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InterNACHI® members have free and unlimited access to all of the InterNACHI® School's online courses. Some online courses are open and free to everyone. The InterNACHI® School is the only home inspector school accredited by a national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and is a Member College of the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) of Canada. To access any or all of the online courses, non-members must pay $49 per month or $499 per year (the same fees that members pay).

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This course teaches the inspector how to be safe on an inspection. This course is ICC-approved.

  • Free for non-members
  • 49 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • Required for Certified Professional Inspector certification
  • 30 sections
  • 13 quizzes
  • 35-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Nevada Real Estate Division
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • RI Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (Home Inspectors)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

Learn how to communicate, resolve issues, and identify, prevent, and react to sexual harassment in the workplace.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 10 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 29 sections
  • 19 quizzes
  • 25-question final exam
Approved by
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors about lead-safe work practices required by contractors regulated under the EPA rule for lead-based paint. The course will help also home inspectors to use lead-safe work practices to prevent the creation of lead hazards during the process of performing home inspections in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. This course does NOT make you EPA-certified. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 2 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 35-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach proper health and safety practices to both inspectors and contractors while they are working at the exterior of a property. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 2 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 30-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the inspector how to use a ladder properly and safely. ICC approved.

  • Free for non-members
  • 1 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 35-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • Indiana Real Estate Commission
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

Get trained and certified in the InterNACHI® COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Home Inspectors and Contractors.

  • Free for non-members
  • 5 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 11 sections
  • 15-question final exam
Approved by
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The student will learn the parts of a house that have a bearing on a home's soundness, state of repair, and safety.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 33 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 9 sections
  • 4 quizzes
  • 20-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors about methamphetamine hazards in buildings to keep themselves and building occupants safe during a home inspection. This course does not train or certify home inspectors to identify, sample, confirm or remediate methamphetamine hazards. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 10 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 15 sections
  • 9 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student how to inspect heating, ventilating, and air conditioning HVAC systems and components, including related safety issues.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 26 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 9 sections
  • 3 quizzes
  • 30-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach students how to inspect various systems and components of the plumbing system including piping, drainage, water heating, and safety.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 32 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 15 sections
  • 4 quizzes
  • 20-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Colorado State Plumbing Board
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach students how to perform electrical inspections on a home. It includes a review of the service entrance, grounding, and electrical safety issues. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 51 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • Required for Certified Professional Inspector certification
  • 19 sections
  • 8 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Nevada Real Estate Division
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (Home Inspectors)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student that a house is a system of interdependent parts: mechanical and physical components. When they all work together, the house is comfortable, safe, efficient, and durable. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 2 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 6 sections
  • 4 quizzes
  • 20-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach good practices related to inspecting systems and components in private wells. It is intended to raise the awareness and understanding of the importance of well water quality and safety. Learning and understanding these standards will allow the inspector to effectively recognize defects in condition and installation of well components and systems. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 12 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 30 sections
  • 15 quizzes
  • 90-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Ohio Department of Health (Private Water Systems Program)
  • Colorado State Plumbing Board
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach students how a code officer inspects a home, building, or structure in order to enforce the minimum maintenance standards and condition of homes, buildings, and structures in the local jurisdiction to help ensure they are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 59 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 17 sections
  • 10 quizzes
  • 255-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

This course trains individuals to become certified radon measurement providers in Illinois with the IEMA.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 28 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 25 sections
  • 13 quizzes
  • 120-question final exam
Approved by
  • lllinois Division of Nuclear Safety
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

These are practice questions related to residential code inspections.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 1 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 3 sections
  • 40 quizzes
  • 1-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

This course will teach the home inspector how to perform a pre-drywall inspection of a residential building.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 210 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 56 sections
  • 33 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of the course is to teach the student how to start up, build, operate, market, and grow a successful home inspection business. The course covers everything from what it takes to run a one-inspector business to operating a multi-inspector firm. The course includes updated business processes and marketing strategies that successful inspection companies are currently implementing.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 6 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 26 sections
  • 9 quizzes
  • 50-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

Master inspection, business, and marketing essentials by taking this class which provides everything the student needs to become a certified home inspector and build a successful home inspection business. This free, online course includes live, face-to-face coaching sessions with the instructor.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 31 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 14 sections
  • 12-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student the guidelines for inspecting and maintaining residential swimming pools and spas.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 18 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 17 sections
  • 2 quizzes
  • 15-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Service Alberta Home Inspector Licensing
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)