 (FULL), 2/23 (FULL), 3/14 (FULL), 3/21 (FULL) 5/9 (FULL), 7/18 (FULL), 9/19, 11/13
Time: 9:00-3:30 pm
Place: 2825 W. 31st Chicago, IL
In this course, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices and be able to correctly assess and provide accurate exclusion recommendations to your customers while learning how to correctly install all Xcluder residential products.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify problem areas on overhead residential garage doors, personal entry doors, and gaps and cracks around building foundations and/or structures.
- Install Xcluder Seals in a residential setting: overhead sectional garage doors, personal entry doors, and structural gaps and cracks.
- Modify Xcluder products to fit equipment when needed, while maintaining the integrity of the Xcluder Seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products.
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Xcluder University: Commercial Product Installation
2024 Dates: 2/15, 4/11 (FULL), 6/13 (1 spot left), 8/15, 10/16, 12/12
Time: 9:00 - 5:00 pm
Place: 2825 W. 31st, Chicago, IL
In this course you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices and be able to correctly assess and provide accurate exclusion recommendations to your customers while learning how to correctly install all Xcluder commercial products.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify problem areas on dock levelers, overhead dock doors, and personal entry doors.
- Install Xcluder Seals on commercial equipment items: dock leveler, overhead rolling steel doors, overhead sectional doors, personal entry doors, and structural gaps and cracks.
- Modify Xcluder products to fit equipment while maintaining the integrity of the Xcluder Seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products that are designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products.
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Xcluder U Lite: Dock Levelers
2024 Dates: 5/2, 9/12
Place: 2825 W. 31st, Chicago, IL
In this course, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices to be able to correctly assess and provide accurate installation techniques on all Xcluder products for commercial dock levelers.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world, hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify problem areas on dock levelers.
- Install Xcluder Seals on dock levelers.
- Modify Xcluder products to fit dock levelers when needed, while maintaining the integrity of the Xcluder Seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products that are designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products on dock levelers.
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Xcluder U Lite: Entry Doors/Gaps and Cracks
2024 Dates: 6/6, 10/9
Place: 2825 W. 31st, Chicago, IL
In this course, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices to be able to correctly assess and provide accurate installation techniques on all Xcluder products for personal entry doors, gaps, cracks, and holes.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world, hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
In this course, participants will learn how to:
- Identify and address problem areas on personal entry doors.
- Install Xcluder products on personal entry doors.
- Modify Xcluder products to fit personal entry doors when needed, while maintaining the integrity of the seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products that are designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products on personal entry doors.
- Identify and address problematic gaps, cracks, and holes
- Modify Xcluder products to fit gaps, cracks, and holes when necessary, while maintaining the integrity of the product and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products that are designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products for gaps, cracks, and holes.
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Xcluder U Lite: Overhead Dock/Garage Doors
2024 Dates: 3/7, 7/11, 11/6
Place: 2825 W. 31st, Chicago, IL
In this course, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices to be able to correctly assess and provide accurate installation techniques on all Xcluder Overhead Door products for rolling steel and sectional doors.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world, hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify problem areas on overhead dock doors.
- Install Xcluder Seals on overhead dock doors.
- Modify Xcluder products to fit equipment when needed, while maintaining the integrity of the Xcluder Seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder products designed for use in conjunction with other Xclude products for overhead dock doors.
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Xcluder U Lite: Automatic Sliding Doors
2024 Dates: 4/4, 8/8, 12/5
Place: 2825 W. 31st, Chicago, IL
In this course, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices to be able to correctly assess and provide accurate installation techniques on all Xcluder Automatic Entry Door products for Full Breakout and Fixed Sidelite automatic entry doors.
All learning outcomes will be taught using real-world, hands-on installation training along with classroom activities/lectures.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify problem areas on automatic entry doors.
- Install Xcluder Seals on automatic entry doors.
- Determine if any product modifications are necessary, and if so, how to correctly modify Xcluder products to fit equipment while maintaining the integrity of the Xcluder Seal and operating equipment.
- Install Xcluder door products that are designed for use in conjunction with other Xcluder products.
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Recent Testimonials

“I found Xcluder University to be engaging and well planned. The combination of classroom training and hands-on activities were designed to showcase the versatility of the Xcluder line of products. You easily become immersed during the production facility tour that takes you from the inception of raw material to the execution of the final product. I strongly recommend attending Xcluder University to further enhance your rodent exclusion knowledge."

Don Foster MSc, BCE, PCQI
Board Certified Entomologist
Rodent Technical Manager
Rentokil/Terminix
“I want to extend my appreciation to Xcluder for putting on this fantastic training. This undoubtedly will give our colleagues a greater understanding of how to provide the best exclusion solutions with the use of your product line. Ultimately, this will help our company better serve our customers proactively keeping their facilities pest free. Our team really enjoyed the mix of classroom training/discussion along with product installation demonstrations. I look forward to getting more of our teammates the opportunity to go through this training. Thank you to all the Xcluder team that made this a great experience."

Ben Bahrey
Region Director, Rentokil/Terminix

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FAQs

No, at this time attending Xcluder University is free of charge. Participants are only responsible for travel expenses, if applicable.
It depends on the class, but typically classes have a max of 8 people allowing plenty of opportunity for detailed, first-hand learning.
Our classes are hands-on, making online learning more challenging. However, we are always interested in expanding and enhancing our class offerings, so if on-line learning is something you or your company is interested in, please get in touch with us.
Xcluder University is typically a 1-day course, however there are opportunities for customized classes. Contact us for more information.
At this time Xcluder University does not offer credits towards your PMP license. However, after successful completion of the course you will become a Certified Xcluder Product Installer, enabling us to recommend you and your company to our direct customers.
First and foremost, you will become fully versed in exclusion best practices and be able to correctly assess and provide accurate exclusion recommendations to your customers. You will also earn the distinction of Certified Xcluder Product Installer, designating someone who is fully versed in how to correctly install and modify Xcluder products based on equipment & environmental conditions. This certification also means you become a recommended installer/supplier of Xcluder products, allowing us to recommend you and your company to our direct customers.

Xcluder® is the global leader and innovator in pest exclusion. Professionals know that exclusion – creating physical barriers against pests to keep them from entering a building – is much more effective than dealing with a pest problem after the fact. We’re very proud to collaborate with pest control professionals and entomologists, ensuring that all our residential and commercial pest control products and solutions are affordable, highly effective, and requested by name.

We launched Xcluder University to help professionals stay current on exclusion best practices and proven exclusion solutions, and also to provide hands-on installation training in both typical and not-so-typical exclusion scenarios. In the end, our goal is to help our customers better serve and protect their customers.