Home Inspector Certification Requirements
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become an InterNACHI Certified Home Inspector and attain the Certified Professional Inspector CPI® designation and Certificate, you
must complete the following six steps (see below):
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become an InterNACHI Certified Home Inspector and attain the Certified Professional Inspector CPI® designation and Certificate, you
must complete the following six steps (see below):6 Steps to Certification:
- Step #1: Join InterNACHI. Watch How to Join InterNACHI or Como Ingresar a InterNACHI.
- Step #2: Pass the InterNACHI Online Inspector Examination (This exam is free, online, and open to everyone, including non-members. It can be taken again and again to help identify strengths and weaknesses as you study our recommended list of courses).
- Step #3: Complete the Code of Ethics Course (online and free for members).
- Step #4: Complete the Standards of Practice Course (online and free for members).
- Step #5: If you have never performed any fee-paid inspections, you must submit four mock (or simulated) inspection reports to InterNACHI's Report Review Committee (free service for members). If you have already performed a fee-paid inspection, you can skip this step.
- Step #6: After joining InterNACHI and completing the above requirements, you must sign your affidavit. To view the affidavit in French, click here.
By completing Step #1 through Step #6, you will become an
InterNACHI Certified Home Inspector and will be awarded the CPI® designation. Congratulations!
To Maintain Certification:
To maintain your certification, you must complete the following twelve training courses within the first year after joining InterNACHI:
- 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).
In Addition, You Must Also:
- Maintain continual membership in InterNACHI.
- Substantially adhere to the InterNACHI Standards of Practice or the standard required by law in your jurisdiction;
- Abide by the InterNACHI Code of Ethics;
- Continue learning (at least 24 hours each year), per 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 Us 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.
Continuing Education Log
InterNACHI's continuing education system automatically logs every course completion to a timestamped transcript. More information about the online Continuing Education log.
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.
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