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Upcoming and Recent Events
and Continuing Education Announcements
August Online CMI meeting and continuing education class
Online CMI meeting and continuing education
class
05 August 2008, 9:00-11:00 pm EDT
Instructor George Wells will be hosting the monthly online
CMI meeting and continuing education class again this month.
The topic for this month is
Inspecting Residential Electrical Systems -
Advanced Topics and Concepts,
Course 01.
The class is free to everyone. It is approved for four hours
of continuing education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI, CFI and
CFA (North American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors,
and CCBI (Management Science Institute). The meeting is held
on the CMI message board in the live chat area where we have
been doing the live interactive online sessions. Be sure to
log in a little early to make sure you have a connection and
sound.
July Online CMI meeting and continuing education class
Online CMI meeting and continuing education
class
08 July 2008, 9:00-11:00 pm EDT
Instructor George Wells will be hosting the monthly online
CMI meeting and continuing education class again this month.
The topic for this month is Pricing Concepts and Strategies.
The class is free to everyone. It is approved for two hours
of continuing education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI, CFI and
CFA (North American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors,
and CCBI (Management Science Institute). The meeting is held
on the CMI message board in the live chat area where we have
been doing the live interactive online sessions. Be sure to
log in a little early to make sure you have a connection and
sound.
June Online CMI meeting and continuing education class
Online CMI meeting and continuing education
class
03 June 2008, 9:00-11:00 pm EDT
Instructor George Wells will be hosting the monthly online
CMI meeting and continuing education class again this month.
The topic for this month is Electrical Systems - Upstream of
the Electrical Service.
The class is free to everyone. It is approved for two hours
of continuing education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI, CFI and
CFA (North American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors,
and CCBI (Management Science Institute). The meeting is held
on the CMI message board in the live chat area where we have
been doing the live interactive online sessions. Be sure to
log in a little early to make sure you have a connection and
sound.
May Online CMI meeting and continuing education class
Online CMI meeting and continuing education
class
07 May 2008, 9:00-11:00 pm EDT and
20 May 2008, 9:00-11:00 pm EDT
Instructor George Wells will be hosting the monthly online
CMI meeting and continuing education class again this month.
The topic for this month is Caught In the Crossfire -
Conflict Management and Resolution for Inspectors".
The class is free to everyone. It is approved for two hours
of continuing education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI, CFI and
CFA (North American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors,
and CCBI (Management Science Institute). The meeting is held
on the CMI message board in the live chat area where we have
been doing the live interactive online sessions. Be sure to
log in a little early to make sure you have a connection and
sound.
How To Write a
Better Home Inspection Report
General Information
13 April 2008, 9:00 am -5:30 pm EDT
Skills Training Center
2611 W. Central Ave Toledo, Ohio 43606
Instructor: George P. Wells, BSEE, MBA, CRI, CMI
This course is approved for 16 Continuing Education Hours
for: CMI, InterNACHI, NAANAI
Certificate of Completion suitable for framing awarded at
the end of the day
Course Description
Whether you
are an experienced inspector who has done thousands of
inspections or you are a new inspector just getting started
in the home inspection business, you will write better
inspection reports and get more business after you complete
this course.
This is a hybrid Classroom and Self-study
course, approved for TWELVE CEU's for InterNACHI, CMI and NAANAI. You are
required to read the book "How To Write a Better Home Inspection Report" and
attend the eight-hour classroom session to earn your CEU's. Your eight
independent study hours will include writing two mock (or real) inspection
reports that you must bring to class with you.
There is a $72 fee to enroll in this
course for one full year. You may take the course as many times as you want
for a full year. However, you can only apply your continuing education hours
for this course once each year.
Inspecting
Residential Electrical Systems Advanced Concepts and Topics
General Information
12 April 2008, 9:00 am -5:30 pm EDT
Skills Training Center
2611 W. Central Ave Toledo, Ohio 43606
Instructor: George P. Wells, BSEE, MBA, CRI, CMI
This course is approved for 8 Continuing Education Hours
for: CMI, InterNACHI, NAANAI
Certificate of Completion suitable for framing awarded at
the end of the classroom session
Course Description
This course goes where no other home inspection courses go.
You will start with a review of Electrical fundamentals.
From there you will learn the How's and Why's
of Electrical system design as you also learn proper way to
inspect an electrical system. This is not a
Code class. Once you understand why and how electrical
systems are designed and built, it makes understanding what
to look for and understanding electrical codes much easier.
Even if you are an experienced home inspector, you may be
walking right past some of the most serious electrical
problems. You will be a better inspector
after you take this class!
Become a Home
Inspector
05 April 2008, 1:00-5:00 pm EDT
Instructors:
Gary Eber, CRI
George P. Wells, BSEE, MBA, CRI, CMI
An introduction home inspection. You will learn all
about the exciting and rewarding field of home inspection.
BestInspectors.Net founder and Certified Master Inspector
George Wells will answer all your questions about this
rapidly growing field. The seminar is free and open to
all. Seats are limited so register early.
Online CMI meeting and continuing education class
05 March 2008, 9:00-10:00 pm EST
Instructor George Wells will be hosting the monthly online
CMI meeting and continuing education class again this
month. The topic for this month is Commercial Inspections.
Doing commercial inspections is not as difficult as you may
think. There are many similarities between home and
commercial building inspections. Of course, there are
differences too. With the right knowledge and a little
guidance, you can add commercial inspections to the services
you provide.
The class is free to everyone. It is approved for one hour
of continuing education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI, CFI and
CFA (North American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors,
and CCBI (Management Science Institute). The meeting is held
on the CMI message board in the live chat area where we have
been doing the live sessions for Electrical course
CMI39420. Be sure to log in a little early to make sure you
have a connection and sound.
Electrical course CMI39420
Some of you have not had a chance to participate yet in any
of the live sessions for Electrical course CMI39420. We
will be doing another live session soon. Watch your e-mail
and the blog for announcements.
Electrical course CMI39420
Many of you have been asking when we will be doing live
sessions for the next electrical course in the series. You
need to enroll in the course first. It only cost $36 and
you can participate in as many live sessions as you want for
an entire year. If you purchased a BestInspectors.Net
course that includes all continuing education for a full
year, you do not need to pay the $36 but you do need to
register. As soon as we have enough people for a class, we
will schedule a live online session.
Classroom Courses
Home Inspection
We are doing four hour classes Tuesday evenings at Skills
Training Center in Toledo, 5:30-8:30 pm EST. Eight core
modules are required for certification for anyone seeking
certification. Upon the completion of the eight core
courses, you will take a proctored exam. The courses are
each independent of one another so you can enter the program
at any time. You can take the courses in any order. You
are only required to take eight courses if you are seeking
certification with a proctored exam. You can also take only
one course if you want.
The courses are also approved for four hours of continuing
education for CMI, CRI (InterNACHI), and CFI and CFA (North
American Institute of Appraisers and Inspectors for those
who are already certified.
Courses taken at other participating schools in the core
subjects can be applied toward your certification
requirements. the four participating schools are
BestInspectors.Net (also its parent MSI International and
sister organization Management Science Institute), Merrell
Institute in Bohemia (Long Island) New York, Skills Training
Center in Toledo, and Real Estate Training Academy in Burton
(Flint).
New York
Inspectors
seeking a New York home inspector’s license can obtain the
required education at Merrell Institute in Bohemia (Long
Island). Merrell Institute has a 140-hour course starting
March 24, 2008. Call or write for additional information.
CMI
We have a complete series of courses to prepare you
for the CMI. Call or write for details on the CMI approved
courses.
Contractor/ Master Required Continuing Education
We will be starting a series of courses in the Toledo and
Burton locations later this month for licensed contractors
and licensed Master Tradesmen in Electrical (OH & MI),
Plumbing (OH), HVAC (OH), Refrigeration (OH), Hydronics
(OH), Fire Alarm (MI), and Sign Specialists (MI). All Ohio
trades are now back on a one year cycle. Michigan trades
are on a three year cycle.
These courses are approved by the Ohio Construction Industry
Licensing Board (OCILB) and the Michigan Bureau of
Construction Codes. They are also approved for Certified
Commercial Building Inspector (CBBI) and Certified Master
Inspector (CMI) continuing education.
ICC Exam
Preparation
Residential construction
24 hour International Code Council residential construction
exam preparation classes will begin in late April or early
May. Dates and times have not yet been announced. We
guarantee that you will pass the exam. Watch your e-mail
for dates and times.
Building Maintenance Code
The recently passed law requiring home inspections on
certain homes in Toledo mandates that inspectors will be
required to inspect for ICC Building Maintenance Code
compliance. The law goes into effect in May 2008. We will
be holding ICC Building Maintenance classes in April. Dates
and times have not yet been announced.
If you have
any questions about any of these courses, call us at
213-291-1717 in the US or 416-628-1390 in Canada or write to
us at msi@msi.ms. Please include the course name or subject
in the e-mail subject line.
Become a Home Inspector
Tuesdays, 5:30PM -
9:30 PM Skills Training Center
2611 W. Central Ave Toledo, Ohio 43606
Instructors:
BestInspectors.Net's George Wells
and
Gary Eber of Thompson, Thompson, and
O'Neil
Enrollment required, Class size limited
Call Gary R. Eber for details 419-476-5325, 419-475-5325, or 877-476-5325
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