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InterNACHI courses approved for pre-licensing (classroom) and continuing education (online) of home inspectors.

 
From: "Indiana Professional Licensing Agency" <PLA@pla.IN.gov>
Date: January 12, 2012 3:22:43 PM MST
To: <lisa@internachi.org>
Subject: Your Indiana Professional License Has Been Issued


 
Congratulations InterNACHI- International Association of Certified Home Inspectors!
 
Your Pre-Course Provider - Home Inspector (license or permit or registration) has been issued by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency.  You have been assigned numberCE21200001.  The issue date is 01/12/2012 and it will expire on 10/01/2013.
 
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InterNACHI Pre-Licensing Course Provider for Home Inspectors. License #CE21200001.
 
 
Indiana Home Inspector Pre-Licensing Course Goals:
The goals of this course is to train students the standards of performing competent home inspections, writing home inspection reports, and acting within generally accepted ethical principals and guidelines of the home inspection profession and maintaining an awareness of personal and professional limitations.  
 
Course Objectives:
The Course Objectives are presented to each student prior to any student registering for the course.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
  • Inspect the systems and components of homes listed in the Indiana Minimum Standards of Competent Practice and Code of Ethics; and
  • Report in writing on those systems and components inspected, that in the professional opinion of the inspector, are significantly deficient or are near the end of their service lives; a reason why, if not self-evident, the system or component is significantly deficient or near the end of its service life; the inspector's recommendations to correct or monitor the reported deficiency; and on any systems and components designated for inspection in the minimum standards of competent performance that were present at the time of the home inspection but were not inspected and a reason they were not inspected.
The objectives for each of the following main topics within the course will be presented to each student prior to progressing through any section of the course.
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Inspection
This course teaches the inspector to perform the HVAC portion of a home inspection.  It includes a review of the building systems and 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.  It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe HVAC components and common defects.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills.
 
Electrical Inspection
This course teaches the inspector to perform the electrical portion of a residential home inspection.  It includes a review of the building system and components, including service entrance, grounding, and electrical safety issues.  It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe building components and common defects.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills.
 
Plumbing Inspection
This course teaches the inspector to perform the plumbing portion of a home inspection.  It includes a review of building systems and components related to plumbing.  Also leaks, inadequate water supplies, water contamination, and incorrect installations of components included.  It reviews inspection methods for identifying components and common defects.  It includes how to communicate observations and conditions of the building in the inspection report using report-writing skills.  
 
Structural Issues
This course helps prepare the home inspector to observe and report on structural components and their conditions in a residential dwelling.  It includes a review of foundation and framing elements, structural systems and components. It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe structural components and common defects.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills related to the structure.
 
Inspecting Foundation Walls and Piers
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.
 
Roofing Inspection
This course teaches the inspector how to perform the roofing portion of a home inspection.  It includes a review of nearly all types of residential roofs, roof systems and components. It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe building components and common defects.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills.
 
Exterior Inspection
The purpose of this course is to provide accurate and useful information for performing an inspection of the exterior of a residential property. This course covers the building components and materials of the exterior that may be present during a residential inspection including siding types, site drainage, moisture intrusion issues, windows and doors, flashing, exterior structures, garage, and other exterior systems and components.  It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe building components and common defects found at the exterior.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills.
 
Attic, Insulation, Ventilation and Interior
The purpose of this course is to provide accurate and useful information for performing an inspection of the attic, insulation, and interior of a residential property.  It includes the building systems and components related to inspecting the attic, insulation, ventilation and interior portions of the building.  It reviews the inspection methods used to identify and observe building components and common defects.  The course also includes communicating inspection observations and findings using report-writing skills.
Defect Recognition and Report Writing
The purpose of this course is to provide accurate and useful information for performing visual inspections of system and components, recognizing commonly-found defects and conditions related to these systems and components of a home inspection standard of practice. The student will learn the significance of various problems and communicating appropriate recommendations. The student will learn to develop effective verbal and written communication skills. 
 
Indiana Licensure Law and Regulations for Home Inspectors
The purpose of this course is to provide accurate and useful information for performing home inspections in accordance with the Indiana Licensure Law regulating the home inspection profession.  The student will learn the definitions related to the profession; minimum standards of competent performance and code of ethics; fees and licensing requirements; prelicensing course providers; and continuing education. 
 
Indiana Home Inspector Pre-Licensing Requirements:
     (Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board, 878 IAC 1-3-2; Apr 18, 2005)
Applicants for licensure must complete no fewer than sixty (60) hours with a minimum of forty (40) hours of classroom training and a minimum of twelve (12) hours of practical experience provided by board approved prelicensing course provider.
 
"Practical experience" means experience obtained through either on-site inspection work or experience obtained in a lab setting that includes hands-on or visual defect recognition of building systems or components.
 
The required course must include training in the following areas: 
  1. Heating systems
  2. Cooling systems
  3. Electrical systems
  4. Plumbing systems
  5. Structural components
  6. Foundations
  7. Roof coverings
  8. Exterior and interior
  9. Indiana licensure law and report writing
78 Total Course Hours
 
Course Instructor:
Ben Gromicko, InterNACHI Director of Education. Instructor License #INST0001753. Indiana State Certified Instructor. Indiana Home Inspectors Board. Pre-Licensing Home Inspectors. www.nachi.org/ben-gromicko
Maintenance of Records:
 
InterNACHI's Education AutoLog records the completion of each required course automatically in each member's online Continuing Education log. The InterNACHI Membership Transcript is a copy of a student's academic record of all courses taken and all grades received by a member.
 
Transcripts will be securely stored for at least five (5) years on InterNACHI's secured remote database servers and can be retrieved at any time.
 
The official membership transcript is prepared and issued by InterNACHI through the membership account. Students may retrieve that transcript through www.nachi.org/my-transcript.
  • The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) requires that that each student taking a course register with their name, company name, address, telephone number, and email address.  If the student is taking an online or distance education course InterNACHI requires each student to log in with a unique identification at the start of any course, and when he or she begins any final exam. To prevent fraud, this identification is linked both to individual e-mail and mailing addresses, and to a credit card. 
  • InterNACHI stores information about when each student registers for a course and when they begin and complete that course. If the student is taking an online or distance education course, this information is stored with that student’s unique internet protocol (IP) address and is verified by InterNACHI before allowing the inspector to proceed to the final exam.
  • Finally, InterNACHI stores the time of the final exam, how long the student took to complete the timed exam, his or her final score as well as each question asked and which answer the student provided for that question.
  • All this information is stored securely over distributed databases and can be verified by InterNACHI at any time.
  • All this information is used to generate unique certificates of completion for each student.
  • All records will be kept for at least five (5) years. All records can be provided to approved regulatory bodies upon request. 
  • All student attendance records will be automatically updated and can be submitted to an approved regulatory body within five (5) days of each student’s completion of any course.
 
Training Facilities:
Courses will be administered in environments conducive to learning.  Physical locations of permanent training facilities and on-site residential buildings will be determined, scheduled and managed by the approved instructors of the course.

The training facility will be conducive to holding a live classroom instruction to property inspectors.  There are several options for an instructor to choose from including a hotel conference or meeting room that has flexible space; and classroom facility of a community college that offers construction trade training.
 
There should be mock-ups, props, and hands-on components that are constructed for the training sessions.  Most of the practical experience instruction will be conducted on-site at a residential building, which will be managed and scheduled by the instructor according to the course offering, student enrollment and building availability.
 

The training facility must be large enough to hold the maximum number of students enrolled in the course.  There must be men’s and women’s bathrooms.  There must be a lounge or sitting area for breaks.  It must be safe and accommodating.  There must be a hotel within walking distance for out-of-town students. 

It is recommended that the class size be limited to 30 students. There should be always be one instructor for every 10 students for the practical experience training.  Maintaining this ratio during the hands-on practical experience exercises can be done by grouping the students and proceeding with instruction one group at a time in sequence.  This procedure may extend the time of the class. 
 
The structure of the classroom and practical experience training will follow the minimum standards for home inspectors as described in the Indiana Law and Regulations for Home Inspectors.
  Course Fees:
The fees for the classroom and practical experience training are set by the instructors providing the classroom and practical experience training.  Currently, all online education provided by InterNACHI is free (no additional charge) for its membership. 
 
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) is the world’s largest organization of residential and commercial property inspectors, performing more than 10,000 property inspections every day.  As a federally tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit, InterNACHI provides professional training, accredited education and certification. InterNACHI has been awarded over 700 course approvals from various U.S. state regulatory and licensing bodies.
  Program Evaluation:
InterNACHI Course Development and Maintenance Standards are used for the development and on-going maintenance of courses and materials. InterNACHI has policies and procedures to update and revise course material.

While standards and certification are positive components of maintaining quality distance education, other measures associated with enforcement of the standards are necessary to ensure courses are taught as certified. 
 
At any point during the time a course is approved by InterNACHI, reviewers may perform the following enforcement procedures, for primary and/or secondary instructors that include but are not limited to:
  • Anonymously auditing courses.
  • Randomly checking courses to ensure course design is consistent with what was approved.
  • Requesting the instructor document historical information pertaining to the amount of time courses are taking students to complete.
  • Monitoring of advertising regarding courses.
InterNACHI investigates complaints submitted by regulatory officials, students, or other instructors regarding approved courses.

InterNACHI course developers and instructors are familiar with Benjamin Bloom’s taxonomy for categorizing the level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. Bloom’s taxonomy provides a useful framework in which to categorize assessment items. Ideally, and unless course objectives state otherwise, instructional designers will design assessment items that incorporate a variety of questions that would range from the knowledge level on through the application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation levels.

InterNACHI will review courses, quizzes, and examinations and will evaluate the quality of assessment items in light of the course objectives and other learning strategies found in the course.

InterNACHI as a matter of practice review course content and instructional design and delivery once every year.  Updates and revisions are based upon those annual reviews and the continual, day-to-day maintenance and editing of the content as issues arise. Content is often unique to individual jurisdictions and it would be cost prohibitive for InterNACHI to maintain content experts for all the jurisdictions that recognize InterNACHI’s Curriculum.  During the course review for instructional content, design and delivery, if content issues become obvious to members of the review team, InterNACHI will address those as part of the review process. 
  Student Evaluation:

Indicate how students are evaluated on the courses and how this information is used for course improvements. 

InterNACHI takes into consideration the difficulty level of the course objectives and assessments as they pertain to course time.  Courses with higher-level objectives and assessment items may be approved for more time than those that are offered at a lower level.  InterNACHI uses Bloom’s Taxonomy as a gauge for evaluating the difficulty of objectives and assessment items.

InterNACHI uses a variety of means, some formal and others informal, to determine how much and how well the students are learning.

Formal evaluation includes quizzes, tests, examinations, inspection reports, communication and peer review. These formal evaluation techniques help the instructor to evaluate student achievement and assign grades.

Informal evaluation may include posing questions, listen carefully to student questions and comments, and monitor body language and facial expressions.  Informal evaluations allow the instructor to make adjustments in their teaching.

Student Feedback:

  • is an on-going process to improve the curriculum;
  • enables the instructor to improve the on-site instruction;
  • allows the course and content to adapt; and
  • will identify major problems in the instruction or the need for minor adjustments.

Instructors are encouraged to use post cards. Students can use the postcards to share their concerns and provide feedback.

Instructors are encouraged to use email.  Email feedback can be a very effective way for instructors and students to communicate.

Instructors are encouraged to use the phone.  Instructors will call students after the course is complete.  “How was the course?”  “Was there something in particular that was very good.”  “Where do we need to improve the instruction?”

After feedback is received, the curriculum and instruction shall be assess by InterNACHI and the Instructors for overall effectiveness of the course.  Revision plans can be developed. 

Sample questions that can be used by Instructors:

  • List five weaknesses of the course.
  • List three (or five) strengths of the course.
  • If you were teaching the course, what would you do differently?
  • What would you recommend to a friend planning to take this course?
  • What did you think would be covered in this course but was not?
  • Would you recommend this course to a friend? Why or why not?
  • Was the course material understandable and clearly presented?
  • Did you find the course valuable and worth your time and money?
  • Did you have any technical or physical problems with taking the course?
Course Completion:
There are two ways for student to receive a tangible record of their attendance and completion of the course.  One is from the instructor and the other is online. 
 
Every instructor of the course shall have available a printed, hand-signed certificate of completion for every student who successfully completes any InterNACHI course.
 
Any student at any time can retrieve their Certificate of Completion after successfully completing any of InterNACHI's free, online courses that are listed at www.nachi.org/education.  There are several ways students can retrieve their certificate of completion:
  • Students can download them from http://www.nachi.org//my-exam-sessions.htm; or 
  • Students can go to http://www.nachi.org/credits and download them all; or
  • Students can:
  1. Go to http://www.nachi.org/education.htm
  2. Choose the course.
  3. Log in with your members-only username and password
  4. Click "Final Examination" on the left-hand side of the page (it's slightly larger, above "Questions/Comments")
  5. If you haven't already passed the exam, take and pass it
  6. Once you've passed the exam, a link to "Download your certificate" will show up on the "Final Examination" page (you may need to refresh the page after passing the exam). You can also go here: http://www.nachi.org/my-exam-sessions.htm
  7. You can download and print your certificate any whenever you want.  The Certificate of Completion that is retrieved online image is a high resolution JPEG image (at 300 px/inch). www.nachi.org/certificatesofcompletion.  
Exit Examination:
Students will have to take one comprehensive examination of 250 questions, which shall be required for all students before successful completion of the course.
 
List of Approved Continuing Education Providers

 As of July 1, 2006 the following entities are automatically approved as continuing education providers and are no longer required to notify the Commission for course approval.  Therefore, their actual name may not appear on this website.  However you can use this list as a guide:
  1. A national organization of practitioners whose members practicing in Indiana are subject to regulation by a board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or IC 15.  This includes, but is not limited to: (National, State, regional, local, or county real estate associations, NAR, IAR, CRS, GRI, MIBOR, GNIAR,  SIBOR, FWAAR, NEIAOR, RACI, SIRA.
  2. United States Department of Education.
  3. Council on Post-Secondary Education.
  4. Federal, state, and local government agencies.
  5. A college or other teaching institution accredited by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary Education
  6. A national, state, district, or local organization that operates as an affiliated entity under the approval of an organization.
  7. Any other organization or individual approved by the board.

Please contact the provider for further information about course offerings.
From: Price, Patricia [mailto:pprice@pla.IN.gov]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:16 PM
To: Jason Satterthwaite
Subject: RE: Home Inspector CE follow up 
 
You have an automatic approval for the chapter of the InterNACHI organization. 
 
Patricia A. Price
Assistant Director
Indiana Real Estate Commission
Home Inspector Licensing Board
Real  Estate Appraiser Licensure and Certification Board
317-234-3009   phone
317-233-4236   fax
pprice@pla.in.gov
pla9@pla.in.gov 
_____________________________________________________________
 

From: Jason Satterthwaite [mailto:jason@allcheck.biz]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:54 AM
To: Price, Patricia
Subject: Home Inspector CE follow up

Pat,

I just wanted to send you a quick follow up email to see if you have had a chance to talk to Nick yet about our local organizational chapter offering continuing education and what if anything we would have to submit to IPLA to do so. If you would, please let me know as soon as you can. 

Thank You,
 
Jason Satterthwaite
Chapter President InterNACHI Indiana
Certified Licensed Inspector
License #HI00700044
AllCheck Inspections, LLC
317-202-3020
5225 Emco Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
jason@allcheck.biz
www.allcheck.biz

 

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