Home Inspector Certification

Authority: WV Code, Chapter 29, Article 3, Section 5b(c), Legislative Rule, Title 87, Series 5 (Effective August 1, 2006).

Certification Process

Persons wishing to obtain their Home Inspector's Certification shall demonstrate the following criteria prior to issuance of certification:

1. Completion of a high school diploma (or equivalent).
2. Shall either present proof of having conducted business as a home inspector for at three years prior to August 1, 2006, OR proof of satisfactory completion of at least an eighty (80) hour, approved course (NO ONLINE COURSES ACCEPTED AS OF NOW - SEE APPROVED COURSES LIST)
3. Shall have passed the National Home Inspector Examination offered by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, or other, comparable examination (SEE APPROVED COURSES LIST)
4. Shall present proof of, and shall maintain, general liability insurance in the amount of not less than $250,000.00.

• Download Approved Courses List
  Application for Certification
• Download Complaint Form

Links

www.wvahi.org
www.homeinspectionexam.org
www.ashi.org
www.nahi.org
www.nachi.org
www.wvrealtors.com

Upcoming Seminars/Courses

            Parker Training Inc.

• 80 Hour Home Inspector's Course - Begins August 25 and runs for 10 consecutive Saturdays.  HEAPS funding is available beginning July 1, 2008.  Cost:  $1595.00.

For info, contact Debi Lockhart at 304-424-8277 or deborah.lockhart@mail.wvu.edu

Safety Train

• On-going 90 Hour Training Course approved for home inspectors - $895
• 16 Hour Residential Construction Safety (includes 10 hour construction card) - $195

To register, call (740) 373-6835