Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
General Requirements.
(a) No educational program course shall be approved for more than six hours in any one increment. However, if the course, seminar, etc. is broken down into increments of less than six hours each, the Board may approve the entire total even though the total exceeds six hours.
(b) At the discretion of the Board, may approve Educational Training and Continuing Educational Training Hours and/or courses retroactively.
(c) The Board shall revoke the approval of any Education Program for failure of the Provider to comply with the provisions of 266 CMR 5.06.
(2)
Educational Hours for the Associate Home Inspector Training Program. For a program to be eligible for approval for Educational Training Hours the course content shall directly relate to the subject matter specified in 266 CMR 4.01: Educational Training Hours.
(a) The educational objectives shall include the fundamental knowledge needed to complete a Home Inspection.
(b) The course work must include, as a minimum, the number of hours and topics prescribed in 266 CMR 4.01: Educational Training Hours.
(3)
Continuing Education Programs for Home Inspectors and Associate Home Inspectors. For a program to be eligible for approval for Continuing Educational Hours the course content and educational objectives shall directly relate to the inspection of homes and/or commercial buildings. The course work must include one or more of the following topics relating to the science of home inspection:
(a) Procedures and practices used in the inspections of residential and commercial buildings.
(b) Technical aspects of home and commercial construction.
(c) Plumbing, electrical, heating, building code interpretation (enforcement and review), structural, and architectural subjects.
(d) Federal and state statutes, regulations, and rules.
(e) Business-related and business-law related courses including ethics.
(f) 266 CMR regulations and standards.
(g) Technical Report writing.
(h) Environmental Hazards.
(i) Other as approved by the Board.
