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 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.parker-training.com

  Upcoming Seminars/Courses

  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

  WVU - Parkersburg & Parker Safety and Inspection Services

              Home Inspection: (Contacts listed. Financial Aid may be available) 
  
                  5 weekends Feb. 13 through March 14, 2010 at: West Virginia University, 
                  Parkersburg (WVU-P) 
                              
                  July 19 through July 24 and July 26 through 29 at: WVU-P                            

•                  Fall dates: TBA

                            5 weekends April 10-May 9, 2010 at: Edison College, Piqua, Ohio

                            Dates TBA at: Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College,
                            (KVCTC) at: Charleston WV 

                            Mold Inspection:

                            March 20-21, 2010 WVU-P
                            May 15-16, 2010 Edison College
                            Spring dates TBA KVCTC
                            July 30-13, 2010 WVU-P
                            Fall dates TBA WVU-P 


                            Contacts: 

                            West Virginia University, Parkersburg WV: 
                            Deborah Lockhart.  Deborah.lockhart@mail.wvu.edu 

                            Edison Community College, Piqua, OH 
                            Peggy Wiggins. pwiggins@edisonohio.edu 

                            Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, Charleston, WV 
                            Kim Sovine. ksovine@wvsctc.edu 

                            Parker Training Services, LLC 
                            info@parker-training.com