| These are our
frequently asked questions that we receive here at
Inspect4u from student's .We have comprised the most
important questions and answers to help you in
understanding the field of home inspections and our
training program. Q.
Does your school certify home inspectors once I complete
the course?
A.
No school in the world can certify a student. We are the
education part and certification is done after our
course by an independent governing certification body.
Without the education part completed you will not get
the certification. (All our students do get certified
who pass our course.)
Q.
What makes your course different than others such as
College courses or online?
A.
First off the cost and time. Our
course is affordable for student's approx. 6-8 thousand
less than most courses. We are the only Canadian School
that conducts Hands on training as well as ongoing
support and mentorship. Our students entering our
program already have basic home knowledge and we teach
the aspect of the home inspection and how it is done
based on theory, report writing and in the field
training. With most training programs you are left on
your own once you are done
Q.
Is this course Government recognised or am I
government/province certified when I am done?
A.
There is no Federal government
involvement with the home inspection industry in Canada,
the only provincial licence for home inspectors is in
British Columbia, all other provinces we are regulated
by home inspector associations created by home
inspectors not by any provincial or federal government
body.
Q.
What associations are you recognised with?
A.
There are seven associations in
Canada. CanNACHI, Inter-Nachi, Alberta-Nachi, CAHPI,
OAHI, Independent Home Inspectors of North America, ASHI
etc.
We as a school
and the large costs affiliated with registering our
programs with all associations Inspect4u has chosen to
be affiliated with and our course has been approved by
the largest ones in Canada.
CanNACHI, Inter-Nachi,
Alberta-Nachi and the Independent Home Inspectors of
North America.
(Inspect4u also
been recognised by OAHI towards their baseline Academic
Requirement hours.)
Q.
What happens next after finishing your Inspect4u
Training?
A.
After our training program we
forward all the marks and student information to the
certification boards, approx. 10 days thereafter our
students contact the association(s) to get themselves
certified
*As with any
profession such as home inspections continuing education
is an important part of our field with industry and
building practices changing. It is also required by all
associations to maintain your certification in good
standing.
Q.
How long is your course?
A.
Our course in-class and hands on
is approx. 60 hrs but the total course is approx. 120
hours + meaning that once one has completed our in
person training Inspect 4u's aftercare and support kicks
in. Furthermore our students complete 8-10+ mock
inspections (none paid) of their home/neighbours
home/friends home etc. Our trainers will review and
monitor all the progress and judging by our students
report writing and aftercare completion to when they are
ready to enter the field as paid inspectors.
Q.
Where does one find work in this industry once I am
ready to inspect?
A.
Almost 95% of all home
inspectors work comes from Real Estate agents, the good
thing about this is that you do not have to sell home
inspections to them as they know what we do and home
inspections is part of the RE clause in every home
sale. One has to build relationships with them and we
train you for this in-class.
Q.
What education or background is needed to enter the
field of home inspections?
A.
It is preferable to have
building related or some mechanical knowledge but like
any career change one wishes to do if your lacking or
have weaknesses in a topic we do guide and encourage
our students to complete upgrading in select topics they
struggle with.
Inspect 4u you
has trained successful inspectors across Canada who have
been carpenters, builders, electricians etc. As well as
new students just wanting a career change.
Q.
How long will it take for me to be inspecting for real
money once I complete the course?
A.
As mentioned earlier we monitor
our student's progress continuously after our course but
on the average and depending if the student will be
inspecting part-time or full-time it can take from
30-60-90 days from course completion to working for real
money in the industry.
Q.Is
there any further costs to occur after the Inspect4u
course?
A.
There are no further costs involved with our training
program, as with this profession there will be one time
tool costs to purchase (we provide all the students a
tool list in class) Yearly association members dues
(approx. 350.00 yr) any continuing education upgrades
are free with a select few associations.
Q.
How do I register with Inspect4u?
A.
With our busy across country
schedule and limited class seating and most of our
courses only run a few times yearly in each province we
do always fill up so it is important to print out fill
in and fax your registration form to reserve your seat
in-class
Our office
administrator will confirm within 24hrs from the time
your registration form is received that your seat has
been reserved.
*All our
trainers are also full time Home Inspectors as well with
some having a decade or two of experience in the field
of home inspections.* |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS