IL Professional Home Inspector Live Class Wheaton Advanced Package: 11/20-11/22

Provided by AHIT.

This 60-hour Professional Home Inspection Course is offered to students in a distance-learning format. Through online videos, text, images, and activities, students are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain employment as a home inspector, set up a home inspection company, or add home inspection services to their current offerings. Designed by AHIT’s team of certified and extensively experienced home inspection instructors, students learn about structures, exteriors, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, interiors, and insulation and ventilation. In addition, students will learn what skills it takes to run a business. Upon completion, students will be able to conduct a thorough home inspection from the point of first contact with a customer to providing a completed home inspection report to the client.

Students receive an online user ID and password via email and can access the online course and

study materials through their account. Students are given activities and review questions throughout the course. A final exam at the end of the course must be passed with a minimum score of 75%.

Upon successfully completing the course, graduates receive a certificate of completion that can be printed online. A toll-free number allows students to call instructional staff to discuss topics, tests, and projects, request additional learning information, and discuss the home inspection field.

Course highlights include:

• Requirements per the Illinois Home Inspector License Act [225 ILCS 441/ and Part 1410]
• Comprehensive coverage of all major home systems
• Foundations, basements, crawlspaces, and structural components
• Roof and ceiling systems, including framing and sheathing
• Exterior inspection of siding, windows, doors, and grading
• Interior inspection of walls, ceilings, floors, stairs, and finishes
• Plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical systems
• Site conditions, drainage, and environmental considerations
• Identification of common and critical defects
• Emphasis on safety and structural performance issues
• Real-world examples drawn from inspection scenarios
• Guidance on when to recommend further evaluation
• Pre-inspection agreements and inspection limitations
• Clear client communication and professional reporting
• Adherence to industry ethics and standards of practice
• Preparation for licensing exams and professional success

Tens of thousands of people make a satisfying living with their inspection business. Most inspectors spend a lifetime working on their knowledge and skills and developing an incredible referral base. This success can be and is repeated by new entrants to the inspection business each year.

The Mechanical Systems and NHIE Content Manual and the Structural Systems and Business Manual contain over 900 pages of technical and administrative information, as well as information about the NHIE.

Both volumes together will benefit the exam candidate along with being a great technical reference for the experienced home inspector.

• Mechanical Systems and NHIE Content Manual
• Structural Systems and Business Manual

eBook access will be emailed the following business day.

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