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Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors Approves InterNACHI's Free, Online Courses for Continuing Education and Pre-Licensing.

InterNACHI is an approved provider.

Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors approves InterNACHI's free, online inspection courses for BOTH Continuing Education (CE) and Pre-Licensing.

InterNACHI is listed as a Louisiana-approved ONLINE provider.

Read Louisiana's approval letter for ONLINE CE Provider #113.

Read Louisiana's approval letter for ONLINE Pre-Licensing.

90 hours of online pre-licensing courses is approved.

InterNACHI's online curriculum is approved by the Louisiana Board to fulfill the 90 hours of required instruction and training. As a member of InterNACHI, you can take InterNACHI's online courses (free to members) to fulfill the 90 hours of required training. Online courses are free to members. Not a member? Join InterNACHI now.

40 hours of live training:

30 hours of in-field training and 10 live home inspections are further required by Louisiana to become a licensed home inspector in Louisiana. Presently InterNACHI does NOT have an approved training provider in Louisiana to provide the live training. You can find a trainer for the 30 hours of in-field and 10 hours of live inspections at Louisiana's website.

Details about the 90, 30, and 10 hours of training requirements:

InterNACHI’s Louisiana home inspector licensing education, training and testing standards as set by Title 46 Louisiana Professional and Occupational Standards for Home Inspectors follows:

90 Hours

Ninety hours of the required instruction and training shall consist of classroom hours of home inspection course work approved by the board. You can fulfill the 90-hour requirement by taking InterNACHI's online courses.

30 Hours

Thirty hours of the required instruction and training shall consist of in-field platform training from a certified infield trainer approved by the board. Y ou can find a trainer for the 30 hours of in-field and 10 hours of live inspections at Louisiana's website.

10 Hours

Ten hours of the required instruction and training shall consist of attending 10 live home inspections with a qualified infield trainer at a residential structure where a fee is paid and a report is provided to a client. Y ou can find a trainer for the 30 hours of in-field and 10 hours of live inspections at Louisiana's website.

In Addition

In addition to completion of the 130 hours of home inspection instruction and in-field training, the applicant shall also attend the report writing seminar conducted on behalf of the board and pass the board approved examination of the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.

InterNACHI Requirement:

Each student that successfully completes the pre-licensing training must email lisa@internachi.org to submit the following documents to Louisiana:

Education Provider Evaluation Form

New Trainee Registration Form Each student is required to submit to the state within 10 days of starting the course. Email Lisa Endza for assistance at lisa@internachi.org.

Certificate of Completion Form Each student is required to submit to the state within 10 days of completing the course. Email Lisa Endza for assistance at lisa@internachi.org.

90 Hours Online Training

The following is a description of the InterNACHI 90-hour online training curriculum to fulfill Louisiana's licensing requirements for home inspectors (online training portion).

4 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Safe Practices for the Home Inspector course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
5 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online 25 Standards Every Inspector Should Know course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
8 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Residential Plumbing Inspection course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
4 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Residential Electrical Inspection course (free), including all quizzes within, and pass its final exam.
4 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Roofing Inspection course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
12 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online HVAC Inspection course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
4 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Structural Issues course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
16 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Exterior Inspection course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
4 hours: Completer InterNACHI's online Communication and Customer Service for Inspectors course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
14 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Attic, Insulation, Ventilation and Interior course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
3 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Deck Inspections course (free), including all the quizzes within and pass its final exam.
8 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Moisture Intrusion Inspection course (free), including all the quizzes within and pass its final exam.
3 hours: Complete InterNACHI's online Inspecting Foundation Walls and Piers course (free), including all quizzes within and pass its final exam.
8 hour: Complete InterNACHI's online Defect Recognition/Report Writing Tutorial course (free).

Accreditation Documents:

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Morgan Spinosa <morgan@lsbhi.la.gov> wrote:
Good morning Nick,

I wanted to let you know the good news!! You guys were approved by the LSBHI as a Pre-licensing ONLINE provider!!! Thank you so much for working with me to get this on the Agenda and I am very happy for you all.

I will be mailing you an official letter of approval shortly.

Thanks,

Morgan Spinosa
Chief Operating Officer
Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
225-248-1334 office
225-268-1255 cell
225-248-1335 fax
www.lsbhi.state.la.us

From: "Morgan Dampier" <morgan@lsbhi.la.gov>

Date: September 9, 2011 1:16:59 PM MDT
To: <lisa@internachi.org>
Subject: LSBHI

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to let you guy know before I head out for the day……….You all were APPROVED by the Board for Online CE. I will be sending more information in the mail next week.

Congratulations!!!

Morgan Spinosa
Chief Operating Officer
Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
225-248-1334 office
225-268-1255 cell
225-248-1335 fax

www.lsbhi.state.la.us