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