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Note: Many of our courses are open and free to all. The others are open to non-members who pay an annual fee of $289 (the same price members pay). Non-members who desire to take our courses should contact Lisa Endza at (303) 502-6214 or lisa@internachi.org Some educational offerings listed are developed in partnership with NACHI.TV and are charged on a pay-per-view basis to both members and non-members alike. Click here to become a home inspector.
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Ben Gromicko Director of Online Education |
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JW Wilson Education Consultant |
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Sandra Dolan, Ph.D. Psychometric and Certification Exam Consultant |
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Online
Courses, quizzes, exams Printable Certificate of Completion 134 hours Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free
This series of courses trains the student to perform a home inspection. |
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Online
32 sections
4 quizzes
35-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to be safe on an inspection. It includes a review of personal protection equipment, ladder use, client safety, and what to do if an injury occurs. |
Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Home Inspector Program
Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet Office of Occupations and Professions Board of Home Inspectors
Master Inspector Certification Board |
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Online
32 sections
8 quizzes
75-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee
Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perform the roofing portion of a home inspection. It includes a review of nearly all types of residential roofs. |
Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Home Inspector Program
Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board |
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Online
33 sections
7 quizzes
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perform the electrical portion of an home inspection. It includes a review of the service entrance, grounding, and electrical safety issues. |
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Online
16 sections
3 quizzes
65-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course will help prepare the home inspector to observe and report on structural components and their conditions in a residential dwelling. It includes a review of both foundation and framing elements.
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Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation*
Indiana Real Estate Commission, Home Inspector Licensing Board InterNACHI Master Inspector Certification Board Mississippi Home Inspector Board |
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Online
111 sections
13 quizzes
70-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
8 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perfom the plumbing portion of a home inspection. It includes a review of leaks, inadequate water supplies, water contamination, and incorrect installations of components. |
Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Home Inspector Program
Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet Office of Occupations and Professions Board of Home Inspectors
Master Inspector Certification Board Mississippi Home Inspector Board |
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Online
43 sections
135 photos, graphics, and diagrams
3 tables
18 quizzes
60-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool)
Printable Certificate of Completion
16 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-member for a fee
Cost: Free
This course provides accurate and useful information for performing an inspection of the exterior at a residential property. This course covers the components and materials of the exterior that may be present during a residential inspection, including siding types, site drainage, moisture intrusion, windows and doors, flashing, exterior structures, garage, and other exterior systems and components. |
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Online
24 sections
many photos, graphics, and diagrams
8 quizzes
75-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool)
Printable Certificate of Completion
12 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-member for a fee Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perform the HVAC portion of a home inspection. It includes a review of the components of common HVAC systems that may be present during a residential inspection, including warm-air, hydronic, steam and electric heating systems; air conditioning systems; and heat pump systems. |
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Online
35 sections
5 quizzes
25-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
3 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perform residential and commercial wood deck inspections. It includes dozens of custom deck inspection graphics. |
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Online
73 sections
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
8 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: Free This course teaches the inspector to perform an inspection on a log home. It includes a review of framing, finishes, and decay issues. |
Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Home Inspector Program
Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board IAC2
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation* South Dakota Real Estate Commission
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Regulatory Boards, Home Inspector Licensing Division |
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Online
55 sections
54 quizzes
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
8 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: Free This course prepares inspectors to meet a growing demand for neutral third-party verification of green features and systems in buildings. It includes a review of solar systems, environmental issues, and energy audits. |
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Online
30 sections
11 quizzes
120-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
12 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free
This course teaches the student all about mold and how to perform a proper mold inspection to IAC2 Standards. It includes a review of types of mold, health effects, sampling, lab reports, remediation, and preventing growth. Also, see our advanced, online Video Mold Course: www.nachi.org/videomoldcourse.htm |
Our advanced, online, video mold course has more state approvals and accreditations: www.nachi.org/videomoldcourse.htm |
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Online
20 sections
7 quizzes
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
12 CE hours
Open to member for free
Open to non-member for a fee
Cost: Free
This course teaches the student all about radon, how to perform a radon measurement, and how to inspect a radon mitigation system. |
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Wood-Destroying Organism Inspection
Online 28 sections 13 quizzes
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
12 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free
This course teaches the student how to identify and report infestation of wood-destroying organisms that may exist in a building using a visual examination. The student will also learn to recognize evidence of structural damage and previous treatment. |
Maryland Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant and Pest Management
Massachusettes Department of Agricultural Resources |
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Online
43 sections 140 diagrams and photos
5 quizzes
50-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
8 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free
This course teaches the student how to identify and report on moisture intrusion in homes and commercial buildings. The student will also learn the specific details of construction that may cause moisture-related problems. |
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Online
25 sections
75-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
5 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free
This course teaches the student about 25 building standards and best practices related to inspecting systems and components in a residential dwelling. |
Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Home Inspector Program
Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Home Inspector Licensing Board Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation* |
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Online
105 sections
49 quizzes
20-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
8 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course teaches best practices and reasonable approaches for performing inspections of commercial properties through an examination of the International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties. It includes a review of commercial inspection contracts, forms, addenda, and other commercial inspection documents. |
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Online
12 sections
12 quizzes
100-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
3 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: Free This course is an introduction to InterNACHI's Residential Standards of Practice. It also includes a review of InterNACHI's Code of Ethics. |
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Online
37 sections 25-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
3 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This course prepares the inspector to evaluate foundation walls and piers. It also includes a review of new innovations in the foundation and concrete industries.
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*Online video
3.5 hours of video (in 3 segments)
Inspection checklist
4 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This course is designed to teach the student how to perform an inspection of the common components of a residential electrical system, including the service, panelboard, meter, kitchen and bathroom. Taught by renowned electrical inspector and InterNACHI trainer Paul Abernathy. |
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*Online video
16 hours of video (in 5 segments)
182 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
21 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This advanced course is designed to teach the student how to inspect residential HVAC systems. Taught by certified instructor Bill Mele, an expert in HVAC and IAQ. There are 5 parts to the course, a 175-question final exam, a 182-page downloadable course book, and unlimited viewing time. |
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*Online video
1 hour video
16 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
3 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This advanced course allows the inspector to obtain an advanced understanding of how to inspect a crawlspace, including use of personal protection equipment, various meters, an infrared camera, suggested report narratives and language, and defect recognition techniques. The student will watch and learn how a Certified Master Inspector® performs two on-site inspections of actual crawlspaces, and how more than 50 defects are discovered and reported. |
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*Online video
3 hour video
69 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
5 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This course teaches the inspector to use an infrared camera on an inspection. Two Certified Master Inspectors® demonstrate how to recognize defects related to moisture, insulation, structural elements, electrical components, air infiltration, and energy loss. More than 70 images of actual defects are interpreted. |
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Building Science and Thermal Imaging
*Online video 5 hour video 178 downloadable pages of course material Final exam Printable Certificate of Completion 5 CE hours Open to all Cost $ This course teaches residential and commercial building inspectors the principles of building science and the application of thermal imaging. |
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*Online video
2 hour video
34 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This advanced course teaches the inspector how to inspect and measure stairways, ramps, hallways, doors, landings, handrails, and emergency escape and rescue openings. Watch as a Certified Master Inspector® performs egress inspections at several residential dwellings. A mock-up stairway, ramp and door are also evaluated in a studio setting. More than 50 defects and safety hazards are identified. |
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*Online video
2 hour video
18 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
4 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This advanced course teaches the inspector how to identify components of gas-fired and electric water heater tanks, recognize defects and safety hazards in relation to modern standards and requirements, explain flammable vapor ignition-resistance systems, and evaluate TPR valves. Watch as a Master Plumber inspects cut-away water heater tanks in a studio setting, and a Certified Master Inspector® performs inspections on water heaters on location. |
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*Online video
2 parts, 24 sections
8.5 hour video
167 downloadable pages of course material
Final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
12 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ This advanced course teaches the inspector how to conduct a proper mold inspection on a home or building, including how to find and report mold growth using a visual examination and mold sampling. Instruction is presented by an IAC2-certified inspector and a renowned mycologist. |
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*Online video
17 sections
8 hour video
348 downloadable pages of course material
400 digital pictures
12 custom-build walls
50-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
16 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $
This advanced course teaches the inspector how to conduct a proper stucco/EIFS inspection on a home or building, including how to report findings to the client. Instruction is presented by renowned experts. |
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Online
14 sections 29,306 words
270 photos, graphics, tables and diagrams
18 quizzes
50-question final exam
Printable Certificate of Completion
16 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This advanced course teaches the inspector how to conduct a proper wind mitigation inspection including how to report findings to the client or insurance company. |
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Online
4 sections
2 quizzes
0 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This mini-course teaches inspectors how to recognize vermiculite and how to report its presence using guidelines drawn from the EPA, IAC2 and InterNACHI. |
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Online
5 sections
2 quizzes
0 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This mini-course teaches inspectors how to recognize polybutylene plumbing and how to report its presence. Sample reporting language, which gives the client advice about polybutylene plumbing, is included at the end of the course. |
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Online
4 sections
1 quiz
0 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This mini-course teaches inspectors how to recognize missing or obstucted basement and bedroom emergency egresses. |
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Online
3 sections
1 quiz
0 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This mini-course teaches inspectors how to recognize improperly installed TPR valve discharge piping. |
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These very short courses and fast-paced final exams are a fun way to challenge yourself and your peers in the inspection community. |
For fun only. No credit. |
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Online
Open to all
Cost: Free The Inspection-Related Article Library provides educational articles about systems and components. |
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Online
Open to all
Cost: Free
This library of inspection-related graphics teaches inspectors about proper installation and component identification. |
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Online
10 sections
173 photos of defects
1 CE hour
Open to all
Cost: Free This tutorial helps inspectors recognize very common defects and how to author a comment describing each defect. |
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Online
Over 2,500 questions
0 CE hours
Open to members for free
Open to non-members for a fee Cost: Free This simulated exam contains more than 2,500 questions typically found on state and local licensing exams. The correct answer is revealed after each question is answered. |
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This course is an open-book test of your knowledge and understanding of InterNACHI's Code of Ethics. Its purpose is to encourage our members to read and understand the Code of Ethics. |
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Online Open to all 0 CE hours Cost: Free This quiz helps the inspector find out if he/she is over- or under-inspecting, according to InterNACHI's Standards of Practice. |
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This online exam alerts the inspector to areas of technical weakness. The exam is graded instantly with a weakness pie chart. |
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38 pages |
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Home Inspector's Guide to Marketing and Sales book 50 pages |
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52 pages |
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122 pages |
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How to Perform Mold Inspections book 164 pages |
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312 pages |
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A must for every inspector! |
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Inspection Graphics Library Visually educational. |
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Inspection Narrative Library Learn how to say it. |
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112 pages
130 pictures and graphics
Cost: $2.20
This book helps reduce inspector liability and gets home inspectors more inspection work. |
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56 pages |
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How to Perform Roofing Inspections book 104 pages |
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WDI Inspection Field Guide 108 pages |
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Full color
96 pages Cost: $4.50
This book helps educate the inspector's client on the essential systems typically inspected. Includes a 216-term glossary. |
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InterNACHI's photo message board is an interactive way to learn from others in the inspection industry. Many threads are technical and educational in nature. |
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*Online video show
Dozens of episodes
Varying CE hours
Open to all Cost: Most episodes are free NACHI.TV is the inspection industry's online TV show. All episodes are always available from anywhere, anytime. Many are educational. Episodes include subjects such as inspecting stairways, environmental issues, green building, water quality, HVAC, and electrical inspections. |
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Online
Searchable
Thousands of inspection terms 0 CE hours
Open to all.
Cost: Free InterNACHI's online Inspection Glossary is searchable and includes thousands of inspection terms and their definitions. |
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These inspector success tips are designed to keep the technically strong inspector in business and to allow his/her fellow citizens to benefit from his/her good work. |
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More than 100 sections
3 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: Free
This course takes the real estate agent/student through the entire inspection process, from writing an inspection addendum to handling post-closing complaints, covering nearly every inspection-related scenario, all with an emphasis on limiting agent liability. |
Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Real Estate Commission |
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Outside training:
Infrared-Certified Training
Classroom 16 CE hours
Open to all
Cost: $ |
Some features which make InterNACHI's online courses superior to existing continuing education options:
- Most courses are free.
- The courses are written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The courses load fine on old computers and load fast, even with dial-up.
- The courses are designed using hierarchal menu coupled with sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
- The courses permit the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
- There are a variety of images referenced within the courses, including diagrams, illustrations and pictures of actual defects.
- Some 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 courses' quizzes and final exams have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
- The courses, quizzes and final exams incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Answers to questions regarding basic safety or questions every inspector should know the answer to are weighted to such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
- Upon pasing the final exam the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
*Online video courses:
InterNACHI and NACHI.TV have teamed up to create next-generation online education with NACHI.TV streaming video technology and InterNACHI’s state-of-the-art online education and testing systems. You need not be a member of InterNACHI -- these courses are open to all. Each course includes:
- free, downloadable course materials (yours to keep);
- inexpensive online video class;
- free online final exam;
- free printable Certificate of Completion; and
- InterNACHI, MICB, IAC2, ASHI, and state Continuing Education approval.
InterNACHI requires that each inspector taking an online video course logs in with unique identification at the start of the course, when he or she begins watching the video portion of the course, and when he or she begins the final exam. This identification is linked both to individual e-mail and mailing addresses, and to a credit card to prevent fraud. Our video partner (Reports, Inc.) stores information regarding the time each inspector purchased the video portion of the course and when they viewed that video. This information is stored with that inspector’s unique Internet Protocol (IP) address and is verified by InterNACHI before allowing the inspector to take the final exam. Finally, InterNACHI stores the time of the final exam, how long the inspector took to complete the timed exam, his or her final score, as well as each question asked and which answer the inspector provided for that question. All this information is stored securely over distributed databases and can be verified by InterNACHI at any time.
Online and video courses:
InterNACHI members who desire for InterNACHI to automatically submit proof of completion to their state for Continuing Education credit purposes need only give us their state license number by clicking here: http://www.nachi.org/state-licenses
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.
InterNACHI 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). Non-members are welcome to take many of the courses at no charge as well, and can acquire a password at the first page of each course.
We are asking that everyone send their comments and suggested additions to us to help us improve our courses. If you find errors, let us know. Please contribute by emailing fastreply@nachi.org.
Classroom courses:
InterNACHI and InterNACHI Chapters also host many approved classroom courses. See www.nachi.org/events.htm
Colorado Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Home Inspector Licensing Board
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Home Inspector Licensing Board
Note: Some states award different Continuing Education (CE) hours than InterNACHI. Check your state in right column.
*Note to Illinois licensed home inspectors:
Illinois licensed home inspectors who complete online courses will be notified of where and when they can take the respective proctored exam. Illionis licensed home inspectors have to pay an addition fee for these exams.Also, Illinois awards slightly different continuing education unit credit for some courses:
- Advanced Mold Inspection Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Roofing Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Residential Plumbing Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Electrical Inspection Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Structure Issues Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Safety Practices Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Green Building Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Log Home Inspection Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Inspecting Water Heater Tanks Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Means of Egress Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Intro to Thermal Imaging Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- HVAC&R for The Home Inspector Course - 6 hrs Illinois CE
- Inspecting Foundation Walls and Piers Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Residential Electric for The Home Inspector Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Understanding Windows and Doors Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Inspecting Chimneys and Fireplaces Course - 3 hrs Illinois CE
- Deck Inspections Course - 3 hours Illinois CE
Many thanks to Russ Myers for developing several of our Illinois-approved courses.
InterNACHI.... #1 in inspector education!
"The InterNACHI online CE courses are great, especially when they count in states that require this coursework. And, best of all, some of these classes are free! You saved me a ton of money this fall by having this education available online. No costs for fuel, meals and hotels! Keep the courses coming!" -- Brian Bassett of www.wall2wallhomeinspections.com
"This is really great news. For over five years now, I have had to seek CE outside of InterNACHI and it has cost me several thousand dollars to meet my state's Continuing Education requirements. I would like to personally thank INACHI and the State of Mississippi for supporting all home inspectors throughout the great State of Mississippi." -- Frank Magdefrau of www.DesotoHomeInspection.com
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