Continuing Education Policy

Purpose

• Continuing Education is an integral aspect of NACHI's mission to help inspectors maintain inspection excellence.
• Continuing Education permits NACHI members to meet the requirements of new home inspection legislation.
• Continuing Education helps ensure that each member recognizes changes within the home inspection industry.
• Continuing Education improves our membership's combined knowledge and helps make NACHI a strong association.

Requirements

NACHI's Continuing Education requirements are quite straightforward.  Members must complete 18 hours of continuing education per calendar year. Two exceptions exist and are as follows.

Exceptions

1. New Member Exception : New members need not complete any continuing education in the first calendar year they join NACHI. Example: A new member who joins NACHI in July of 2003 need only complete 18 hours of continuing education by December 31, 2004.
2. Cumulative Exception : Members need not complete 18 hours of continuing education if their average continuing education hours completed per year is equal to or greater than 18. Example: An inspector who completes 36 hours of continuing education in his first year would not be required to complete any continuing education in his second year. In other words, members are not penalized for completing more continuing education than the required minimum. This exception was adopted to encourage inspectors to seek out continuing education options longer than 18 hours in length.

Qualifying Continuing Education

NACHI's qualifying subject matter is quite broad. Anything reasonably deemed to be inspection-related can be considered qualifying including CEU's earned for other inspection associations, construction seminars, and code enforcement training. Courses, classes, seminars, and videos all qualify. Examples: A 1-hour long video about plumbing inspections qualifies as 1 hour of continuing education. A mold seminar that lasts 2 hours qualifies as 2 hours of continuing education.  NACHI Chapter meetings qualify for 1 hour of continuing education (even though they last longer).

What Doesn't Qualify?

Some things do not qualify as continuing education:

1. In-house training. Any training you receive on the job from the inspection company you work for does not qualify as continuing education:
2. Ride-along mentoring. Any training you receive by assisting another inspector does not qualify.
3. Repeat courses. Taking the same class or course twice does not count double.
4. Indirect subject matter. Business, marketing, accounting, and other subject matter not directly related to the performance of inspections does not qualify.
5. Books. Buying and reading a book about inspections is great, but does not qualify as continuing education.
6. Time spent taking exams or quizzes does not qualify.

Unsure if it Qualifies?

If you are unsure if something qualifies as continuing education,  email Gerry Beaumont  with the details and he'll give you an official ruling.

Verification

Unless requested, NACHI members need not submit proof of completing their continuing education. Nevertheless members should save evidence of their continuing education in case it is required in the future.

Note:

• NACHI uses "hours" instead of "CEUs" or "credits."  Other associations have been accused of awarding greater CEUs for courses they have a financial interest in.  We wanted to minimize this subjectivity.  If one course is twice as long as another, it is worth twice as many hours.
• NACHI needs your help. We are making a list of continuing education options. If you know of a course, class, seminar or video that should be included email us with details. NACHI is accepting of other associations' continuing education.
• Knowledge is power. Help NACHI by posting and discussing what you learn. Contribute to the message board often.
• And finally, please visit NACHI's Online Inspector University.

This document is subject to change without notice. Check http://www.nachi.org/cont_education.htm frequently for changes.

Education Committee:

Gerry Beaumont, Chairperson
InspectorOne
46 Lamoille Avenue
Haverhill, MA  01835
(978) 373-7742
About Gerry Beaumont

Mark Bailey
Stonegate Property Inspections LLC
58945 Highway 9
Ponca, NE 68770
(402) 755-4314
Email Mark Bailey

Dave Bush
Quality Home Inspection
7141 Elm Drive
Joplin, MO  64804
(417) 850-9820
Email Dave Bush

Russel Kirk
The Home Team Inspection Service
9205 Hillside Drive
Spring Valley, CA  91977
(619) 461-1600
Email Russel Kirk

Mike Rose
Cornerstone Home Inspection Company
839 Whitehaven Lane
Lawrenceville, GA  30043
(770) 513-8718
About Mike Rose

Eric VanDeVen
Magnum Inspections
Coconut Creek, FL  33066
(954) 340-6615
Email Eric VanDeVen

Robert Wills
BW Inspection Services
Warminster, Pa. 18974 
(215) 442-5539
About Robert Wills

 

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