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State Requirements
University Park - 1/8-1/10, 8am-6pm
Your state requires both online and live training. The full live package is recommended. You may choose to get started today with the online course and add the live training when you're ready.
Your live class training provides the BEST hands-on learning experience. You will learn from successful home inspectors that have decades of experience. Industry experts will show you the steps of professional home inspections and how to deliver exceptional reports that stand out from the competition. Practice reports will be delivered to class and ready for your field training experience.
INCLUDES: 5 Field training sessions for hands-on inspections in real homes!
You will also have access to the industry's most comprehensive self-paced training available. AHIT's Professional Home Inspector course contains the 14 key components of a home inspection plus business and marketing how-to's for you to launch your home inspector career. You will learn the entire home inspection process through engaging instructor presentations and GoPro video footage of actual inspections. This proven step-by-step training approach is taught in small segments to make learning easier.
This complete training package is top-rated by AHIT graduates and successful home inspectors.
Live Starter Package Includes:
- 3 days of live field training with home inspector industry experts
- 5 practice inspections plus a Final Field examination
- Professional Home Inspector Course
- State-approved online course pairs with live training for what you need to satisfy state requirements
- eTextbook: A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition
- AHIT's #1 textbook, written by AHIT industry experts, is 684 pages that steps through the inspection process with easy technical explanations and photos
- Home Inspector Exam Prep by AHIT
- Prepare to pass the first time with access to unlimited practice exams customized to your focus areas
- Course Completion Certificate
- Access to AHIT instructors for ongoing help from an experienced home inspector
- 15 Bonus Courses
- 41 hours of extra marketing, business, and technical training courses for the most successful start
- Superior Report Writing Software
- Discounted Errors & Omissions Insurance
Package Content:
Illinois Home Inspection Live 3-Day University Park Course: 1/8-1/10
Provided by AHIT.
IL Professional Home Inspection Online Course
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
A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition (eBook)
A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition is intended for both beginning and experienced home inspectors. Whether you’re studying home inspection for the first time or are using the materials as a refresher, this guide should be of assistance to you. This book includes all aspects of home inspection. The text not only provides a broad technical background in home systems, but also includes the other things you need to know in order to perform a thorough inspection of those systems. We lay out technical information, provide industry accepted standards of practice (SOP) or guidelines for the inspection, explain instructions for inspecting system components, and point out the defects, deficiencies, and problems you’ll be looking for during the inspection. This guide also includes some advice on how to report your findings to the home inspection customer.
Upon purchase, you will have access to this title for 365 days.
Home Inspector Practice Exams
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AHIT Bonus Courses
Get extra business, marketing, and technical training courses for the most successful start to your career.
- Advanced Electrical: Understanding Arc Faults and New Protection Regulations
- AHIT Wood Destroying Organisms
- Be a Top Performer
- Energy Audit Basics
- Geothermal Energy
- Get into the Heads of Successful Realtors
- Green Building
- Introduction to Commercial Inspections
- Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems
- Marketing Solutions to Help you Grow your Business
- Pools and Spas
- Relationship Selling
- Safety Hazards and Accident Prevention for Home Inspectors
- Solar Energy for Electricity and Heating
- Start Your Home Inspection Career Off Right
State Requirements
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