| If youd like to offer professional home | | | | More than 15 agencies of the federal or state |
| inspection services there are a number of | | | | governments in the U.S. and Canada and other |
| training programs and courses you can take - | | | | affiliated associations have approved these |
| some of them online. From one online home | | | | home inspection courses for continuing |
| inspection training provider we found the | | | | education credits or credits towards renewal |
| courses that teach the creation of a home | | | | of memberships. |
| inspection report. | | | | |
| | | | 12 home inspection lessons make up the entire |
| Included in this report are the overall | | | | online certification course. The courses look |
| condition of the home, with specific | | | | at the major elements of a residence and the |
| attention to the plumbing and electrical | | | | primary components and issues in a home |
| systems, the heating and cooling equipment, | | | | inspection. |
| the siding and the roof, the foundation and | | | | |
| the homes frame. This particular home | | | | All of these courses start with detailed |
| inspection certification program is offered | | | | material about the construction of |
| as a partnership with numerous colleges and | | | | residential dwellings. These include the |
| universities that oversee the various course | | | | basic of building design and the materials |
| materials and curriculum. | | | | and practices that go into home construction. |
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| The home builders organization offering the | | | | The primary focus of every course, however, |
| online home inspection courses was | | | | is home inspection. This includes the study |
| established twenty years ago. Its mission | | | | of home construction practices, the |
| remains to offer home inspection education, | | | | recognition of construction defects, the |
| occupation training, as well as construction | | | | guidelines for inspecting homes, and the |
| and home inspection technical support. | | | | methodology of home inspection reporting. |
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| The programs include classroom training, | | | | Every core course also provides appendices |
| field training, seminars, and continuing | | | | that come with expansive glossaries, articles |
| education courses in addition to the | | | | to be used as handy references, lists of home |
| Internet-based program. | | | | inspection procedures and lists of common |
| | | | home construction defects. |
| More than 2000 home inspection professionals | | | | |
| have now graduated from the associations | | | | Each course is formatted independently so |
| training program, in various parts of the | | | | that each home inspection student can take |
| United States and Canada. While any of the | | | | each class as she or he wishes, or can switch |
| home inspection classes are open to the | | | | back and forth between classes. There is a |
| general public specific organizations or | | | | suggested format, however. Part of the home |
| groups can arrange their own private training | | | | inspection learning process is expansive |
| sessions as well. | | | | questioning. |
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| Many reputable home inspection-affiliated | | | | The review questions number in the hundreds |
| organizations have endorsed these training | | | | and graded exams are given at the end of each |
| programs. These include the National | | | | course, or a major segment of the course. |
| Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI,) the | | | | Testing structures are flexible and exam |
| American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI,) | | | | proctors can be arranged as necessary. 75 |
| and the California Real Estate Inspectors | | | | percent is generally required to pass any |
| Association (CREIA). | | | | home inspection course. |
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