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InterNACHI® School is accredited as a postsecondary school by ACCET, a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, to provide tuition-free e-learning online training, examination, certification, and continuing education to InterNACHI® members. InterNACHI® School is also a Member College of the National Association of Career Colleges of Canada, a national association representing more than 500 regulated career colleges across Canada.
InterNACHI is an Approved Training Provider listed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense and the U.S. Dept. of the Army. InterNACHI® offers accredited education programs to soldiers from Regular Army, Army National Guard, and United States Army Reserve-Officers, Warrant Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, and Enlisted, who are eligible to participate in the Army Credentialing Assistance Program.
The IDECC Distance Education Standards are the global benchmark for distance education delivery measurement. InterNACHI® School curriculum, including all online courses and examinations, meets the International Standards for Distance Education.
Ben Gromicko CDEI InterNACHI Instructor 2021-2024.pdf
Ben Gromicko is a professional member of the National Association of Psychometrists (NAP). Member ID #56426517. Gromicko is responsible for the administration and scoring of psychometrically valid exams. As Dean of InterNACHI.edu, Gromicko has a BS Degree and more than 20,000 hours of practicing the science of educational and psychological measurement and associated administrative experience, and the development of examinations that measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) of the Home Inspector. A psychometrician develops assessments such as examinations for educational and professional credentialing purposes (such as the Certified Professional Inspector CPI®). Gromicko and psychometricians developed the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that the InterNACHI® exams are designed to measure. He measures the validity, reliability, and fairness of InterNACHI's exam programs. He developed the test specifications and the item writing process to ensure that each part of the process conforms to testing industry standards, such as those in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing of the American Educational Research Association.
Ben Gromicko is a Chair Member of the On-site Examination Team representing the Accreditation Commission of Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The Examination Team establishes an objective comparative analysis of an institution and the operational characteristics relevant to each of the National Standards for Accreditation as demonstrated by actual practices. Team examiners seek to verify the accuracy and validity of the information and data through inquiry, observation, and sampling techniques. Both administrative and educational activities are reviewed in the context of the national accreditation standards, policies, and procedures for accredited postsecondary education institutions.
Gromicko has authored numerous inspection articles for home inspectors, contractors, and real estate professionals at nachi.org/articles.
Gromicko has created numerous inspection checklists used by residential and commercial property inspectors throughout the world at nachi.org/home-inspection-checklist.