Commercial Property Inspection Prerequisite course

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online Commercial Inspection Prerequisite course. This course teaches best practices and reasonable approaches for inspecting commercial properties through an examination of the International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties. Commercial inspection contracts, forms, addenda and other documents are reviewed. Understanding the Standards of Practice and required agreements and documents is the inspector's first and most important step toward offering commercial inspection services. The questions within the 20 quizzes highlight the important points and concepts in each section, while the instant-grading system assures the student that s/he is on the right track. And, in keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this course is open and free to all members and can be taken again and again, without limit.

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The Commercial Inspection Prerequisite course includes:

9 sections and 52 chapters;
20 quizzes;
a 20-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
instant grading;
a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion; and
accreditations and state approvals.

The course is broken down into sections mirroring the International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties and covers the following topics/categories:

Course Objectives
Definitions:
Core Definitions
Terminology
Common Abbreviations and Acronyms
Use:
Royalty-Free Use
Conflicts
Substantial Compliance
Disclaimer of Liability
What is an Inspection?
Inspection
Objective of an Inspection
Who May Perform the Inspection?
Varying Levels of Due Diligence
Uncertainty
Subjectivity
Not an Architectural or Engineering Service
Not a Warranty, Guarantee or Insurance
Research:
Objective of Research
Document Procurement
Documents to Be Reviewed and Included
Interviews
Pre-Inspection Questionnaires
Reliance
Fraud
Previously Generated Reports
Walk-Through Survey:
Objective of the Walk-Through Survey
Access Responsibility
Revisits
Inspector Safety
Inspected Items:
Roof
Exterior
Wood Decks and Balconies
Basement, Foundation and Crawlspace
Heating and Ventilation
Cooling
Plumbing
Electrical
Fireplaces
Attic Ventilation and Insulation
Doors, Windows and Interior
Life Safety
Cooking Area
Reporting, Contracts and Ethics:
The Inspection Report
Limitations, Exceptions and Exclusions
Ethics
Commercial Inspection Agreement
Request for Documents
Professional Services Contract
Ancillary Inspections and Special Reports:
Thermal Imaging Addendum
Accessibility Report
Green Features Report
Commercial Fire Doors
Fireplaces and Chimneys
Radon-Mitigation Systems

Upon completion of this course and passing of the 20-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print his/her own Certificate of Completion, which is auto-generated in the student's name.

The student-member's information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log. It counts as eight InterNACHI Continuing Education hours.

Non-members may view only the first page of the course.

Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@nachi.org and request it (don't forget your name).

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Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:

The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos.
The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary. Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images.
The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
  1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
  2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
  3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.

The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.

Why online inspector education is better than classroom inspector education.

InterNACHI Members: Take the free, online Commercial Property Inspection Prerequisite course now (free to InterNACHI members).