Alabama Home Inspection Continuing Education Home Inspector Courses

This complete package includes all 15 continuing education hours you need to renew your Alabama home inspector license.

Courses included in this package:

• Inspection Report Writing and Risk Management (3 elective hours)
• Electrical Basics – Panels, Wiring, and Defects (3 elective hours)
• AC, Heat Pumps, and Furnaces – What's the Difference? (3 elective hours)
• Water Heating Systems and Plumbing Acronyms (3 elective hours)
• HVAC and Moisture Management (3 elective hours)

In the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) world, there are many different types and pieces of equipment. All of these have specific names associated with them. Each piece of equipment is typically designed for a specific purpose: heating, cooling, or both.

This three-hour continuing education course covers the differences and similarities between the various types of air conditioning, heat pump, and furnace equipment and their respective components and operations. By building their knowledge base about HVAC system varieties, home inspectors can better serve the public interest through improved inspection report accuracy related to the equipment type installed.

Course highlights include:

• Recognizing various components, types, and operations of cooling and heating systems
• Determining the various efficiency ratings used for cooling systems and heat pumps
• Identifying the different types and components of mini-split systems
• Determining the various types of furnaces, their efficiencies, and testing procedures
• Pinpointing common duct deficiencies and register limitations
• Incorporating standard testing procedures based on equipment type

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course provides an understanding of GFCI’s, AFCI’s and new protection regulations. Topics include AFCI's, GFCI's, Testing Procedures, Appliance – Nuisance tripping (Electrical requirements, manufacturers), Combination AFCI/GFCI Breakers, Tamper resistant receptacles and Reporting (SOP requirements, safety issues, recommendations).

Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course contains very useful information regarding termites and other wood destroying organisms. The course is beneficial to individuals working in pest management, home inspection and urban foresters. This course covers insects and diseases common to wood. It covers a variety of different wood-infesting pests and provides comprehensive coverage of how to identify, and pest prevention and control. Included are examples and the biology of the insects.

This course discusses the commonly used energy terms alternative, renewable, sustainable, and green energy. The economic and environmental implications of the use or production of different energy sources is discussed.

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course will show you how to check for bed bugs step-by-step.  Various detection methods are explained as well as how to eliminate the pesky creatures.  Add this additional service to generate revenue testing hotels, motels and private residences.

Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course discusses the fundamental nature of electricity by focusing on circuits and wires.

Provided by AHIT. This online professional development course describes how commercial buildings consume energy and will teach you methods in which commercial buildings can save energy.

Provided by AHIT. This online course explains the two primary types of current - direct and alternating.

This online Electrical Basics - Panels, Wiring, and Defects self-study course satisfies three hours of continuing education credit to licensed home inspectors. Within this course, students will spend time reviewing wiring; fuses; fuse panels; multi-wire branch circuits; neutrals and grounds bus bars; split electrical bus panels; and safety hazards associated with these items. Students are required to successfully complete all exercises, unit exams, and a final exam to demonstrate understanding of content.

This online Electrical Bonding self-study course satisfies one hour of continuing education credit to licensed home inspectors. Within this course, students will spend time reviewing electrical bonding; the path of electrical current; grounding; and proper and improper installation of bonding. Students are required to successfully complete all exercises, unit exams, and a final exam to demonstrate understanding of content.

Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course discusses the systems that are ultimately used to distribute electricity to consumers, the role of transformers and the difference between primary and secondary circuits.

Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course provides an overview on expansive soils, their effects, and evaluating structural conditions of a home.

Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course offers an in-depth overview of what green building is and how the term relates to the home inspector. You will be introduced to materials and systems the home inspector may see in the next 1-3 years during a property inspection, learn what the built structure has to do with global warming concerns, and how renewable energy and resources technologies will change the way homes use renewable energy.

Reporting (SOP requirements, safety issues, recommendations)

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course provides information for electric utility employees who are responsible for helping consumers control electricity costs.

What's the purpose of air conditioners and heat pumps? How is moisture managed in a house? How are attics and crawl spaces insulated and ventilated?

These questions and more will be discussed in this three-hour continuing education course. Understanding the load, capacity, and efficiency of air conditioning and heat pump systems can help inspectors educate buyers on these components in the home they're purchasing.

Course highlights include:

• Recognize various components, types, operation, and purpose of air conditioners and heat pumps
• Determine the load, capacity, and efficiency of air conditioning and heat pump systems
• Identify the manufacturer, size, and age of air conditioning and heat pump systems
• Recognize various components, types, and purpose of attic insulation and ventilation
• Recall common fallacies in attic insulation installation and attic ventilation
• Determine types and applications of crawl space insulation
• Recall common fallacies in crawl space insulation installation and ventilation
• Identify the different types and components of various ventilation systems
• Recall the usage and components of unbalanced and balanced ventilation systems

This three-hour inspection report writing course is designed to reinforce how to report within the Standards of Practice, and the proper recommendations an inspector should or should not make when determining if a professional evaluation is needed. Inspectors just starting out, as well as seasoned inspectors, will learn how to effectively write a report to reduce their liability and provide the client with valuable information. Students will leave with a stronger ability to generate an effective and defensible inspection report.

Course highlights include:

• Why claims are filed against home inspectors
• What home inspectors should never do
• Methods for improving report writing and communication skills
• How clients use home inspection reports
• Best practices for avoiding errors and omissions claims
• Keywords and phrases to use in inspection reports
• What to exclude in inspection reports and conversations
• Key points found in inspection agreements

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course is designed for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of the components and systems of a residential structure. You will learn the basics of the building process from Planning to Certificate of Occupancy, as well as gain a fuller understanding of the Code and how it is applied. It is intended for seasoned inspectors wanting to expand their business offerings or for inspectors wanting to expand their code knowledge.

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course discusses the importance of effective oral communication skills in business. It discusses how to analyze audiences and explains different types of presentations.

Maximize your earning potential by adding Inspecting Pools and Spas to your service offerings. This course is taught by a seasoned inspector who has inspected thousands upon thousands of pools and spas. Learn about the complex and often misunderstood areas of Pool and Spa Inspections during this comprehensive yet fun course. Get ready to dive into an additional revenue source.

Provided by AHIT. This professional development online course introduces home inspectors to tactics for profitting from the current market options and how to build strong relationships for short and long term growth.

Provided by AHIT. This comprehensive course teaches home inspectors to be safe on an inspection and to avoid accidents that may lead to death. It covers personal protection equipment, ladder use, client safety, and much more. Also, this course will teach you how to offer safety inspections for home owners as an additional service.

Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course is designed to describe smart meters and explain why they are used. The course also discusses the advantages of smart meters and some concerns related to using them.

In the water heating systems and plumbing world, there are many different types and pieces of equipment. And code requirements must be met—no masking tape to hold two pipes together in the installation, right? Each piece of equipment is typically designed for a specific purpose: heating water, moving water, and doing so safely.

This three-hour continuing education course covers water heating capacity and fuel types, flue types, tankless water heaters, heat pump water heaters, and more. How about that manufacturer's data on the equipment? The course covers how to decipher what all that means. On deciphering, home inspection uses almost as many acronyms as the government—but you need to know the correct meaning of each acronym related to plumbing service pipe and gas piping materials, along with the proper installation methods that comply with the code requirements.

Course highlights include:

• Recognizing various components, types, and operations of water heating systems
• Determining water heater tank sizing, data tag info, fuel and flue types, and overall capacities
• Identifying the unique issues associated with tankless water heaters
• Recalling details for combination boiler system applications and heat pump water heaters
• Determining plumbing material acronyms for various materials
• Identifying the purpose of venting and related code requirements