Home Inspector Certification Requirements
The InterNACHI® Home Inspector Certificate Program is accredited, free, and online for InterNACHI® members. InterNACHI® School (internachi.edu) is an online home inspector college accredited by the national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education and a Member College of the National Association of Career Colleges of Canada. Verify the accreditations.
SIX STEPS TO CERTIFICATION and CPI® CREDENTIAL
- Step #1: Pass the Online Inspector Examination. We recommend taking the exam now. It's free, online, and open to everyone, including non-members. It can be repeated to help identify your strengths and weaknesses as a home inspector.
- Step #2: Join InterNACHI®. Watch como ingresar a InterNACHI®.
- Step #3: Complete the Code of Ethics Course (free and online for members).
- Step #4: Complete the Standards of Practice Course (free and online for members).
- Step #5: Submit four mock (or simulated) inspection reports to InterNACHI® using our free online inspection checklist.
- Step #6: Sign the enrollment agreement (affidavit).
After completing Step #1 through Step #6, you will be awarded the Certified Professional Inspector (CPI)® certification and credential and be considered an InterNACHI® Certified Home Inspector.
MAINTAIN YOUR CPI CERTIFICATION
To maintain your Certified Professional Inspector (CPI)® certification, you must complete the following twelve free, online courses provided by InterNACHI® School within 12 months of completing Step #6:
- Safe Practices for the Home Inspector Course (free and online for members)
- 25 Standards Every Inspector Should Know Course (free and online for members)
- Residential Plumbing Overview for Inspectors Course (free and online for members)
- How to Perform Residential Electrical Inspections Course (free and online for members)
- How to Perform Roof Inspections Course (free and online for members)
- How to Inspect HVAC Systems Course (free and online for members)
- Structural Issues for Home Inspectors Course (free and online for members)
- How to Inspect the Exterior Course (free and online for members)
- How to Inspect the Attic, Insulation, Ventilation, and Interior Course (free and online for members)
- How to Perform Deck Inspections Course (free and online for members)
- How to Inspect for Moisture Intrusion Course (free and online for members)
- How to Inspect Fireplaces, Stoves, and Chimneys Course (free and online for members)
The courses may be taken in any order.
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
To track your current status and progress through the certification requirements, click here.
IN ADDITION, YOU MUST ALSO:
- Maintain continual membership in InterNACHI®. Certification is terminated and expired upon membership cancelation.
- Substantially adhere to the InterNACHI® Standards of Practice or the standard required by law in your jurisdiction.
- Abide by the InterNACHI® Code of Ethics.
- Complete 24 hours of Continuing Education, according to InterNACHI's Continuing Education Policy.
- Maintain an Online Continuing Education Log.
- And, every three years, pass the free InterNACHI® Online Inspector Examination with a score of 80% or better.
Join Now
Join InterNACHI® as a member at $49 per month (cancel any time) or $499 per year. Why join? Members have unlimited access to all of InterNACHI's free, online training and Continuing Education, our recommended list of home inspector courses, our free certification programs, the members-only forum, amazing membership benefits, the Online Inspector Exam, our free Inspector Training App.
Warning to Consumers
Unlike other home inspection associations, InterNACHI® front-ends many of its certification requirements and requires that its members take many courses and examinations after joining. In other words, all of our certified members must fulfill certification requirements before they can become certified. Other associations have few or no entrance requirements and encourage their members and associates to go out and perform hundreds of unqualified inspections for poor, unsuspecting consumers.
Note to Existing Members
InterNACHI's membership requirements are subject to change, but existing members need only comply with the requirements in effect at the time they joined.Note to Members of Other Associations
Members of other associations are welcome to join InterNACHI®, but a requirement of membership is that InterNACHI® must be given equal prominence in your marketing materials (such as brochures and websites) as the other associations you belong to.
Continuing Education Log
InterNACHI's Continuing Education system automatically logs every course completion to a time-stamped transcript. Read more information about the online Continuing Education log.
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